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6 HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK OCTOBER 6, 2021
RELEASE DATE—Sunday, October 3, 2021 RELEASE DATE—Sunday, October 3, 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
“PREPARING FOR
87 Sleeping bag
118 Judge who
15 Classic wall
49 Cold treat brand
82 Actor Billy __
“PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF” By
87 Sleeping bag alternative
118 Judge who excelled in the
15 Classic wall worker
49 Cold treat brand 50 Dealer’s pursuer
82 Actor Billy __ Williams
TAKEOFF” By MARK McCLAIN
alternative 90 Wonderland
excelled in the Field of Dreams
worker
16 Awaken harshly
50 Dealer’s pursuer 51 First Dominican
Williams
84 Poster’s medium
MARK McCLAIN
90 Wonderland cake instruction
Field of Dreams game
16 Awaken harshly 17 Mole’s collection
51 First Dominican MLB manager
84 Poster’s medium 85 Company with
ACROSS
cake instruction 91 Café lightener
game 119 Notice
17 Mole’s collection 18 Crystal-bearing
MLB manager Felipe
85 Company with an antlered
ACROSS
91 Café lightener 92 Contemptible
119 Notice
120 Avocet cousin
18 Crystal-bearing rock
Felipe
56 Somersaulting
an antlered animal logo
1 Brownie group?
1 Brownie group? 6 Francis, most
92 Contemptible 95 Trauma ctrs.
120 Avocet cousin
rock
24 Hoover was the
56 Somersaulting dive
animal logo
86 Pleasant feeling
6 Francis, most recently
121
Puts in
24 Hoover was the only president
dive
57 Kitchen suffix
86 Pleasant feeling 88 Pooch with a
recently 10 Scornful
121 Puts in
96 Causes of much 122 Climate activist
only president born there
57 Kitchen suffix 59 Dory’s friend
88 Pooch with a large tongue
10 Scornful comment
yawning
Thunberg Thunberg
born there 29 Twitch, say
59 Dory’s friend 60 Gestural comm.
large tongue 89 Horizontal door
comment
15 Self-righteously
yawning 97 *Something
29 Twitch, say
31 Taverna aperitif
60 Gestural comm. syst.
89 Horizontal door beams
15 Self-righteously proper sort
97 *Something to go back to
DOWN DOWN
31 Taverna aperitif 32 Meridian
syst.
61 Sturdy shoe
beams
93 Congo tributary
proper sort 19 Fancy to
to go back to when things
1 String section
32 Meridian opening
61 Sturdy shoe 64 River through
93 Congo tributary 94 __ media
19 Fancy to extremes
when things aren’t working
1 String section instrument
opening 33 Trunk item
64 River through Frankfurt
94 __ media
96 Major Nebraska
extremes 20 Caspian Sea
aren’t working out
instrument 2 Fall figure
33 Trunk item 34 Aquatic
Frankfurt
65 Capital of Latvia
96 Major Nebraska product
20 Caspian Sea feeder
101
out
Moved like the
2 Fall figure
3 Vegan protein
34 Aquatic carnivore
65 Capital of Latvia 66 Particle also
product
97 Puts under
feeder
21 Come after
101 Moved like the wind
3 Vegan protein source
carnivore
35 Iraqis, mostly
66 Particle also called a K
97 Puts under 98 Accumulate
21 Come after 22 Single
wind
103 Potato color
source 4 Rocky
35 Iraqis, mostly 36 12-Down
called a K meson
98 Accumulate
99 Houston MLBer
22 Single
23 *Attraction with
103 Potato color 104 Crop unit
4 Rocky projection
36 12-Down contest
meson
67 Sound barrier
99 Houston MLBer 100 Ain’t perfect? 100 Ain’t perfect? 101 Barista’s
23 *Attraction with exotic animals
104 Crop unit 105 Fireplace duct
projection 5 HRH part
contest
37 Doesn’t ignore
67 Sound barrier breaker Chuck breaker Chuck
exotic animals 25 It may be
105 Fireplace duct 106 Forget where
5 HRH part
6 Eye opening
37 Doesn’t ignore 38 Editor’s “keep it” 38 Editor’s “keep it”
101 Barista’s creation creation
25 It may be skipped
106 Forget where one put
6 Eye opening
7 Rigorous exams
68 E-ticket’s lack 68 E-ticket’s lack 69 __-Eating Tree:
skipped 26 SLR setting
one put 110 Golden rule
7 Rigorous exams 8 Scorecard
40 Sched. 40 Sched.
69 __-Eating Tree: “Peanuts”
102 Entices
102 Entices
105 Ward (off) 105 Ward (off) 106 Wearer of hot 106 Wearer of hot
26 SLR setting 27 Self-absorbed
110 Golden rule word
8 Scorecard standards
uncertainty uncertainty
“Peanuts” phenomenon phenomenon
27 Self-absorbed 28 Works in a
word
111 Bert’s chum
standards
9 Moose cousin
41 Club rules 41 Club rules
28 Works in a museum
111 Bert’s chum 113 *Brew pub
9 Moose cousin 10 Model 3 maker
42 GPS projection 42 GPS projection
70 2010 Apple 70 2010 Apple
pants?
