ACROSS 1 Second of a

series 5 “Heidi”

author 10 Writer

Buchanan 14 Clarifi ed fat 15 Diffi dent 16 Distance

runner Jim 17 Brought into

play 18 Italian

friends 19 Suffi x for

adherents 20 Top-notch

accommo-dations

23 Botanist’s interest

24 WWII zone 25 Expressions

of confusion 27 Neighbor

of Isr. 28 Soprano

Felicity 32 Monkey

suits 34 Remove

with care 37 Sloping

position 38 Top-notch

dining 42 St.

intersectors 43 Infamous

mama’s boy 44 Old-time

actress Ada 46 Lip 47 Slot-fi ller 50 Rap Dr. 51 Low-spirited 54 Wear away 56 Top-notch

accommo-dations

61 Insect’s feeler

62 Make a mistake

63 Short theatrical

sketch 64 Eisenhower

and others 65 Broadway

orphan 66 New money 67 Sign over 68 Palm fruits 69 Gush

DOWN 1 Misleading

devices 2 With no

sweat 3 Howard of

“The Key” 4 Venomous

viper 5 ERA, e.g. 6 High-grade

cotton 7 Norse giant

8 Nouveau __ 9 No genius 10 Pennsylvania

port 11 Reading

disorder 12 Almond

housing 13 Ques.

response 21 Leaves for

lunch? 22 Moppet 26 Mach-2

breakers 29 Jewel’s part-

ner in retail 30 Prefi x with

marketing or vision

31 Contemptible cads

33 University of

Utah team 34 Lanchester

or Maxwell 35 Old VOA

parent 36 Recipe

meas. 38 Political

division 39 Cook too

long 40 Did some

shoe repairs 41 Ponderer 45 Advisers to

the pres. 47 Adopted

48 Respect 49 Grant 52 Sportscaster

Rashad 53 Riga’s river 55 Kentucky

Derby prize 57 Nave’s

neighbor 58 Ain’t

correct? 59 Falco

of “The Sopranos”

60 Misfortunes 61 Abbreviated

photo

Answers to all of today’s puzzles are on the comics pages. The New York Times crossword and the bridge col-umn appear in the classifi eds. See A1 index for page number.

9/18/15

A DAILY CROSSWORDSTAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Sing a little song, dance a littledance. An intimate candlelightdinner for two or a casual andcomfortable get together with friends might be in order. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Getdown on bended knee. Ask for a commitment or beg for for-giveness. Some well-deserved rest and relaxation is in thestars for the next few days.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Youmay be your own worst critic.Quit beating yourself up. Striveto make an effort so that imag-ined criticisms are baseless.CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’sdeja vu all over again. Avoiddwelling on unrealizable day-dreams or committing to largefinancial outlays without care-ful consideration. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Flaunt your wares to attract interest.With Venus in your sign, you could be hungry for romanticexcitement or crave social out-ings in unusual or out-of-the-way places. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Fo-cus on achieving your materialambitions. Plenty of grit anddetermination are at your dis-posal, and you should followthrough where needed. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Play the field, but don’t let the field play you. You’re more attrac-tive and friendly than usual,so a night on the town mightdraw new admirers to strokeyour ego. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):When you’re feeling your oats it’s time to make oatmeal. There’s not a “discouraging word” to be heard on the ro-mantic front. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Remain fearless, footloose and fancy-free if you’re playingthe mating game. You may feellike you’ve reached the epit-ome of attractiveness and arelikely to lure others close. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Some people live for gossip. As the weekend begins, there could be more than enoughchattering to go around. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Use clear thinking and objec-tivity to handle details and getthem out of the way. Partners, as well as the boss, expect you to handle responsibilities with-out supervision.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Share and share alike. You’re brimming with generosity, butbe careful not to create an ob-ligation that makes someone else uncomfortable. IF SEPTEMBER 18 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Your combination of imagination, inspirationand astute business sense will help you make material secu-rity a reality during the next3-4 weeks. This is an excellenttime to make decisions about career and financial affairs. ByOctober, your tendency to day-dream and attraction to roman-tic ideas might best be enter-tained on a vacation or week-end getaway. Physical energyhits a high note by November, making that a good time to be-gin a new exercise program orenter competitive events.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

— Jeraldine Saunders

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

STONE SOUP

ADAM@HOME

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

DAILY JUMBLE