STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Someone who knows which rules to break will rule. Con-ventional wisdom can only getyou so far.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):The coin you are tempted to toss has two sides. You have just as much chance of winning as of losing.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The grass isn’t greener on the other side of the fence, and even if itis there could be slippery slopes that will set you on your ear.Don’t make commitments.CANCER (June 21-July 22):There is a tendency to react tothe unpredictable in kneejerkways. Avoid making changesin business or finances even ifyour partner is enthusiastic.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A sense of adventure might drown outyour common sense. You mayseem appealing to the new guyor gal in the neighborhood, butthis is not a good time to pursuea romantic hookup.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Act quickly on offers. A valuableopportunity will only knock once and you don’t want tolook back in regret over a lostchance to profit.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Value quality over quantity.Don’t buy something in bulkor cheaply if it won’t give ad-equate service and enduring pleasure.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Be-ing part of the crowd isn’t yourforte. You perform much betterif you have a chance to workon your own. Concentrate onfulfilling your obligations.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Some things may be more trouble than they are worth.Avoid making key financial commitments that could put your peace of mind at risk. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Take a deep breath and focus. You are filled with plenty ofenergy, but it will do you nogood unless you concentrateon concrete goals. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Don’t forget to keep in touch with loved ones and let themknow just what you are doing.A new financial arrangementmay contain some drawbacks.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):You could follow wherever thepath may lead. If you are on theright path you won’t have anyproblem arriving at a promisingdestination. IF OCTOBER 24 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Strategic planningand common sense with fi-nancial matters could pay offduring the next two to threeweeks. Put your business orcareer ambitions into action.In December you can put yourvisions of success into mo-tion without interference fromothers. A new romance mightnot be one that ends up hap-pily ever after, but it will be fun. Too much fun, however, could highlight your gullible natureso watch your pennies. In Feb-ruary you may be in a testingphase and your achievementsmight be placed under scru-tiny. Wait until March to makecrucial decisions.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Liberal

pursuits 5 M. Keaton

fi lm 10 Coal or opal

ending 14 Mint family

plant 15 Vietnamese

dress 16 British gun 17 Tall,

fl owering plants

19 Informed 20 Ego subject 21 Church

topper 23 Ref.

volumes from the U.K.

24 Do not ignore!

26 Actor Baldwin

27 Prickly plants

29 Seller’s $ equivocation

32 Syrian ruler 35 Pass easily 36 Half of DII 37 Showy

fl owers 40 Clique

humor 42 Sea east of

the Caspian 43 Daisy

Yokum’s middle name

45 Follow afterward

46 Male sheep 47 Suspended

perches 50 Muckraker

Jacob 52 Mooring site 53 Young louse 56 Serengeti

predator 59 Seedless

raisin 61 Contents

abbr.

62 Meshes 64 Goddess of

victory 65 Simon and

Diamond 66 U.S. leader 67 Bridge seat 68 Ninnies 69 Architect

Saarinen

DOWN 1 Allergy-sea-

son sound 2 French river 3 Like some

roofs 4 Mineo and

Maglie 5 German

composer 6 Having a

ceiling

7 Four CDs 8 Acorn

droppers 9 Wrong 10 Cosmetician

Lauder 11 Faucets 12 Monk’s room 13 Nuremberg

conclusion 18 Violinist

Menuhin 22 Golfer Ernie 25 Letters from

the morgue 27 Big dance 28 Fifth of MV 30 Cordon __

(master chef)

31 Seine tributary

32 Purim month

33 Actress Mia 34 St. Patrick

Day’s images 36 Inmates 38 Building up 39 Shepard or

Houston 41 __ and Hyde 44 Ambassa-

dor’s off. 47 Hop to it! 48 European

water birds 49 Curriculum

element 51 Narrow bay

53 Mother-of-pearl

54 Cartoonist’s assistant

55 “Jerusalem Delivered” poet

56 Bus route 57 Amazon

dolphin genus

58 Old Scottish dagger

60 Drink habitually

63 Bind

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.

10/24/16

A DAILY CROSSWORD

PHOEBE & HER UNICORN

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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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