STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Some things must be brokendown to their essential parts soyou can have a breakthrough. Acasual flirtation or a warm, so-cial interlude makes the work-day fly faster. TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Pick and choose and you won’t lose. Loved ones want to bask in the sunshine of your approv-al and friends hope that yourluck will rub off on them. GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Choose quality over quantity.You are the grand architect ofyour own life so build it of thevery best materials and base iton solid ground. CANCER (June 21-July 22):Use your charm to instill trust.Those who were suspicious or leery of your motives in the past might be willing to listento your ideas today. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Join forc-es with someone with the skilland talent to get ahead. Addyour brains and organizationalability to someone else’s visionand both of you can profit. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Throw a pile of pennies in the wishing well. A little luck cancome your way if you havefaith in the universe and in your companions. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Youattract those who seem to pre-fer your company to anyoneelse. Just because money burnsa hole in your pocket doesn’t mean you must rush out to buya new pair of pants.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Start the day by designing apattern that will make you healthy, wealthy, and wise. Getup on the right side of the bed,then take your vitamins andeat your oatmeal.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Act with confidence to winthe admiration of others. Applymental dexterity and skillfullyuse your words to climb thehighest mountains. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t give in to a passingwhim. Top performers remainfocused and develop healthyhabits. You may need to wearblinders to avoid distractions orthe competition.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Take care of responsibilities that you have been putting off.You might not be in the moodfor social activities but are morethan willing to go along for theride with a congenial partner.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Once bitten, twice shy. Youmay get away with somethingbecause others will turn a blind eye to your faults. Just be sure to make amends.IF JULY 26 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY:Shoulder responsibilities with asmile throughout the next fourweeks rather than dreaming away the days in impossible-to-attain fantasies. Your busi-ness sense is on the skids so putgrandiose financial schemes onhold. In late September and early October your reputationgets a shot in the arm and yourleadership abilities may be rec-ognized so you can easily seeka new job or make importantcommitments.

TUESDAY, JULY 26, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Recurrent

theme 6 __-do-well 10 City near

Santa Barbara 14 Of acreage 15 Olympian

Korbut 16 Parking

garage access 17 Irish slugfest 19 Recorded

proceedings 20 “Wheel of

Fortune” purchase

21 Bo Derek movie 22 Nasal

membranes 24 Single-track

line 27 Heart line 30 Saloon

disturbance 33 Temporary

currency 36 Newman

movie 37 Educational

org. 38 Golfer Jay

or Bill 39 Perry of

fashion 41 City in Yemen 42 Coll. sports grp. 43 Big rig 44 Respect

the fl ag 45 Scuffl e while

riding on shoulders

49 City in Alaska 50 Stated clearly 54 Bottle denizen 57 Plane ride:

abbr. 58 N.Y. school 59 Fictional

sleuths 61 Noisy

disturbance 64 Honor

student’s grades

65 Drug bust cop

66 Last 67 Jefferson’s VP 68 Ain’t right? 69 Periods of

self-denials

DOWN 1 Address

for lady 2 Maine town 3 Mortise’s

insert 4 McKellen of

“The Lord of the Rings”

5 Venus __ 6 Norse

goddesses of destiny

7 “Xanadu” group

8 Prima donnas’ problems

9 Croupier’s tool

10 Eloquent public speaker

11 Tree with lavender blooms

12 Invoice abbr. 13 Syst. of sound

syllables 18 Smokey or Yogi 23 Sunscreen

ingredient 25 Geishas’

sashes 26 Disreputable

character 28 Poetic

contraction 29 Gulf of

Bothnia island 31 Versailles

affi rmative

32 Ed.’s work pile 33 Hovel 34 Secret storage

place 35 Andretti’s ride 39 Large shoe

width 40 K-O

connection 41 Memo abbr. 43 Coating 44 Discontinued 46 Rubicon

crosser 47 Contaminate 48 Links activity

51 Highland groups

52 Israeli port 53 Grows less

sharp 55 Former

Spanish toehold in Africa

56 Signifi cant years

59 Restaurant check

60 Seine water 62 East ender? 63 Narrow inlet

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.

7/26/16

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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