STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): TheNew Moon may bring mattersto a close that have been build-ing up for several weeks. Con-fidence and personal charismahelp you take command of anysituation.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):You are sharp as a tack anda whiz at mental gymnastics.Remain cautious about imple-menting an idea that can takethe advantage of someone in a business deal.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your desire for excitement may notbe satisfied today as the pow-ers that be are in a somewhat conservative mode. You maybe inspired to beautify your surroundings.CANCER (June 21-July 22):Money doesn’t make the world go around, but it can greaseits wheels. Today’s New Moon may mark the beginning of a new concentration on usingyour money to further your ambitions. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The New Moon in your sign could mark ashift in your self-appraisal or anawareness that circumstances have changed. You may attractsomeone who will enrich youroutlook.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Great inspiration invigorates you.Fabulous opportunities could open up but the cosmic tidesmay be running contrary to your interests.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The New Moon may mark a height-ened awareness of the impor-tance of friends, goals, andsignificant relationships inyour life.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It is hard to find a comfort zonewhen dealing with others be-cause you are overly awareof subtle crosscurrents. Keepyour own counsel, even when tempted to say the wrongthing.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): You may be the last to forget the past. Your patienceand understanding may be stretched to the breaking pointby a situation in your home.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Social activities, entertain-ments and romance could beless than thrilling if you are toowrapped up in the pursuit ofexcellence.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):The New Moon begins a new phase of attention to relation-ships. The next few weekscould show you just how much influence a certain someone exerts upon your life.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Un-restrained chitchat might onlyconfuse key issues. Those in charge are in the mood to take action and to accomplish real-istic goals. IF AUGUST 2 IS YOUR BIRTH-DAY: There is a boost in yourphysical energy and the abil-ity to lead others is coming toa peak as the upcoming six weeks to eight weeks unfold. You may have a tough timemaintaining the momentum inSeptember, when you could be distracted by inner fantasies ora romantic fling.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Festive

occasion 5 Swamped 10 Tracy

Marrow’s stage name

14 Saucers without cups?

15 The king of France

16 565 in old Rome

17 Tom Selleck movie

19 “Kiss Hollywood Good-by” author

20 Jack up 21 Hips 23 Precursor of

the CIA 24 Eye defect:

suff. 27 Art stands 30 E.G. __ of “The

Defenders” 32 Converse

amorously 33 __ dixit 36 Aphrodite’s

boy 37 Japanese

port 39 Gandhi title 41 Lloyd and

Arlen 43 Make amends 44 Deuce, at the

French Open 46 Ingrid’s

“Casablanca” role

47 Orbiting part of Russia?

48 St. James’s Palace location

51 Stupefyingly drunk

53 Extra-wide shoe

54 Give the once-over

57 “The __ Queene”

59 Of an ecological sequence

61 Inland sea east of the Caspian

63 Oddball 66 Neighbor

of Java 67 Habituate 68 Italian noble

name 69 Brain tissue 70 Flooring maker 71 Barbecue

DOWN 1 Okra stew 2 Bushy

hairdos 3 Gray wolves 4 Gray and

Candler

5 Maugham’s “Cakes and __”

6 Spider’s lair 7 Great Plains

tribe 8 Bottom of

the foot 9 Foundation

for Jewish students

10 Remains in neutral

11 Narrow escape

12 Outer: pref. 13 Boob tubes 18 Portico for

Plato 22 Gallantry 25 Bond pymt. 26 State since

1948 28 British peers

29 The March King

30 Malicious 31 Sad news 33 Muslim

priests 34 Poolside area 35 Defi cit 38 Drudgery 40 Conical condo 42 Winglike

structures 45 Jubilant 49 Skillful 50 __-majesty 52 Shire of movies

54 Rub out 55 Conference

site of 1945 56 Carl of the

gridiron 58 Region of

Morocco 60 Cote dwellers 61 U.S. dance

grp. 62 Arctic

explorer John

64 Trevi fountain coin count

65 That girl

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.

8/2/16

A DAILY CROSSWORD

PHOEBE & HER UNICORN

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

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