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ACROSS 1 Pitt or Garrett 5 Carvey’s namesakes 10 Alpha’s follower 14 Easy stride 15 Eliminate errors 16 Be a breadwinner 17 Mount Blanc’s range 18 Generous 20 Feminine pronoun 21 Football maneuver 22 Ben Affleck’s brother 23 Fill with joy 25 Film director’s cry 26 Ebb 28 Most recent 31 Pen name 32 Run after 34 Rat-a-tat-__ 36 Peal of thunder 37 Climb onto 38 Baseball’s Ruth 39 “Not __”; words to the impatient 40 Went public with 41 Private teacher 42 Sewer’s need 44 American __; group for vets 45 Youth 46 Cattle catcher 47 Hard to climb 50 Stag 51 Org. for

Coyotes &

Canucks 54 Rehearsing 57 Where to find

Wailea Beach 58 Neighbor of

Hungary: abbr. 59 Two-step or tango 60 Sculpting & watercolor 61 Brooklyn team 62 Furry swimmer 63 Fluid-filled sac

DOWN 1 Feeling __; in a funk 2 Play part

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3 Be grateful for 4 __ Moines 5 Formal argument 6 Get up 7 Poor old horses 8 __ Wednesday;

Lent opener 9 Use your eyes 10 Scold 11 Polishes off 12 Shade provider 13 Capp of the comics 19 Like a small angle 21 Homes for hippies 24 Jump 25 Throw 26 Somewhat improper 27 Actress

Pompeo 28 Come to shore 29 Not moving 30 Verboten 32 Discarded part

of an apple 33 Cry’s partner, in phrase 35 Gull’s cousin 37 Not at all spicy 38 Cartoon rabbit 40 Go with the flow 41 End-of- semester event 43 Votes into office 44 Bigger 46 Spear 47 Bridge 48 Word of agreement 49 Compass direction 50 Helpful suggestion 52 Tiny shelters 53 Tilt to one side 55 Words before a honeymoon 56 Popular pet 57 PC alternative

ACROSS 1 Wheel center 4 Trump’s predecessor 9 Coin inserter’s opening 13 Out of __; acting improperly 14 Sneakier 15 Easy to handle 16 Large appliance 17 Harassed 19 Jewel 20 Treat a wound 21 Removes the lid from 22 Asked nosy questions 24 Move to and __: oscillate 25 Swank, for one 27 Stockpiles 30 Add to one’s family 31 Take an extra base 33 North Pole worker 35 __ aside; saves for later 36 Provide with fresh weapons 37 __ on; goad 38 “Murder, __

Wrote” 39 Trimmed the grass 40 Canal boat 41 Hateful 43 Trustworthy 44 “To be or __ to be…” 45 __ away; dismisses 46 Pile up 49 Prim & serious 51 Source of light 54 Asking for 56 Near 57 Manhandle 58 One of the planets 59 __ weevil; destructive bug 60 Bench board 61 Special goody 62 “__ Given

Sunday”; Al

Pacino film

DOWN 1 Queen bee’s “castle” 2 Not working

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3 Jerry Stiller’s son 4 Bird of prey 5 Lose vital fluid 6 Goes public with 7 Disarray 8 “__ we having fun yet?” 9 In a __; dazed 10 Not on time 11 Foreboding sign 12 Allen &

Shackelford 13 Piece of wood 18 Reef buildup 20 Soil 23 Knocks 24 Lather 25 Holbrook & others 26 Neighbor of

Montana 27 Do a cowboy’s job 28 The Great __; 1930s plight 29 Snail cousins 31 Darns 32 Initials for

Edison 34 Guitar ridge 36 Drive out 37 Hourglass contents 39 Antlered animal 40 Secure connection 42 Cheap shot 43 Bit of driver’s license info 45 __ Ana, CA 46 Upper limbs 47 Repast 48 Bluish-green 49 Name in lights 50 Goodyear product 52 Hideous 53 Org. for Ducks & Sharks 55 __ out; begin a trip 56 Hoopsters’ league: abbr.

ACROSS 1 Like MacDonald or King Cole 4 More precious & adorable 9 __ of; in a way 13 Be a couch potato 15 Can’t __; finds intolerable 16 Small musical group 17 British peer 18 Descartes &

Coty 19 Check for the landlord 20 Smell inhibitor 22 Breakfast order 23 Rips off 24 Scale divisions: abbr. 26 Sea forces 29 Sweet 34 Wrong; awry 35 Wet 36 Trevino or

Iacocca 37 Car shopper’s concern 38 Whittles down 39 Honey factory 40 Tiny home 41 Uses a crowbar 42 Compare 43 Speeches 45 Baffling questions 46 “How awful!” 47 Ax handle 48 Surgery souvenir 51 List of goods in stock 56 Apple pie à la __ 57 Erected 58 Bring in the harvest 60 Leak out 61 Do-nothing 62 __ at; berate 65 Singer

