STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You can only fool some of the peo-ple some of the time. A new group of business contacts oracquaintances might appear tofind you quite fascinating. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Anunsatisfying business transac-tion can put you on the de-fensive. Rock solid foundations can withstand passing distur-bances. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Youmay have a yen for a more ro-mantic and exciting lifestyle. The dreams you hold dearestcould actually be within yourgrasp. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Saveexperimentation for anotherday. Tried and true methodswill give you the firmest toe-hold at this point in time. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Go shop-ping for items that reflect yourgood taste today, but don’t expect to use your money tomake money. Don’t give up when you face a brick wall.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep up the good work. Your net-work of friends and businessacquaintances will keep you inthe know and up to date. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Youmay want what you can’t have. If you feel that you have been denied pleasures you might tryto break free of restraints inunacceptable ways. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Youmay be on the outside lookingin or on the inside, looking out.Perhaps your most valuable ideals and desires are closely mirrored by others. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Focus on making your gen-erous gestures count in yourfavor. This may be a good timeto mend fences. Fight off the temptation to dive into a newinvestment.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):One baby step at a time. Youmay struggle to achieve inde-pendence. You may feel rela-tively powerless, like a baby, but through the support of others you can actually changeyour world for the better.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Put your latest business ideaor moneymaking scheme on the back burner. Your conceptof shrewd maneuvering and acceptable behavior can putother people’s teeth on edge. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Home is where the heart is. Don’t let business or careerinterfere with your ability toparticipate in family activities.You may run into deals thatlook very good on the surface but the actuality won’t hold upunder scrutiny.IF DECEMBER 16 IS YOURBIRTHDAY: Prepare like asquirrel storing away his nutsfor the cold winter, and makesure all loose ends are tied upbefore the end of the year. Ro-mance and new friendshipsare possible in January when group activities will help youget back up to speed. April andMay are the worst months in which to change jobs, make crucial decisions, or make ma-jor investments as there may be unforeseen complications.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Backstabber 4 Chain of inns 10 TV’s talking

horse 14 Overhead

RRs 15 Digital

alternative 16 City near

Utica 17 Aussie

bird 18 Start

burning 19 Disfi gure 20 Start of a

quote by Reggie Jackson

22 Welsh dog 23 Break in the

audience 24 Lodgers 26 Carries a tune

wordlessly 28 Dahl of fi lms 30 Capital of

Delaware? 31 Native of

England 33 Airs in the air 35 First stage 36 Part 2 of

quote 37 Hooded

serpent 41 Flightless

fl ock 43 Coastal

inhalations 44 Gardner of

“The Killers” 47 Most senior 49 Seniors’

big night 50 Woody or

Arlo 52 More docile 54 Some choir

members 55 End of quote 58 Computer-

copied image 59 Very

handsome young man

61 NASA partner 62 Give a pink

slip to 63 Benefi ciaries 64 Collide

intentionally 65 Calligrapher’s

supply 66 Danish port 67 Bring to

court

DOWN 1 Coral colony 2 Soprano

Gluck 3 Destructive

waves 4 Surprise

attacks 5 Luanda

resident 6 Style

7 Touched down

8 Com preceder?

9 Long, long time

10 Keaton/Garr movie

11 Bellowed 12 Political

refugee 13 Termination

of existence 21 Half or step

ending? 22 Browbeat 24 Remodel 25 Lennon’s

beloved 26 SHO rival 27 Vessel with a

spigot 29 At liberty

32 Different ones

34 Lathered 36 Commanded,

old-style 38 Obstacles 39 Carnival city 40 Tentacle 42 Bulldog of

Connecticut 43 Horse

hotels 44 1999 U.S.

Open tennis champion

45 Spock, e.g.

46 Assault 48 What hot

goods are 51 Sounds the

horn 53 __ Jaw,

Saskatchewan 55 __ of the

above 56 Birthright

seller of the Bible

57 Unchanged 59 Stir 60 School of

seals

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.

12/16/15

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.

DAILY JUMBLE