STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):You’re quite likely to come to a riveting realization this week-end. Someone you thoughtwas ignoring you is actuallyvery understanding. There’s a friend in the wings willing tobail you out of any situation.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Look at what the other guy plays before you play your owncard. Your competitiveness islow, but self-discipline and in-ner wisdom are high. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Youprefer to escape into fantasy,but will be happier if you focuson the practical world. Concen-trate on areas where you canphysically see results.CANCER (June 21-July 22): De-velop an inner sense of peaceand tranquility as the week-end unfolds. Tai chi, yoga, or Pilates could strengthen yourmind and body. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You don’t judge a book by its cover. You haven’t always received trustworthy advice from others, so over time you’ve learned to rely upon your own judgment. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A sig-nificant someone might go toextremes or expect too much. Social contacts might expect that you keep your pinkie heldextra high while sipping tea.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Likethe ocean, romance can be verydeep or very shallow, depend-ing upon where you choose to cast your net. Spend qual-ity time with someone alreadyclose to your heart.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Self-less actions often go unreward-ed, although your determina-tion to succeed in the materialworld continues to bring satis-faction. You can connect withothers in a way that transcendsspace, distance, or time.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Moody loners quickly tireof self-imposed isolation. Youdon’t need to be tall, dark andhandsome to cast a spell over acertain someone. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Go for the gold. The power of your convictions is more pow-erful than a locomotive. Youaren’t likely to lose out or getlost if you head down a pathyou know is the right one.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):You might not have as muchmoney as you’d like, but you’repiling up good deeds on theheavenly scoreboard. Where your piggy bank is concerned,it’s smart to focus on reliability.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Singles are sure to mingle. Calculate your moves to makesomeone’s heart beat a little faster. Future romance and ca-reer success depend upon yourability to commit yourself.IF SEPTEMBER 26 IS YOURBIRTHDAY: You’ll be able torelax and take time to smellthe proverbial roses between now and the end of the year. The upcoming 6-8 weeks can bring opportunities to launchpet projects and important per-sonal plans. That’s when you can begin something that canbring lasting happiness.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Parts of

mollusk shells

7 “Dog Day Afternoon” star

15 Empire State capital

16 Gained support from

17 Detroit athlete

18 Remove hair

19 Rich in detail

21 Medley 24 Lariats 28 Seller’s $$

equivocation 29 Elliott

or Jay 32 Fixed gaze 33 Hold up 34 Goes along

with 36 Brings to

closure 37 Pub quaff 38 Railway

workers 40 Holiday in

Hanoi 41 Encircle with

a belt 43 Pea or

peanut 44 What __ you

up to? 45 Statesman

Kefauver 47 Like horror

movies 48 Bottom-line

fi gure 49 Cascade

Range mount

51 Makes beloved

53 Common purgative

56 DC-to-AC device

59 Taken for a

term 63 Civil War

movie, “__ County”

64 Hollywood swimmer Williams

65 Wide-brimmed hats

66 Hard as nails

DOWN 1 Take a sofa

break 2 Will Smith

biopic 3 TV network 4 Evaluator 5 Big bomb

dropper 6 Of a house of

worship

7 “God’s Little Acre” co-star Ray

8 Suggestive stare

9 Of the Vatican

10 Loos and Baker

11 Holm of “All About Eve”

12 Neighbor of Mont.

13 __ on your life!

14 “A Chorus Line” number

20 Dance like the gavotte

21 Searches for food

22 Destroy

completely 23 Singer Flack 25 “Black Magic

Woman” group

26 Catalog customer

27 Six-line stanzas

30 Shelf 31 More coy 35 Florida

State players

39 Most impoverished

42 Way down 46 Commences 50 Elroy

Jetson’s dog 52 Make joyful 54 New driver,

often 55 Tram loads 56 April 15 org. 57 Journalist

Hentoff 58 Nice life? 60 Pronoun

for a ship 61 Slippery one 62 Thirsty

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.

9/26/15

A DAILY CROSSWORD

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

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