STAR SIGNS A DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS -...

STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You could learn that it pays to be or-ganized. Two heads are alwaysbetter than one, so enlist yourfavorite sidekick in whateverproject is on the table.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):There may be a cold and calcu-lating atmosphere to contendwith in a social situation. Youranalysis of situations and peo-ple are right on the money. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Youmay be resentful of microman-agement by authority figures. Accept demands and picky re-quirements with good grace. Past problems may resurfaceand demand your attention.CANCER (June 21-July 22):Your hardworking persistencemakes money grow and pos-sessions purchased now will give good service. Capitalize onyour business sense.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Recentsetbacks can be a spur to ambi-tion. You are likely to under-stand ways to exploit circum-stances to your advantage.Look for encouragement andguidance from peers. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Avoid making snap decisions.You might be dazzled by some-one’s attention and distractedby praise. It may take severaldays for the full impact of asituation to sink in.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): New acquaintances could offer an escape from dull routines. If you act from true friendlinessand leave ulterior motives be-hind you can achieve an accordwith others.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Solid progress is possible if youfollow the rules. If a door hasslammed in your face look foran alternative route to achieveyour dreams.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): The positive aspects in the skies are excellent for making plans that will make your am-bitions a reality. Plant some seeds and watch them flourish. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Censure or disapproval is morelikely to stimulate ambition than put you in your place. Plots and plans to outshine oth-ers may be put into motion.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Toe the line rather than using aline to get your way. Accentu-ate the positive and put yourwhole heart into doing the bestjob you can do.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):You have the ability to makerelationships permanent if youovercome your fears. Take into account the limitations of aprospective partner before youmake a crucial commitment. IF AUGUST 1 IS YOUR BIRTH-DAY: You might be more in-terested in defending what is important to you than otherpeople’s opinions through-out the next five to six weeks.Your ability to get things ac-complished is at a peak and itis a prime time to set a goodexample to others or start anexercise regimen. You could betoo gullible for your own good in late August and early Sep-tember so avoid new romantichookups and investments.

MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Somewhat wet 5 Pointed ends 10 Length of a

visit 14 Fancy little

purse 15 Funny

Jack of Hollywood

16 Prevailing trend

17 Misdemeanor 19 Eve’s

grandson 20 British

military spectacle

21 Backed into a corner

23 “__ Pinafore” 24 Precious

metal 27 People 30 Composer’s

option 32 Straw drawn 33 Drink

heavily 36 Gusto 37 Sty denizens 39 Kitchen kiln 40 Crapshooter 42 $ in the

bank 43 Taiwan Strait

island 45 Bulrush 46 “Cheers”

actor Roger 47 Yale grad 48 Peanut

gallery 51 Corinth and

Panama, e.g. 53 Gobi Desert

site 54 Rope-a-dope

pugilist 57 Banquet 59 Biographer

Strachey 61 Vientiane’s

land 63 Capital on

the Arkansas River

66 Artistic work 67 Comic

Kovacs 68 Sommer of

fi lmdom 69 “Final

Analysis” star

70 Mothered too much

71 Child’s coaster

DOWN 1 Profundity 2 George

Peppard series, with “The”

3 Stray dogs 4 Brad of

“Seven” 5 Wrapped

6 Former Mideast nat.

7 Enjoy Chamonix

8 High-grade cotton

9 Get hot under the collar

10 Water vapor 11 Edward Albee

play 12 Commotion 13 Thumbs up 18 Hindu mystic 22 Purchases 25 Nabokov title

character 26 Stoker’s count 28 Immediate

occasion 29 Editorial

directives 30 YMCA part

31 Tolls 33 “My Cousin

Vinny” co-star 34 Cricket

pitches 35 Individual

cake 38 Watchful 41 Topped up 44 West Point

sch. 49 Deceived 50 “Big Mouth”

Martha 52 Wiesbaden’s

state

54 Eniwetok or Bikini, e.g.

55 Empirical philosopher

56 Signed, Hollywood-style

58 Beginner: var. 60 Very in

Verdun 61 Cabin

component 62 Imitate 64 Explosive

letters 65 Draw

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.

8/1/16

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