STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Loved ones might resent yourhard edge while businesscontacts might be offended by your insistence on socialniceties.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Too much work makes Jack adull boy. It is possible that be-ing tough-minded in the work-place is at odds with your socialinstincts.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Fear of criticism from others mayplace you in a virtual strait-jacket and curtail your enthu-siasms. However, your creativejuices are in full flower.CANCER (June 21-July 22):Someone could try to domi-nate your time. You will getthe best results by not brooding over a conflict within a groupsituation. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may spend too much time with like-minded individuals in aneffort to validate your uniquethoughts. You may be betteroff developing plans in private.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Ex-pressing gratitude for all the good things in life can makeminor troubles disappear likemagic.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Some people aren’t necessarily as sincere as they seem. A more cautious approach and a diplo-matic demeanor will serve yourpurposes well.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Take a time out from the pres-sure of moneymaking activi-ties. Time with friends can bethe breath of fresh air needed to refresh your attitudes.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Business matters may drain your resources. If you let your guard down it is possiblethat a few stray pennies willescape from your clutches.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Keep your nose in your ownbusiness. If you say the firstthing that crosses your mindyou may leave a negative im-pression.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Important financial matterscould come to a head. Keepthe lines of communication open and ferret out significantinformation.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You may hear valuable informationon the grapevine. A specialfriend could be thinking about you so welcome unexpected phone calls and visits.IF OCTOBER 21 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: You will find that the best benefits can be ob-tained by focusing on work, ca-reer and finances throughoutthe next two to three weeks. In November, you may become enamored with a new love in-terest or inspired by a romanticideal. Mind your p’s and q’s inJanuary, when poor financialdecisions could cause a setbackand when friendly advice couldprove to be untrustworthy. Wait until March to move casharound or to make changes toyour investment strategy. Thiscould be a prime time for avacation or getaway weekend.Your love life is back in the spotlight in April.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Investigation 7 Qualifying wd. 10 City near

Santa Barbara

14 Circuit breaker unit

15 Stephen of “The Crying Game”

16 Group of gnus

17 Fanatically patriotic

19 Part of A.D. 20 Pub potion 21 Old English

letters 22 Nut 24 New Zealand

parrot 25 Caspian,

e.g. 26 Spindrift 27 Not grub

for a health freak

29 Inc. in Ipswich

32 Princes of India

35 Located on the front

37 Greek drama 38 Austen and

Seymour 40 SSS

classifi cation 41 Nancy of

“Too Close for Comfort”

43 Full of lather

44 French pronoun

45 “Peter Pan” writer

48 Thick pieces 50 Naxos

neighbor 51 TCU or SMU 54 Conductor

Toscanini 56 “__ la vie” 57 Dry feed 58 Discomfort

59 Natty condition

62 Shore patrol grp.

63 Opp. of WNW 64 Caruso 65 Rice

beverage 66 Director

Browning 67 S’pose

DOWN 1 Game-show

host Pat 2 Author Zola 3 Sleep

disorder 4 Gas pump

abbr. 5 Wealthy man 6 Olympic

skater Eric

7 Liberal or martial follower

8 Gods of ancient Rome

9 Top prizes 10 “A Rage to

Live” writer 11 The Swedish

Nightingale 12 British

composer 13 Object of

worship 18 Bard of Avon 23 “Das Lied

von der __” 26 Sound unit 27 Van Eyck and

Vermeer 28 Soft-drink

choice 30 Low digits

31 Cart for hauling

32 Units of absorbed radiation

33 Malaria symptom

34 Incense 36 Libertine 38 Big Boeing 39 Priest’s

robes 42 Propped

open 43 Michelangelo’s

chapel

46 Nimes nothing

47 Team list 49 Quick thrust 51 Valentino

role 52 Portland’s bay 53 Green tea 54 Southern

constellation 55 Tabula __ 56 Given a hint 60 Kyushu

volcano 61 AEC

successor

Answers to all of today’s puzzles are on the comics pages. The New York Times crossword and the bridge column appear in the classifi eds. See A1 index for page number.

10/21/16

A DAILY CROSSWORD

PHOEBE & HER UNICORN

ADAM@HOME

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

SUDOKU PUZZLEComplete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 boxcontains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

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