STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aspecial someone is intuitive and understands how to pleaseyou. Show your appreciation by returning that person’s af-fection. Don’t leave any looseends lying around that couldtrip you up. TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Yesterday’s misunderstand-ings can’t spoil today’s happi-ness and harmony. A specialsomeone will be unable to re-sist your animal magnetism. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stickto the status quo. You may beacting on mere whims. Thecosmic traffic light is red wherenew ventures are concerned. This is not a good time to putanything of importance intoaction.CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be pragmatic about work condi-tions and lovable at home. Mi-nor career stalemates will soondissipate. Your most endearingqualities are more likely to beappreciated by family mem-bers and a significant other.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your question to yourself might bewhether you would jump off a bridge if your friends jumpoff the bridge first. You maynot be sure if you can trust theopinions and ideas of others. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Rest on your laurels. Be sure to hon-or all existing obligations andresponsibilities to the letter, but don’t begin any new proj-ects. This is a very poor time tomake purchases.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Givein. Quit fighting against chang-es and accept whatever it isthat you cannot control. Use your powers of understandingto calm a storm of controversy. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Discover new pathways to long-term security. The road well-traveled might be safe and secure but may not have any-thing of value to offer. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): The caged bird never sings a happy song. Someone mayfight against your attempts toachieve a compromise. Enthu-siasm and heartfelt generosityreceive the most appreciation.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Tread water. You never stand in the same river twice. Cur-rent events constantly shape the business landscape and at-mosphere. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Break away from the herd.Those who follow your lead may be attracted by your in-teresting and innovative ideas,but may disappear in a crunch. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Find a congenial partner for some shared enjoyment and experiences. Whether youhave a family to cherish, or justa romantic twinkle in your eye,it is a good time to socialize.IF DECEMBER 9 IS YOURBIRTHDAY: You may feel like everyone’s pampered darlingduring the next three to fourweeks. From now through the beginning of the year is a fabu-lous time to interview for a newjob, change careers, or to putyour heart on the line with aspecial someone.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Inside info 5 AC/DC

power 9 First

letters 14 Ski lift 15 Rachel’s

sister 16 Cartoonist

Wilson 17 Start of a

quote by Oscar Wilde

20 Very in Versailles

21 Martini’s partner in wine

22 Parrot 25 Bad actor 26 Leader for

a while? 29 Gets

wind (of) 30 Little pits 32 Address for

Tussaud 33 Arias, often 34 Amatory 35 Self: pref. 36 Part 2 of

quote 39 I doubt it! 41 One of the

Borgias 42 Noxious

cloud 45 Mineral

in the raw 46 Three-spots 47 Eyeball-

bending pictures

48 Envelop 50 Those guys

in Paris 51 City near

Rawalpindi 52 Disreputable 54 Evening in

Venezia 55 End of

quote 61 Davis of

“Thelma & Louise”

62 Elbe tributary

63 Pairs 64 Of days long

gone 65 Adages 66 Put in order

DOWN 1 Bakker’s TV

letters 2 Kimono

sash 3 Big galoot 4 Capital

of South Africa

5 Animated Fudd

6 Floral necklaces

7 End hunger

8 Graphic symbols

9 Has a birthday

10 __-Normandie 11 Former

Chinese leader

12 Women’s patriotic grp.

13 Tolkien tree creature

18 Angry states

19 1992 U.S. Open winner

22 Expressions of confusion

23 Corp. head 24 Lukewarm 25 Cheers 27 Tex. campus 28 Hanoi holiday

30 New converts 31 TCU or

MIT, e.g. 34 Retired

professors 37 New GI 38 Blacktops 39 In what

manner 40 Timetable

abbr. 43 Bruins’ great

Bobby 44 Verizon,

formerly 47 Rowers

49 “Common Sense” essayist

51 Lascivious looks

53 Fed 54 Hasenpfeffer

or slumgullion 55 Time past 56 Theol. belief 57 Turkish

honcho 58 __ Jima 59 __ crying

out loud! 60 Boston hrs.

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.

12/9/15

A DAILY CROSSWORD

PHOEBE & HER UNICORN

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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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