STAR SIGNS
ARIES (March 21-April 19):Someone who knows which rules to break will rule. Con-ventional wisdom can only getyou so far.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):The coin you are tempted to toss has two sides. You have just as much chance of winning as of losing.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The grass isn’t greener on the other side of the fence, and even if itis there could be slippery slopes that will set you on your ear.Don’t make commitments.CANCER (June 21-July 22):There is a tendency to react tothe unpredictable in kneejerkways. Avoid making changesin business or finances even ifyour partner is enthusiastic.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A sense of adventure might drown outyour common sense. You mayseem appealing to the new guyor gal in the neighborhood, butthis is not a good time to pursuea romantic hookup.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Act quickly on offers. A valuableopportunity will only knock once and you don’t want tolook back in regret over a lostchance to profit.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):Value quality over quantity.Don’t buy something in bulkor cheaply if it won’t give ad-equate service and enduring pleasure.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Be-ing part of the crowd isn’t yourforte. You perform much betterif you have a chance to workon your own. Concentrate onfulfilling your obligations.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Some things may be more trouble than they are worth.Avoid making key financial commitments that could put your peace of mind at risk. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Take a deep breath and focus. You are filled with plenty ofenergy, but it will do you nogood unless you concentrateon concrete goals. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Don’t forget to keep in touch with loved ones and let themknow just what you are doing.A new financial arrangementmay contain some drawbacks.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):You could follow wherever thepath may lead. If you are on theright path you won’t have anyproblem arriving at a promisingdestination. IF OCTOBER 24 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Strategic planningand common sense with fi-nancial matters could pay offduring the next two to threeweeks. Put your business orcareer ambitions into action.In December you can put yourvisions of success into mo-tion without interference fromothers. A new romance mightnot be one that ends up hap-pily ever after, but it will be fun. Too much fun, however, could highlight your gullible natureso watch your pennies. In Feb-ruary you may be in a testingphase and your achievementsmight be placed under scru-tiny. Wait until March to makecrucial decisions.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016
— Jeraldine Saunders
ACROSS 1 Liberal
pursuits 5 M. Keaton
fi lm 10 Coal or opal
ending 14 Mint family
plant 15 Vietnamese
dress 16 British gun 17 Tall,
fl owering plants
19 Informed 20 Ego subject 21 Church
topper 23 Ref.
volumes from the U.K.
24 Do not ignore!
26 Actor Baldwin
27 Prickly plants
29 Seller’s $ equivocation
32 Syrian ruler 35 Pass easily 36 Half of DII 37 Showy
fl owers 40 Clique
humor 42 Sea east of
the Caspian 43 Daisy
Yokum’s middle name
45 Follow afterward
46 Male sheep 47 Suspended
perches 50 Muckraker
Jacob 52 Mooring site 53 Young louse 56 Serengeti
predator 59 Seedless
raisin 61 Contents
abbr.
62 Meshes 64 Goddess of
victory 65 Simon and
Diamond 66 U.S. leader 67 Bridge seat 68 Ninnies 69 Architect
Saarinen
DOWN 1 Allergy-sea-
son sound 2 French river 3 Like some
roofs 4 Mineo and
Maglie 5 German
composer 6 Having a
ceiling
7 Four CDs 8 Acorn
droppers 9 Wrong 10 Cosmetician
Lauder 11 Faucets 12 Monk’s room 13 Nuremberg
conclusion 18 Violinist
Menuhin 22 Golfer Ernie 25 Letters from
the morgue 27 Big dance 28 Fifth of MV 30 Cordon __
(master chef)
31 Seine tributary
32 Purim month
33 Actress Mia 34 St. Patrick
Day’s images 36 Inmates 38 Building up 39 Shepard or
Houston 41 __ and Hyde 44 Ambassa-
dor’s off. 47 Hop to it! 48 European
water birds 49 Curriculum
element 51 Narrow bay
53 Mother-of-pearl
54 Cartoonist’s assistant
55 “Jerusalem Delivered” poet
56 Bus route 57 Amazon
dolphin genus
58 Old Scottish dagger
60 Drink habitually
63 Bind
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.
10/24/16
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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