ACROSS 1 Tapered tuck 5 Egyptian

weight 10 Bushy hairdo 14 Pub brews 15 Mrs.

Gorbachev 16 Drove a nail

obliquely 17 Pole position

determiner 19 Top of the

line 20 Collector’s

French coin 21 Canvas

colors 22 Capital of

ancient Lydia 24 Merit 26 Public 27 Aril 29 Part of IOU 32 Family clans 35 Table scraps 36 Hesitant

sounds 37 Swiss

abstract painter

38 Maxwell and Schiaparelli

40 Too much French?

41 Like pocket dicts.

42 Soothing succulent

43 Head of Hades

44 __ Mahal 45 Rudimentary

small hooves not reaching the ground

48 Accepted practice

50 Give life to 54 Scale notes 56 Crimebuster 57 Fem. address 58 Sandusky’s

lake 59 Forte 62 Blow one’s

horn

63 Use one’s head

64 Complexion problem

65 Fling 66 Seven of

Rome 67 “The Grapes

of Wrath” character

DOWN 1 Passe 2 Writer

Walker 3 Storytelling

uncle 4 “The Waste

Land” monogram

5 Get there 6 Criticized

bitterly

7 Portuguese navigator Bartholemeu

8 Immigrants’ subj.

9 Members of rhythm sections

10 Video game pioneer

11 Mall neighbor-hood?

12 “Aurora” fresco painter Guido

13 Poetic works 18 Lowest

molding on a column base

23 St. crossers 25 Villa d’__ 26 “__, Mia” 28 Trig. function

30 Hold on there!

31 Cable stn. 32 32-card

game 33 Corsica

neighbor 34 Lying under

oath 38 Mournful

writers 39 Edmund or

Rob 40 Australian isl. 42 First man 43 Go for a

pitch

46 “Sanford and Son” son

47 Satellite of Jupiter

49 Oozes 51 Wild way to

run? 52 Singer Lopez 53 Lauder of

cosmetics 54 Balance due 55 Dunkable

treat 56 Spunk 60 Defi nite

article 61 __ Paulo

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

5/8/15

A DAILY CROSSWORDSTAR SIGNS

ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Love and loyalty are in the air. Put-ting inhibitions aside to pursuethe object of your desire couldbring pleasant results. A casualfriendship could progress to anintimate bond.TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20):Nothing will happen if you stay home. Put on your best out-fit and head out to the closest club, bar, or coffee shop. Rubelbows with people who stimu-late your interests. Friendshipsmade now are likely to last.GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Speak from the heart. If you have something to say, then say it. Telling someone how you feel will lift a heavy burdenfrom your shoulders.CANCER (June 21-July 22): Thekind actions of an acquaintancecould set you on the path toa life-long friendship. A sig-nificant other may be ready tomove up to a higher plane of passionate fulfillment.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Soar through the heavens on a jour-ney of romantic exploration with the object of your heart’s desire. Save business matters for next week and concentrateon spicing up your love life.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Let your hair down. Forget the hustle and bustle of the past workweek and focus on enjoy-ing yourself. Go out with thegang and paint the town.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22.): Liftyour spirits by calling up an oldfriend who may have fallen off your radar over the years. Yourromantic designs, while weigh-ing heavily on your mind, mayprove disappointing if put intoaction now.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Lights are turning green for ro-mance. Those still looking for love may find stimulating newpartners, while those already inrelationships will enjoy sweetharmony and bliss.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): A brief misunderstanding ends and you’re able to see a situation with crystal clarity.Lighting someone’s romanticfire could bloom into a five-alarm blaze that could be dif-ficult to extinguish.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):No matter where your trav-els take you, it will feel as if that’s THE place to be. Use your charms to be the life of the par-ty or to solidify the affections of a new romantic interest.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Trolling the seas of romance will be much easier if you sim-ply be yourself and don’t try toplay games. Others will appre-ciate honesty more than hear-ing you offer up a good line.PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Put problems on hold as you shiftyour attention to the object ofyour affection. Steal away toyour own quiet corner of theuniverse.IF MAY 8 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY:July is a very good month tojoin groups or organizations, asyou’re sure to find a new friend or a common cause. Plan aheadso you can take a vacation inAugust, when romantic out-ings and places lift your spirits.

FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015

— Jeraldine Saunders

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

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