museum
29 Oops provoker
113 *Brew pub sampler
10 Model 3 maker 11 Marxian
44 Avian bills 44 Avian bills
debut debut
pants? 107 Fairy tale 107 Fairy tale
29 Oops provoker 30 Got rid of
sampler 115 Wise adviser
11 Marxian activities
45 Pennsylvania 45 Pennsylvania
73 Common prayer 73 Common prayer
monster
30 Got rid of
32 Knob-handled
115 Wise adviser 116 Its code is BOS
activities 12 Arthur Ashe
county or its county or its
74 Invaders of 74 Invaders of
monster
108 Useless, now 108 Useless, now
32 Knob-handled tools
116 Its code is BOS 117 Murray with a
12 Arthur Ashe Stadium is its
seat seat
ancient Rome ancient Rome
109 Sicilian mount 109 Sicilian mount 112 Hogwash
112 Hogwash
tools
33 *Former NASA
117 Murray with a star on both the
Stadium is its main court
46 Editor’s “cut it” 46 Editor’s “cut it”
76 Discards 76 Discards
33 *Former NASA project
star on both the Canada and
main court 13 Sister
48 “Power” 48 “Power”
78 Trimming target 78 Trimming target
113 Shearing day 113 Shearing day
project
35 Range option
Canada and Hollywood Walk
13 Sister
14 Achieved a
accessory, accessory,
79 Thyroid MDs 79 Thyroid MDs
sound
35 Range option 38 Massage
Hollywood Walk of Fame
14 Achieved a baby milestone
perhaps perhaps
80 “Big Blue” 80 “Big Blue”
sound 114 Jet __ 114 Jet __
38 Massage therapist’s
of Fame
baby milestone
95 Trauma ctrs.
96 Causes of much 122 Climate activist
therapist’s employer
employer 39 Dismiss
39 Dismiss casually, with
casually, with “at”
“at”
40 Piece of land
40 Piece of land 41 Release
41 Release predecessors
predecessors 43 Embellished
43 Embellished 47 *Jump-start
47 *Jump-start
connection point connection point
52 Word on an 52 Word on an
Irish euro Irish euro
53 Basics 53 Basics
54 Tickle pink 54 Tickle pink
55 Silent __: White 55 Silent __: White
House nickname House nickname
56 Pet store rodent 56 Pet store rodent
58 “Grey’s 58 “Grey’s
Anatomy” Anatomy”
showrunner showrunner
Rhimes Rhimes
60 Flier in a show 60 Flier in a show
62 Bishop’s 62 Bishop’s
purview purview
63 *IT executive’s 63 *IT executive’s
concern concern
68 Go downhill fast 68 Go downhill fast
71 Obsolescent 71 Obsolescent
wrong number wrong number
cause cause
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“G Four Eyes
irls don’t make passes at guys who wear glasses.” Sure, this is a twist on the old saying, but I’ve always felt this to be true.
Thanks to the Superman comics, if you wore glasses like Clark Kent, it meant you were weak and cowardly — the opposite of the Man of Steel.
Throughout high school, my greatest fear besides getting a bad case of acne was the possibility of having to wear glasses. Part of the problem was that in those days, your choices of eyeglass frames ranged from nerd to loser.
I’m not saying that those who did wear glasses were inferior; in fact, now that I think about it, they had the confidence to rock the look and were better persons than superficial idiots like me. Although most guys won’t admit it, we thought the sexy librarian look was hot. Unfortunate- ly, there was no male equivalent for that.
Girls with glasses looked more like adolescent crush Winnie Cooper from The Wonder Years, whereas boys with glasses looked more like “Squints” from the movie The Sandlot.
Thankfully, I managed to go through most of my adult life without the need for glasses. After a few years of “fak- ing” that I could see clearly, I finally succumbed to the fact that I needed them. I was farsighted, meaning I needed reading glasses, but I also had astigmatism, which meant I was nearsighted. In other words, I couldn’t see near or far, so I needed bifocals. I was not a candidate for contact lenses, as I can’t endure putting anything in or on my eyes. My next step was to decide what kind of frames I wanted. If I couldn’t look cool, at least I wanted to look smart.
I was scarred by an argument I once had with my father. He sported those military-issue black frame Ray-Ban-type glasses. He claimed to be way ahead of the fashion trend and that one day his glasses would be in vogue.
This was in the early ’70s and I shouted back, “I will never, ever wear glasses like yours!” Fast-forward to 2021, when wearing glasses is a fashion statement. And those glasses that my father wore? Well, you have the likes of stylish men like Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Goldblum set-
ting the trend with those frames.
I hate to say it but my dad was right, again. Here I am today a little worse for wear, but you be
the judge. Yay or nay?
rnagasawa@midweek.com