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STAR SIGNS
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Itisn’t necessary to tear apart the road to get out of a rut. You may be overcome by ex-citement with the prospect of something new. TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Take compliments with a grainof salt. It will pay off in the long run to be an independentthinker and to be realistic aboutyour status in the business world. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): De-velop a delightful and daringdialogue. There may be morefantasy than fact in the ideas that are discussed, but they may unleash creative ideas anda more fulfilling future. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Thetrue measure of intelligence is not necessarily how much youknow. It is instead a matter ofhow willing you are to search for, find, and use the knowl-edge that is at your fingertips.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If moneyis concerned you can use yourbest judgment. This might bea good day to gather informa-tion in preparation for a majorpurchase.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Reach into the world for wis-dom. You can obtain good ad-vice today. Don’t waste energy pussy footing around issues orwallowing in worry. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be willing to meet new peoplebut don’t hook up with a newromantic partner on a whim.Dwelling on what might havebeen and wishful thinking can be contrary to your interests.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Ab-sorb positive energy. Being in-spired by others is instrumentalto your success. Practice sayingmantras and affirmations thatmaintain your buoyancy andoptimism. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Diligently search for waysto reap benefits without ignor-ing potential pitfalls. Rather than acting on your money-making ideas now you woulddo better to gather data.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):The ends don’t always justify the means. You may be overlyambitious or persuaded to usedrastic tactics to earn your pen-nies. Focus on upholding highprinciples.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Sincere overtures can get youout of a jam or into a better po-sition for future negotiations.Set the stage so that you can wheel and deal.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Sin-cerity and honesty is as plainto see as the Eiffel Tower. You will recognize the truth whenyou hear it even if it is veiledin nuance.IF AUGUST 22 IS YOUR BIRTH-DAY: Sports or any other com-petitive activity will bring a smile to your face as the nextthree to four weeks unfold. You are at your best in Octoberwhenever you tackle ideas and plans from a business stand-point, using a storehouse of ac-cumulated street smarts and common sense. Early Novem-ber might be a great time toescape on an exotic vacation.
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2016
— Jeraldine Saunders
ACROSS 1 Closing word
in a prayer 5 Wood
shaping machine
10 Cracked somewhat
14 Nickname for a grandmother
15 Deathly pale 16 “Damn
Yankees” enchantress
17 Hula garb 19 Culp/Cosby
TV series 20 Wealth 21 Discordant
sounds 23 All the same 24 Highest
level 26 Head count 29 Box with four
bishops? 32 Explosive
letters? 33 Language
of Lahore 36 Superlatively
reasonable 37 Lupino of
Hollywood 38 Scolding nag 40 Negligent 41 Come to
pass 43 Tiller’s tool 44 Deodorant
spot 47 Small
Hawaiian guitars
48 Asner and Norton
49 Fewer words 51 Itchy skin
eruptions 53 Extinct
ostrichlike bird
54 Temper 57 Specialist
in pain 60 Habituates
62 Oaf 64 Braised entree 66 Runny
French cheese
67 Fortune deck 68 Deal
prelude 69 JFK birds 70 Gushes 71 Get word
DOWN 1 Seeing red 2 Osmond
sister 3 Make into
a law 4 Writer
of droll epigrams
5 Captures a loose steer
6 Question 7 Watery 8 Novel
protagonist 9 Lures 10 Foreigner 11 Incense 12 European
mountain 13 Light beam 18 Green of
Austin Powers movies
22 Brief fi ght 25 King David’s
poetry 27 Not justifi ed 28 Headliners 29 Theatrical
signal 30 Loses one’s
cool
31 Gender bias 33 Seat 34 Valerie
Harper role 35 Formalwear 39 Like
corduroys 42 Cow’s chew 45 Puts up
a fi ght 46 Chinese
religionists 50 McKellen
and McEwan 52 Dislikes
intensely
54 Dunne or Castle
55 Spanish lariat
56 Ridge formed by a glacier
58 Exchange 59 Spare part? 61 Home of
Aggies and Utes
62 Pres. after JFK
63 Vein content 65 Piglet’s mom
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.
8/22/16
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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