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6 HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK FEBRUARY 17, 2021
RELEASE DATE—Sunday, February 28, 2021 RELEASE DATE—Sunday, February 28, 2021
Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle Los Angeles Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Answers are on page 7
“START THE
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21 __ Lee
61 Title for Richard
86 86
89 89
Stephen King’s
“START THE MUSIC” By MARK
88 Zugspitze, e.g.
Comcast
21 __ Lee
27 Saw things
61 Title for Richard Starkey
Stephen King’s role as the
MUSIC” By MARK McCLAIN
88 Zugspitze, e.g. 90 With full force
Comcast 122 “Beau __”
27 Saw things
28 Bonnie with 10
Starkey
62 Montana motto
role as the minister in “Pet
McCLAIN
90 With full force 91 Senate staffers
122 “Beau __” 123 Moms in a
28 Bonnie with 10 Grammys
62 Montana motto metal
minister in “Pet Sematary,” e.g.
ACROSS ACROSS
91 Senate staffers 92 Pioneering TV
123 Moms in a glade
Grammys 29 Luxury watch
metal
64 Email option
Sematary,” e.g. Would rather
1 Short-legged 1 Short-legged
92 Pioneering TV brand
glade
29 Luxury watch 32 Jamaica’s
32 Jamaica’s
64 Email option 65 Professional 65 Professional
Would rather have
have
Support Support Sweet-smelling Sweet-smelling pouch
hopper hopper
brand
93 One covering
DOWN DOWN
Ocho __ Ocho __
charges 94 charges 94
5 Untidy types 5 Untidy types
93 One covering the bases
1 Barber’s powder 1 Barber’s powder
34 Bud, for one 34 Bud, for one
66 Piazza de 66 Piazza de Ferrari city
96 96
10 25% of doce 10 25% of doce
the bases 95 Online notes
2 Lunch box 2 Lunch box
35 __ wear 35 __ wear
Ferrari city 67 God with a 67 God with a
pouch
Hold fast
Hold fast Unmoving Unmoving
Give up
Give up
Places to put Places to put coins
coins
Enduring Enduring legends legends
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one
Connect, in a Connect, in a way, with “in” way, with “in” RSVP
RSVP convenience convenience Strong desires Strong desires MLB stat
MLB stat
14 Period 14 Period
95 Online notes 96 Symbolic uncle
treats treats
38 Immortal army 38 Immortal army
97 97 99 99
18 River in Tuscany 18 River in Tuscany
96 Symbolic uncle 98 The other way
3 Set aside 3 Set aside
leader leader 39 Draped
hammer hammer
19 Tiny island 19 Tiny island
98 The other way around
4 Lorna of Brit Lit 4 Lorna of Brit Lit
39 Draped garments garments
68 Redder, 68 Redder, perhaps
100 100 101 101
nation near the nation near the
around
102 Port alternative
5 Peloponnesian 5 Peloponnesian
perhaps
69 Computer that
equator equator
102 Port alternative 106 Bar accessory
city-state city-state
40 Sub alternative 40 Sub alternative
69 Computer that was retired in was retired in
20 Slew 20 Slew
106 Bar accessory 108 Commonsense
6 Many a 6 Many a
41 Image in 41 Image in
102 102
103 103
104 104
105 105 106 106
107 107
109 109
110 110
21 Mom-and-pop 21 Mom-and-pop
108 Commonsense approach
Grisham hero Grisham hero
a religious a religious
1955 1955
business business
approach to behavior
7 Prayer opening 7 Prayer opening 8 Whip up a cake
painting painting
70 Topping 70 Topping
22 Fallon 22 Fallon
to behavior analysis
42 Foil alternative 42 Foil alternative
for chicken for chicken enchiladas enchiladas
predecessor predecessor
analysis 112 Showed the
8 Whip up a cake 9 Bird feeder cake
43 Pack animal 43 Pack animal 44 Starting point
23 Became aware 23 Became aware
112 Showed the courage
9 Bird feeder cake 10 Heist figure
44 Starting point 45 Colgate rival 45 Colgate rival
73 Quite dry 73 Quite dry
of, with “to” of, with “to”
courage 113 Credit union
10 Heist figure 11 Be empathetic
74 Half of a dinner 74 Half of a dinner
24 Victor’s wife in 24 Victor’s wife in
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47 Moving around 47 Moving around
pairing pairing
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49 1964 Civil Rts. 49 1964 Civil Rts. Act creation
75 Poaching 75 Poaching targets
25 Cobbler fruit 25 Cobbler fruit
114 Carpenter’s machine
Conference 13 Cruise ship
Act creation 50 “Return of the 50 “Return of the
targets 78 Cartoon 78 Cartoon
26 Summer 26 Summer
machine 115 Concerning
13 Cruise ship feature
29 Emotive 29 Emotive
Grammy winner Grammy winner
15 Start celebrating 16 1968 album
79 With no 79 With no changes
speaker speaker
117 Champagne 117 Champagne
16 1968 album containing “The
53 __ Lama 53 __ Lama
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30 Fell in pellets 30 Fell in pellets
spec spec
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57 “The 57 “The
31 Result 31 Result
118 One who shows 118 One who shows
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82 Do a garden 82 Do a garden
33 Musician’s gift 33 Musician’s gift
the way the way
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surname surname
chore chore
34 Fitness ratio: 34 Fitness ratio:
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17 At no time, in 17 At no time, in
60 Popular long 60 Popular long
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111 111
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120 Leave in 120 Leave in
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113 113
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cottage, perhaps
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A Micro Brain
fter 25 years of serving the Nagasawa family, our over-the-range microwave gave out. I have fond memories of its service to me, like heating up cold
coffee or the billions of bags of microwave popcorn I’ve consumed.
That’s probably the extent of its use as I can’t ever recall a time where we’ve cooked an entire meal in the microwave. That is, unless you consider nachos a meal. Still, it’s a kitchen appliance that we cannot live without.
Growing up in Wahiawā, I remember the day our parents bought our first microwave oven. I felt like we were living in the age of The Jetsons. Goodbye having to wait for Swanson TV dinners to heat up in the conventional oven or for water to boil on the stove.
Of course, microwave popcorn was not yet invented, so it was still foil pan Jiffy Pop on the electric range. I even argued with my sister and brother on who would use it, just to turn the dial and wait to hear the “ding” when it was finished.
Anyway, since the start of 2021, we’ve had a rash of things failing in our house. First, it was our internet router, followed by our main air conditioner. And, for me, the microwave was the last straw. That’s because of all the money we had to spend on these household “necessities” — especially the air condi- tioner, which required that I bring in repair service.
So, I became determined that I was going to change out the microwave myself. Based on experience, my wife was skeptical, yet diplomatic. She urged, “Ron, you work so hard, why don’t you just hire someone to replace it?”
I replied, “Don’t worry honey, I got this!” My first order of business was to remove the old unit. I removed all dishes and cups from the adjoining cabinets along with the cupboard doors. I then took out all the screws I thought were holding the unit in. It didn’t budge. After taking down nearly all the cabinets, I found that the unit was held in by two screws.
It didn’t dawn on me that as I removed the screws, I would have to hold up the microwave. I didn’t count on it weighing as much as 10 bowling balls. When the second screw was out, I was left holding up the microwave with one hand and my drill/driver in the other. I dropped the drill on the stove and then with two hands propped up the unit, which was still tilted on a wall bracket.
I called for my wife, who walked into the kitchen with me frozen in place holding up the microwave standing next to the counters with all the dishes and cupboard doors strewn about.
Calmly, she commented, “How’s that DIY working for you?”
rnagasawa@midweek.com