STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Old obligations may need resource-fulness. Keep dreams alive bysharing them with loved oneseven if the time isn’t quite ripeto put them into action.TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will find it easier to reach your destination with friends whohave similar goals in mind. Thisis a good time to apply concen-trated energy in achieving yourkey ambitions.GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Streamline your surroundingsto enjoy serenity. Do awaywith clutter that is bogging youdown. Some clutter may bemental baggage that is actinglike a ball and chain. CANCER (June 21-July 22):Take action to ensure that you achieve your objectives. Youare on the same wavelength as your closest friends, but may be at odds with familymembers.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Smart-en up. Think things over andtalk things through. Verbalexchanges or even email con-versations may take on height-ened significance.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Be-ing a bit gullible might havehidden advantages. People willlike you better when you are open-minded and do not chal-lenge their misconceptions oroffbeat opinions.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It is tough to speak words of lovewith tenderness when every-thing is viewed in black andwhite. Destiny may have brought you a soul mate butjealousies can cause insecurity.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Youmay make ideas pay off if you jot them down for later use.Consider replacing an alphabetsoup of ideas that are vying foryour attention with one strong,overriding objective.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Impose order on your sur-roundings. Organize crucialpaperwork and your most valuable tools. Money may slipaway unless you are vigilant. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):You, too, can be a great thinker.If you use your research skillsyou needn’t worry about hav-ing a cache of credentials oreducation. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Ambitions give way to a morerelaxing mood by nightfall. Youmight be caught in a fog of am-orous attraction by a bewitch-ing new romantic hookup.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Areservoir of hidden willpowerassists you in a quest for suc-cess. Combine business with pleasure to wind up in a topdog position.IF APRIL 28 IS YOUR BIRTH-DAY: Your overly imaginativeand romantic ideas can put youin a predicament during the next two to three weeks. Hold off on making major decisionsand avoid romantic entangle-ments. In July your businesssense is better than usual so that is a good time to make de-cisions about major purchases and career choices. Your en-thusiasm and pluck can makeyou into a respected leader.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Uh-huh! 4 Had title to 9 Swimming

stroke 14 Opening Day

pitcher 15 Operate a

loom 16 Catch a fi lm

again 17 Connie

Francis hit 20 “Damn

Yankees” siren

21 Rival pontiffs

22 Internet 25 Upscale

’60s Ford 26 Engage in

litigation 29 Duty-free 33 West of

Hollywood 36 Let loose 38 Poke fun 39 Land of

the lost 42 Western

tribe 43 Numerical

datum 44 Apiece 45 Golden oldie 47 Congeal 48 Theater sign

letters 49 Contrail

milieu 51 Winter

sport 57 Tanguay and

Gabor 61 Christopher

Reeve fi lm 64 Carrying a

weapon 65 Tropical

creeper 66 Oath 67 Calendar

elements 68 Nettlesome 69 Foolish

individual

DOWN 1 Sailing vessel

with two masts

2 Nymph in love with Narcissus

3 Banana strip 4 Be behold-

ing to 5 Soggy 6 Okinawa

port 7 __ as we

speak 8 Obligation 9 Burial

chambers 10 Make fairway

repairs 11 Urgent

letters? 12 Existed

13 Majors and Marvin

18 Lacking experience

19 Portraitist’s materials

23 & others 24 Army post 26 Offer a recap 27 Come

together 28 Church leader 30 Bantu

language 31 Some jabs 32 Buchanan

and Ferber 33 Convenes 34 Eaglet’s

abode 35 Construct 37 Sullivan and

Koch

38 Intermediate learning inst.

40 Name on an elevator

41 Candle part

45 Assembled masses

46 Nessie’s home

48 Like some nighties

50 Up to the present

51 How ’bout that!

52 Fruit center 53 Samms

or Calve 54 Common

seaweed 55 Border

lake 56 Consenting

votes 58 Long live! 59 Old Testa-

ment book 60 Puts in a hem 62 Squirt from a

squid 63 Vote option

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.

4/28/16

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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