ACROSS 1 Burns out of

control 6 Commission

charge 9 Fertile loam 14 John Hersey’s

bell town 15 Spread over a

surface 16 Own up to 17 Silver serving

dishes 19 Publishable

copy 20 News pieces 21 Glue wielder 22 Coffeehouse

containers 25 India’s

Jawaharlal 27 “Auld

Lang __” 28 Down on

a map 30 Hotel

employee 32 At the ready 34 Pitch 35 O’Neill and

Sullivan 38 Turn into a

jelly 39 Charles

Dickens novel “Dombey and __”

41 Williams or Turner

42 Workbench cutter

43 NASA’S ISS partner

44 Cyber-nuisance

46 Daises 48 Boston

suburb 51 Luster 52 Alan of

“Shane” 54 Desert

havens 56 Mishandles 57 Author of

“Cider House Rules”

59 Angler’s basket

61 Homemade brick

62 Building site 66 Simon and

Young 67 Mine’s yield 68 Roman

Artemis 69 Peruvian

mountains 70 Combat 71 Stitched

DOWN 1 Sound from

a fan 2 Small ruckus 3 Guy’s honey 4 Joins up 5 Fireplace

residue

6 Burned brightly

7 Audible range 8 Optic orb 9 Dr. Zhivago’s

love 10 Black Sea

port 11 Post-

parenting parent

12 Trooper whooper

13 Shopper’s stop

18 Harmless cyst

21 Ship’s accounting offi cer

22 Linguist’s concern

23 Drama parts

24 Canceled 26 Basic core 29 “Demian”

author 31 Basis for

Windows, originally

33 Head honcho 36 Chicken caller 37 Graceful birds 40 Okinawa port 45 Eyelash

coating 47 Breed of

sheep dog 49 Fit for

consumption

50 Songsmith Johnny

52 Tropical vine 53 Dale of “Flash

Gordon” 55 Salton or

Sargasso, e.g. 58 Loch of

legend 60 Extremities 62 Solemn

promise 63 Post-

graduate pursuit

64 Wee hour 65 Small bit

Answers to all of today’s puzzles are on the comics pages. The New York Times crossword and the bridge col-umn appear in the classifi eds. See A1 index for page number.

9/21/15

A DAILY CROSSWORDSTAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get out your water wings and diveright in. Intellectual exchangescould spark creative activitiesthat put you right in the swim. Surround yourself with the kind of people who are doers, not bystanders.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):You can find an opportunityto make yourself heard. Youcould be the center of the at-tention and get your ideas across with ease. GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Casual friends don’t need to become bosom buddies. Keep a smile on your face and mingle with like-minded acquaintances. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Al-ways look on the bright sideof life. Driving ambition maymotivate you at work, as well as at home. This may be an ide-al time to set significant plansinto motion.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’rehardwired to enjoy happy andexciting experiences. You re-ceive more than your fair shareof attention because you seem unique. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Pace yourself and you can practicewhat you preach. Optimism and a positive outlook are fine,but you must take concrete ac-tion in a thorny situation. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Con-centrate on coloring outsidethe lines. Don’t be afraid to be an original thinker and tap yourinner child for outlandish newideas that just might work. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Youdon’t have to climb to the topof a mountain to find somepeace and quiet. It’s quite pos-sible that the most creative andvaluable work can be accom-plished in the middle of noiseand distractions.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): March to your own drum-beat. You may have spent a lotof time indulging the whims ofothers, but now it’s time to dowhat’s best for you. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Forage behind enemy lines. Be-cause you can ferret out qualityinformation or privileged data,you’ll be able to make more money or improve your finan-cial situation.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Relying on the inner circle for direction and advice might notpan out. This is a good time to be independent and reach out to a new group of cronies. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Re-flect upon all things you holddear. Realize that although youmay not be financially rich, you’re wealthy because of the friendships you have built overtime. IF SEPTEMBER 21 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Make progress toward your business and fi-nancial objectives betweennow and the end of October. You’re shrewder and more goal-oriented right now andcan get ahead in the world of commerce. Set your sights on a new romance, or beginning anything that requires a shinypublic image in October, No-vember or January.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

— Jeraldine Saunders

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

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