STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Theobject of your affection, how-ever, may have other ideas. Make sure that you get to know a little more about a new hook-up before you go out on a limbwith intense overtures.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Friends might feel neglected or unappreciated. This isn’t anideal time to make a new com-mitment or to break away fromsomeone who has been loyal.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your trust in others will be rewardedeven if it is tested. You may be willing to act on faith where afamily member or home-based matter is concerned. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ac-cept advice and embrace thelatest procedures. New ac-quaintances could open doorsfor you or offer useful feedback so you can improve your life.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Activateyour aplomb for apt apologies.An opportunity may appear inwhich you can provide justi-fication or a defense for pastactions. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Youcan be elected the prom king or queen. People will agree that you are fair, honest and chari-table even if they do not agree with your opinions.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It takes more than sheer enthu-siasm to make money. Youmight dream of being a moneymagnet and may find it easy toapproach sales prospects. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An unspoken commitment mightget lost in the shuffle. A popu-lar item might tempt you toignore the budget and investmoney on a whim.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): The beat goes on. Once you get into a steady rhythm youcan get more accomplished. Your pile of work does notseem to have a bottom. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):There is the same amount of water in the sea when the tide is out as there is when it is in.A negative outlook is the only thing that holds you back whenthere is a lull in activity.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Reflect on your words and deeds. You have been fair andgenerous in the past and mayreap rewards for a job welldone in the near future. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Building trust requires the proper tools. You might try totighten a screw with a card-board screwdriver if that is allyou have on hand. IF AUGUST 24 IS YOUR BIRTH-DAY: Let your leadership abili-ties shine during the next threeto four weeks. Rewards mayarrive to brighten your life inthe form of improved condi-tions or a lucrative opportu-nity may be dropped in yourlap. Late September and earlyOctober is a very good time tomake decisions about financial arrangements or business en-deavors. Between mid-October and mid-November you maybecome more interested in ro-mantic and unrealistic fanta-sies. Steer clear of anything thatcould be a wild goose chase.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Fella 4 Anjou and

Bosc 9 Night

watch 14 Lennon’s

widow 15 Blood vessel:

pref. 16 Of sheep 17 Start of a

quote by Janeane Garofalo

20 Musical pc. 21 “The Cloister

and the Hearth” writer

22 Long period 23 Perfumery

essence of oranges

26 Cinematic nightmare street

28 Part 2 of quote

32 Small silvery fi sh

36 Congregated 37 Scatters

randomly 39 602 40 Goddess of

discord 42 Construct an

embankment 43 Amorphous

mass 44 Spanish

rivers 45 Spotted cat 47 River isle 48 A votre __ ! 50 Part 3 of

quote 52 Calendar-

watch abbr. 54 Full of holes 55 Downed

a sub 58 Valerie

Harper sitcom 62 Man’s title 63 End of quote

68 Bring a smile to

69 Get new weaponry

70 Travel org. 71 Peeping Tom 72 Spring up 73 Part of Can.

DOWN 1 May honoree 2 Sue __

Langdon 3 Formation

of stonelike objects

4 Conditional releases

5 Naut. heading 6 Bacterial

culture base 7 Ruffl e

feathers

8 Woman alone on stage

9 Alphabet subdivision

10 __ gotcha now! 11 “The

Immoralist” author

12 Sondheim musical, “__ the Woods”

13 “Battle Cry” author Uris

18 Molecule element

19 Poem of tribute

23 Identifi ers 24 Numa’s

adviser 25 Theme song 27 2550 29 Tropical palm

30 Whoop it up 31 “The Seven

Year Itch” star Tom

33 Quito citizen 34 Restricts 35 Step

cautiously 38 Lower oneself 41 Mach-2

breakers 46 Couple 49 Spookier 51 Estrada of

“CHiPs” 53 Group of wds.

55 Arabian garb

56 Short-term worker

57 Distant starter?

59 Gumbo staple

60 Colorer 61 Jai follower? 64 Purpose 65 Common

conjunctions 66 Slangy

negative 67 Gangster’s gun

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.

8/24/16

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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