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ACROSS 1 Little leaps 5 __ in the face; insult 9 Cut short 13 Dog-__; like worn book pages 15 In good health 16 Hook, __ and sinker 17 Authored 18 Driver’s requirement 20 Request for silence 21 “__. Robinson”;

Simon &

Garfunkel hit 23 Slay 24 Actor Jeremy 26 Fem. title in

Paris 27 Convent closet contents 29 __ tank; sewer alternative 32 Wonderland visitor 33 Espies 35 West of

Hollywood 37 Carryall bag 38 Train tracks 39 Energetic 40 “Ain’t __

Sweet”;

Beatles song 41 Used an emery board 42 Strainer 43 Not anchored 45 Gazes 46 Aide to Santa 47 Enlarges a hole 48 Old

MacDonald, for one 51 Advice from the chef 52 Prefix for shoot or set 55 Fair; just 58 Bert’s buddy 60 Cousin’s mom 61 Farm newborn 62 Gave everyone a hand 63 Tattered clothes 64 Passing crazes 65 Tearful request

DOWN 1 Chops down 2 Items for the

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crew 3 Banned 4 __ up; arrange 5 Cheese variety 6 Goodman or

Cariou 7 Lou Gehrig’s disease, for short 8 Falls hard and fast 9 Red wine 10 Orange peel 11 __ more; again 12 One’s equal 14 Reduce in rank 19 Bottoms 22 ICU personnel 25 Asian meal staple 27 Derbies & sombreros 28 “The __ State”;

Hawaii 29 Auctioneer’s cry 30 Detached & unfriendly 31 Make a jack-o’- lantern 33 Shaker contents 34 Bakery purchase 36 Gets a glimpse of 38 Disreputable folks 39 Thailand, once 41 __ mignon; tender cut of beef 42 Said 44 Sends in payment 45 Adriatic or

Baltic 47 Film holders 48 Dread 49 Light greenish- blue 50 Ladder step 53 __ cabinet; office staple 54 Cheese from

Greece 56 Feathery scarf 57 Young chap 59 House member: abbr.

ACROSS 1 Couldn’t __; fell apart 5 More infrequent 10 Israeli airline 14 Meanie 15 Bront ´ or Post 16 Vague amount 17 As easy as falling off __ 18 Admission of wrongdoing 20 Piece of chicken 21 Dangle 22 War vehicles 23 Feeling remorse for 25 Weep 26 “Alice __ Live

Here Anymore” 28 Wide gulfs 31 Distressed 32 __ race;

Olympics event 34 Ballpark figure 36 Predicament 37 Small kindness 38 __-crazy; tired of confinement 39 Prefix for fix 40 Stunned 41 Extreme 42 Think highly of 44 Like a haunted house 45 Afternoon hour 46 __ away; floored 47 Observe Yom

Kippur 50 Link together 51 “Sex and the

City” network 54 Illegal goods 57 Boyfriend 58 Carve letters 59 Musical program 60 Go ballistic 61 Chocolate candy store 62 Group of pupils 63 Finds a total

DOWN 1 Scuttle chunk 2 Make eyes at 3 Gained ground 4 Brain wave test 5 Take back one’s words 6 Surrounded by

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ACROSS 1 eBay offer 4 Perfect report card 9 Reach from end to end of 13 Sample recording 14 Insults 15 Misplace 16 Spellbound; enthralled 17 Fussy about details 19 Girl’s nickname 20 Turner and others 21 Change for the better 22 Draws nigh 24 Van Winkle of

fiction 25 Addictive substance 27 Kit or Johnny 30 Prefix for violet or sound 31 San __, CA 33 “I do,” for one 35 Become dizzy 36 Has a good day as a merchant 37 Alpha’s follower 38 __ Juan, Puerto

Rico 39 “This too __ pass” 40 More offended 41 NY’s __ Island 43 Berates 44 Feeling down 45 Disney dog 46 Disorganized 49 Cook clams 51 Be beholden to 54 Finger-pointing 56 Fruit peel 57 Scorch 58 __ bat an eye; had no reaction 59 Barnyard birds 60 “__ Like It Hot” 61 Frock 62 Football field divs.

