STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Cuddle up with the current object of your affections. Youcan move ahead on the gameboard of life by being agreeable and willing to work side by side with everyone. TAURUS (April 20-May 20):You may be going through adrastic realignment in some part of your life, but knowingthat someone is rooting for your success gives you some-thing solid and comforting tocling to.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be-fore you rest on your laurels,make sure they don’t contain any thorns or poison ivy. Con-fidential information couldcome to light that you mustkeep under your hat.CANCER (June 21-July 22):Shopping expeditions can bring a great deal of satisfac-tion. Fight the urge to be amoody loner and hook up witha helpful companion. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You could feel like the apple ofsomeone’s eye. Social affairs and personal relationships runsmoothly. Indulge your pas-sions and impulses without fear of criticism.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Ex-pand your sphere of influenceto get noticed. Networking isthe best way to earn your wings so pick up the phone, or openup your email program andgive it a workout. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Youwill get a sense of satisfaction from adopting a strategy of “aplace for everything and every-thing in its place.” You may lustafter success but could be heldin check by past indiscretions.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Boisterous horsing around might receive a bucketful of cold water. The prim and prop-er faction may not be pleased by your innocent flirtations, but fun is available on your own time.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): There is no such thing as asaint without a past or a sinnerwithout a future. Be tolerantof obstacles that affect your fi-nances and relationships. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Every story has a moral if onlyyou can find it. You might findthat you are becoming more philosophical as you deal withproblems. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):The birds and bees do it, butyou are neither one. You mayfeel as though you are being stalked by someone who can’t stand to work independently. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Loyal and sincere friends willguide you safely through intri-cate obstacles. Stick to a planthat inspires you and sidestepthose who may trip you upwith negativity or criticism.IF MARCH 9 IS YOUR BIRTH-DAY: During the next three tofour weeks you have energy,vitality, and a delightful sparkthat makes instant friends outof perfect strangers. You shine the brightest in social situa-tions, and groups, clubs, teams,or community centers mightvalue your input highly.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Chin. food

additive 4 Likes and

dislikes 10 Kiddie lit.

baddie 14 Top gun 15 American

songbird 16 Apothecary

purchase 17 Negative

prefi x 18 North Sea

structure 19 Villain in

“Othello” 20 Start of a

quote by Virgil Thompson

23 John Hersey’s bell town

24 AT&T part 25 Tampa sch. 28 States of

agitation 32 List of

candidates 34 Craving 37 Like some old

buckets 40 Other: Sp. 41 Mad Roman

emperor 42 Part 2 of

quote 43 __ and tear 44 Darling 45 Grade over

maximum 46 Recipe amts. 47 Map showing

more detail 49 Cotton

thread 51 Volcanic

dust 52 Not at home 55 Suffered with

dull pains 59 End of quote 64 Actress Lena 66 Phone

accessory 67 Pig’s pad

68 Sheltered little harbor

69 Encroachment 70 Meet with 71 Low digits 72 Dissuades 73 Go astray

DOWN 1 Craze 2 Yell at 3 Embarka-

tion point for Columbus

4 Adopted 5 “O patria

mia,” e.g. 6 Riverbed

deposit 7 Brit.

Conservative 8 T.S. __

9 Fluid transition

10 Chief Norse god

11 Alumni 12 Obvious

toupee 13 Hot-dog’s

problem? 21 Toward the

coast 22 Kaline and

Rosen 26 Binding

device 27 Phobias 29 “The Music

Man” state 30 Diamond

cover 31 Deftness 33 Like simple

machinery

34 Land of Chennai

35 Young adults

36 Sub plunge

38 Fancy little case

39 Capone’s undoer

48 Drag 50 Scottish

landowners 53 Removed

ties 54 Coil about

56 “Steppen-wolf” author

57 Diner 58 Beauty salon

appliance 60 Aces 61 Male red

deer 62 Natural

balm 63 Glum drop? 64 United Na-

tions Day mo. 65 Old card

game

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.

3/9/16

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.

DAILY JUMBLE