STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Steer clear of trouble and don’tmake waves. This is a particu-larly poor time to make finan-cial decisions, risk your reputa-tion, or start an argument inpublic.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Fairy tales belong in the nurs-ery. There might not be a hap-pily ever after if you begin a new relationship or investmentright now.GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Tread water. You could be dis-appointed by the final results ifyou lock in the terms of a con-tract or agreement today.CANCER (June 21-July 22):Your fantasies are bigger thanyour wallet. If you make a cru-cial commitment you might regret it later. Don’t make a major purchase or enter into acontractual agreement. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may be wasting both time and re-sources if you head off to chase elusive rainbows. There isn’t any pot of gold sitting at theend even though someone may try to convince you otherwise.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Itmakes sense to guard your cents. Steer clear of schemes and dreams that might entaillarge expenditures. Take a long, hard look at your finan-cial situation.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get comfortable and rest on yourlaurels. Be sure to honor your existing obligations and re-sponsibilities, but don’t initiateany new undertakings.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Don’t throw caution to the winds as you speed through your day. With Mars still inyour sign you may be more willing to lead than to follow.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Controlling the outcome ofevery situation is not possible.It is wise to remain flexible enough to reverse your opinionwhen necessary.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):You are part of the band whenyou ride the bandwagon. Asituation calls for “all for oneand all for one.” Go along withfriends on a key issue. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Prepare to enjoy lasting plea-sures. Fight off a fleeting desirefor fads and a possible hookupwith someone who is all fluff and no substance.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Put offers and opportunitiesinto sensible perspective forthe best success. Don’t be ex-travagant with your piggy bankor overly generous with your promises.IF JULY 22 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY:During the next two to threeweeks avoid making new com-mitments, taking out loans, orrisking investments because you may be confused about thefacts. Life is like a huge pres-ent during the second half ofAugust. Because your life will be enriched by contacts with a new assortment of people and ideas you will grow and learnto be more open minded. Startany key initiative for businessthen, or commit to a relation-ship, and it is likely to succeed.

FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Parts of

doorframes 6 Blow one’s

horn 10 Org. of N.Y.

Choi and Wie 14 Alaska native 15 “__ Noon” 16 Boat

movers 17 Ingredients in

explosives 20 Manhattan

neighborhood 21 NASA

partner 22 Peg with a

concave top 23 Rabbit

mother 26 Cuzco’s

country 28 Pavlov and

Reitman 30 Mental

disorders 34 Listened to 35 Rustler’s

rope 36 Word with

duck or excuse

37 Highbrow entertainment

39 Dreary 43 Gymnast

Comaneci 45 Two-door car 46 Old-age

disorders 51 On the nose 52 Cavity 53 Newspaper

honchos 54 Wag of the

tongue 55 Psyche

component 58 Head-to-

head fi ght for honor

60 Narrowing of the arteries

66 Equipment 67 __ vera 68 Intelligentsia

69 Bart’s Ms. Krabappel

70 Type of mat or bell

71 Rumba or mambo, e.g.

DOWN 1 Peerce or

Vermeer 2 “Float like

a butterfl y” boxer

3 Bumped into 4 Scots’ trillings 5 Bent by age 6 Conjecture 7 Dressing

ingredient 8 Lecher’s look 9 As a result 10 Old-time card

game

11 Spaghetti, ziti, etc.

12 Author of “Our Man in Havana”

13 Set a tax 18 Guitarist

Atkins 19 Animal dens 23 Actress

Arlene 24 Old SSS

classifi cation 25 Midterm

or fi nal 27 Let loose 29 Haitian

religion 31 Promoting

peace 32 Acoustic

organ 33 Land of Yanks

37 Poem of praise

38 Apple seed 40 Ploy 41 Imitated 42 Mrs. Truman 44 Take in, as

pants 45 Repeated

rahs 46 Waste

matter 47 Left 48 Mr. Detroit 49 Alpine

singer

50 Bit of evidence

56 Egg on 57 Capital

on the Aker River

59 Kinks title woman

61 Remarkable time

62 Speak softly 63 Moral

transgression 64 Shortened

shortener 65 Holy seat

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.

7/22/16

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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