STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Walk the walk. Find acceptable ways to express physical exu-berance while enjoying socialsituations. You could get a gangof friends together for a night at the bowling alley.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Push someone’s buttons. Sometimes playing hard to get isn’t the only way to winthe race of romantic rivalry. Change strategies if the triedand true tactics don’t work. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The rebel has a cause. Take into consideration that others havewill power and are capable ofindependent thinking. You canlead a horse to water but youcan’t make him drink. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be flattered if someone shows aninterest in your life. The prob-ing questions posed by an ac-quaintance may indicate a sin-cere desire to know you better.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Any-thing worth doing is worth doing well. Put some spit andpolish on your latest project.Your wry sense of humor willmake you a popular additionto parties.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Pay attention to subtle signals. Check details in advance so youarrive on time. You could be ledastray by your own casual ac-ceptance of false assumptions. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The head might rule the heart for afew hours. You excel at gamesof logic and rational evalua-tions of both people and things.This can be a good day to tacklea new software program.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Let someone else carry a fair share of the load. You don’t alwaysneed to take charge or acceptthe burden. Pay attention to slogans, mottos, and fables.Inspirational ideas can make money grow or your life easier.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): No one wants to be re-minded of duty when attend-ing fun-filled events. The effort to obtain a commitment froma friend or lover might come attoo high a price.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Don’t let that “big one” get away. It could be an idea, aninvestment or a person who becomes the object of your pas-sionate attention. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Add the pinching of a few pen-nies to every dish and cook up some fun. Find inexpensive ways to entertain friends or amuse guests. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Find creative ways to express the poetry in your heart. Sud-den changes to plans or a few surprises can briefly upset yourserenity. IF MARCH 26 IS YOUR BIRTH-DAY: Your business sense is ac-centuated as the next six to eight weeks unfold. Your imag-ination is stirred in May andyou may be inspired to work harder than ever to achieve fi-nancial security. The best timeto make crucial changes or in-terview for a new position isthe period between late Mayand mid-July.

SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Bull-headed 10 Laundry

machine 15 Kicks into

high gear 16 Pacifi c nation 17 Those

requesting a new hearing

18 Israeli port 19 Painter on

plaster 21 Expressions

of satisfaction 24 Accelerator

pedals 28 Primitive

hand-turned mills

32 Of bears 33 Out of favor 37 Windy City

rail inits. 38 Measuring

instruments 42 Long or

Peeples 43 Pathological

obsession with one idea

44 Off the right path

48 Bit of food 49 Maximally

refl ecting light 53 Superlative

suffi x 54 Passing the

cold months 58 Monday

in Leon 61 Of lymphatic

glands 65 Country

singer Steve 66 Chalk artist 67 Curls up with

a book 68 Preserved

fodder in a way

DOWN 1 WWII ration-

book group 2 Jazz style

3 Have dinner 4 Not kosher 5 Danube

tributary 6 African river 7 Bomb blast 8 Olympic

symbol 9 Nightmarish

Belgian artist 10 Ukraine river 11 Singers John

and Bonnie 12 Actor

Brynner13 Period of

history 14 Fixed

monotonous routine

20 Debtor’s letters

21 St. Thomas __

22 Barbarous 23 Divided by a

membrane 25 Formal

permission 26 Race

contestants 27 Marine

aquarium additive

29 Beluga product

30 “All Things Considered” stn.

31 Word exten-sion: abbr.

34 Moon ve-hicle’s letters

35 Orinoco tributary

36 Actor/direc-tor Howard

39 Teri Garr movie, “Mr. __”

40 Funnyman Philips

41 Old seafarer 45 Repair a

metal joint 46 Plants with

aromatic seeds

47 Yang’s partner

50 Day’s march 51 Family car 52 Shock or

lock

55 Former Peruvian currency

56 Christmas song

57 Colorado feeder

58 Celtic Neptune

59 Abu Dhabi, Dubai et al.

60 FDR plan 62 Go clamming 63 Peer Gynt’s

mother 64 Brit Co.

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.

3/26/16

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.

DAILY JUMBLE