DOWN 1 Suitor 2 Unremorseful 3 __-com; online business

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7 Jewelry store purchase 8 Leprechaun’s cousin 9 Bread for a

Reuben 10 Grade school compositions 11 __ of pork; butcher’s offering 12 Run __; go wild 13 Part of the eye 19 Alley cat 21 __ at; allude to 24 Doesn’t let go to waste 25 Blacken 26 Trash truck’s destination 27 La Scala production 28 Lump of dirt 29 Nitwit 30 Nasty smile 32 Level a building 33 Apple sampler 35 Pastor’s advice 37 Cost to fly 38 As __ as molasses 40 Small restaurant 41 Come __; find 43 May and others 44 Goes down smoothly 46 Employee’s delight 47 Big cards 48 Convey from place to place 49 A single time 50 Coffee 52 Musical group 53 Shoot-__; gunfights 55 Rainbow, for one 56 TV’s “The

Fresh Prince of __-Air” 57 Uplifting apparel

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4 Have ambitions 5 Alda’s namesakes 6 Mystical glow 7 Word with fine or martial 8 “Do __ say, not as I do” 9 Doesn’t sit up straight 10 Vaulter’s need 11 As straight __ arrow 12 Bookish fellow 13 Many AMA members 18 Egypt’s capital 20 Casual farewell 23 TV’s “My Name

Is __” 24 Scraps of cloth 25 “__ is not to reason why…” 26 Entreaties 27 Jail room 28 Failed to notice 29 Prominent 31 Martin of the

Rat Pack 32 In poor health 34 Major conflicts 36 Lawn mower storage spot 37 Cowboy’s shoe 39 Doesn’t leave 40 Bathtub ring, e.g. 42 Give confidence to 43 Inclines 45 Lowly laborers 46 Big __; fast- food burgers 47 Resound 48 Con game 49 Mix with a spoon 50 Laundry detergent brand 52 Comes in first 53 Suffix for light or dark 55 Recipe verb 56 Timid around others

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Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com. To find out more about Annie Lane, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

Dear Readers: A great many of you wrote to say that I suggested that yoga and diet can cure depression. In no way, shape or form do I believe that. Depression is a disease like any other and requires medical attention, love and support. I suggested medical counseling in a previous column, but I wish I had been clearer in stating my belief that seeing a doctor for depression is absolutely essential. Here is a sampling of the feedback:

Dear Annie: I am writing to comment on the letter from "Blessed and Happy Woman," who lectured us all in an extremely superior manner about how she overcame depression with yoga and dietary changes and some other claptrap. Sounds to me like she was less depressed and more sad.

She needs to understand that chemical depression is a very real and harmful thing that cannot be overcome by eating broccoli and doing your platitudes about how amazing you are in the mirror every morning. In fact, treatment for actual major depressive disorder has about a 65% effective rate, and the remaining 35% just suffer through life until their depression kills them by suicide or disease brought on by the stress and anxiety of depression. Please inform your readers that to implement the "cures" that Blessed and Happy Woman suggested for people actually suffering from depression will end in misery and disaster. I suggest Blessed and Happy Woman study depression and its effects on individuals and families, and perhaps turn her smug condescension into learning how to shut up and listen and understand the perspectives of other people. It's not all about her. -- Educated and Fuming Dear Annie: As one who has suffered from clinical depression my whole life, I feel your response was lacking. What "Blessed" is describing is not much different from the advice of some well-intentioned but mistaken folks that all depressed ones can pull themselves up by their bootstraps. There are different kinds of depression and depressive episodes.

Blessed seems to have entered into her depressed state after her divorce. I applaud her for doing everything she could to help her own mental state. However, for the clinically depressed and those with mood disorders, their depression was not caused by a life event. This depression is not one that goes away with a simple improvement in personal habits.

The necessary treatment for one suffering from clinical depression is many times psychological counseling along with antidepressant medications, along with many of the "tips" those trying to be helpful offer. Even with all this, it is still a struggle.

I am sad that your response missed the chance to clear this up for those with the mindset of "Blessed." The clinically depressed deserve the dignity of understanding. -- Misunderstood by Many

Dear Misunderstood: Thank you for your honest and kind email. I hope it helps others who are suffering.

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Flying the unfriendly skies

Airlines are recovering from the pandemic only to find they’re plagued by an unprecedented scourge of unruly passengers.

The Federal Aviation Administration has already taken action against 394 people in 2021, the highest tally in 25 years. Cases are already more than double the number in all of 2020, an historic jump. The figure is also more than double the cases from 2019, when air travel was still untouched by the pandemic.

The FAA is taking a zero-tolerance policy for anyone who interferes with, threatens or assaults aircraft crew or fellow passengers. Recent actions include $15,000 fines for passengers who were belligerent or assaulted crew members. Many of the incidents have stemmed from passengers’ refusals to wear masks.

Airlines are also increasingly calling in law enforcement, and in extreme cases banning passengers. Last month, Southwest Airlines called in San Diego Harbor Police who arrested Vyvianna Quinonez and charged her with felony battery after the airline said Quinonez, 28, punched a flight attendant. The flight attendant lost two teeth, the president of her union said.

Crackdown: The FAA is facing a surge in unruly passengers and has vastly increased the number of people being fined as part of a of a zerotolerance policy. 400

300

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100 FAA annual enforcement actions

Through May 25

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Source: Federal AviationAdministration Damian J. Troise; J. Paschke • AP