Campbell 64 Wee 65 Lock opener

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DOWN 1 Vaudevillian

Olsen 2 Washerful 3 Show courage 4 Chocolaty pods 5 Ride providers 6 Turner or Louise 7 Early garden 8 Agitated 9 Mental tension 10 Corvallis’ state: abbr. 11 Marriage symbol 12 Toddlers 14 Bouquet arranger 21 Female animals 25 Baseball club 26 Cheesy chip 27 Parisian’s love 28 Panorama 29 Sweat openings 30 Tall tales 31 Much the same 32 Adamant refusal 33 Freezing temperatures 35 Primary 38 Forbid 39 High school subject 41 Squealer 42 Room at the top 44 Soup holder 45 Kitchen storage area 47 Hayes or Hunt 48 Bad air 49 “__ Hand

Luke”; Paul

Newman film 50 Cutting tool 52 Bare 53 Contemptible 54 Stink to high heaven 55 Univ. in New

Haven, CT 59 Wood thickness

Dear Annie Written by Annie Lane

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 Annie: I have been married to my wife for just over two years. We each have a child from a previous marriage, and we have a child together. A few months ago, she started accusing me of distancing myself from her. I was confused by this, as I truly hadn't intended to. I thought everything had been going OK.

Well, it turns out that she was the one trying to distance herself. She told me last month that she wants to take some time apart to figure out if she still wants to be with me.

I've tried talking to her about it to find out why she wants space. She's given me a variety of different reasons. I've heard her out, acknowledged her concerns and offered solutions -- but they're never enough. She just comes up with more excuses. She has also mentioned that men flirt with her at work and she enjoys the attention.

She says she's still making up her mind about our marriage, but I feel like I can read the writing on the wall and know where this is headed. I'm absolutely heartbroken. Any advice you could offer would be absolutely welcome. -- So Very Lost Dear Lost: Marriages can survive almost anything if both partners are willing to put in the work. But your wife isn't meeting you halfway, or even part of the way. In fact, she seems intent on heading the opposite direction. Keep focusing on what you can control, and if she ultimately decides she wants out, know that you did all you could. By the sound of it, you're a loving, caring partner, and if your wife can't appreciate that, someone else will, down the line. But I am sorry for your heartache in the meantime. Dear Annie: I am a 49year-old woman, and my youngest brother is 45. Our mom passed away very young. I was 8; he was 4. Our dad was an auto factory worker who spent long days working hard to support five kids on his own. A lot of our household duties fell on my shoulders. I was not the oldest, but I guess you could say I was the only one that cared about the "true" meaning of family. My dad said he knew that he could always count on me.

Because of this, my youngest brother has always looked at me kind of like a mom. Except lately, his behavior has changed, and he only seems to want me around or even care about me when he needs money. I am a union asphalt road worker, and although I make a great wage, I don't want to just give it away. But when I say no, he flips out and tells me he will be hungry and it's my fault. I don't want my brother hungry, so I give him food instead of money, but it's never enough. Any suggestions? -- Brother's Keeper

Dear Brother's Keeper: Never do for others what they can just as easily do for themselves. The best way to truly help your brother in the long term is to quit "helping" him in these surface-level ways now. He's an adult and capable of caring for himself. By detaching with love, you'll give him the chance to find that out.

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HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG. %CHG. WK MO QTR YTD

DOW 35,069.18 34,826.87 34,933.23 +44.44 +0.13% s s s +14.14% DOW Trans. 14,852.34 14,657.41 14,689.20 +14.58 +0.10% t t t +17.45% DOW Util. 900.30 886.13 896.49 +6.09 +0.68% s t t +3.68% NYSE Comp. 16,674.54 16,510.38 16,543.78 -31.99 -0.19% t s s +13.90% NASDAQ 14,790.55 14,633.03 14,644.95 -32.70 -0.22% t s s +13.63% S&P 500 4,393.68 4,362.38 4,374.30 +5.09 +0.12% s s s +16.46% S&P 400 2,698.30 2,652.61 2,656.43 -15.33 -0.57% t t t +15.17% Wilshire 5000 45,762.47 45,337.98 45,410.74 -102.86 -0.23% t s s +15.09% Russell 2000 2,254.81 2,201.23 2,202.36 -36.50 -1.63% t t t +11.52%

Pricier homes, higher inflation?

It was another signof a trend that is putting home ownership out of reach for many — and may contribute to higher inflation: U.S. home pricesshot higher inApril from a year earlier by a record amount.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index jumped 14.6% in the 12 months that ended inApril, up from a 13.3% year-over-year increase in March. April’s 12-month jump was thesharpest in more than30 yearsof data. Just before the pandemic struck in March of last year, home prices had been rising at about a 4.5% annual pace.

Thespike has been fueled by a surge in demand from Americansseeking morespace. The Federal Reserve’s low interest-rate policies have kept borrowing costs low. And thesupply of available homes has dropped 20% from the previous year, in part because many current owners have been reluctant toopen their homes during the pandemic. Home prices haven’t yet contributed much to higher consumer prices. But over time, costlier home prices and rents could trigger a sustained bout of high inflation.

15% S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. national home price index

(percent change from year ago, seasonally adjusted)

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-15 Home prices rise U.S. home pricessurged inApril, compared with the previous 12 months, by the most in30 years of records.

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Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve Christopher Rugaber; Alex Nieves • AP