STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Take your cue from a new view. If you are at a loss at how to continue, step back, andlook at things from a differentperspective.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):You can’t shake hands with a clenched fist. Part of you is ea-ger to be seen as trustworthy. Your other side is ready to de-bate every point.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): This will prevent you from rush-ing to the head of the line and aggravating people who havebeen patiently waiting for theiropportunity. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may feel lazy enough to lin-ger in bed. Yet to achieve yourgoals you need to get downto the nitty-gritty and back upyour ideas with action. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Perspec-tive is powerful. The solutionto any problem is in how youlook at it. A fresh viewpointis all you need to make thingsunfold in a positive manner. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Youcan win attention for honestyand fair play. If you show someoriginality and resourcefulnessyou spark the interest of anadmirer. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Peo-ple might view you as less com-petitive and more cooperativethan usual. However, your in-ner self is somewhat on the defense. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Ifyou exude charm you may be-come the target of someone’s affection. You can take the firststeps with creative projects thatmay benefit your piggy bank.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Dull daily duties don’t de-tract from your delight. New people and new ideas mightbreak up the monotony and make any job a joy. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Your fingers may wear out the letters on the keyboard or your cellphone battery may bedrained by calls as you spreadthe word about your cause.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Regulated contests or gameswill appease a hunger for com-petition yet give you a chanceto show off your social skills.Sidestep confrontations.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Success is nothing withoutsomeone to share it with. Fears disappear when you and yourpartner are focused on achiev-ing common goals. IF OCTOBER 11 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: In the next three to four weeks you may be chal-lenged to keep your temper onan even keel while remainingefficient. This is not a good time to jump-start career mat-ters even though you may beextremely ambitious. Gather experience and credentials andwait until late November or De-cember to receive rewards fora job well done. Put your ideasinto motion in December whileyou possess the best judg-ment and have the support offriends. Enjoy an opportunityto make valuable friends andmake progress with your career and business aspirations.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Agricultural

laborer 8 Type of

dysentery 15 South African

javelin 16 Tree with

trumpet-shaped fl owers

17 Get rid of unwanted stuff

19 Outer covering

20 Dispatch a dragon

21 Truman’s V.P. Barkley

22 Unwrap fruit

23 Feeling of wonder

24 Joel of “Sullivan’s Travels”

28 Sicilian resort

30 Bovine chew

33 Bi-colored cookies

34 Son of Judah

35 Formal friend

36 Works with the timer

39 Wimbledon divisions

40 Tuscany city 41 Dike 42 RRs on

trestles 43 Kind of pear 44 Indy

entrants 45 Bled in the

wash 46 Wedding-vow

directive 48 Zaps in a

microwave 51 Straight line 52 Patroness of

marriage

56 Far from one’s element

59 Biting midge 60 Superlatively

astute 61 Puts forth

one’s opinion

62 Borgnine and Hemingway

DOWN 1 Hiker’s route 2 Jacob’s

sibling 3 Questions 4 Try to fi nd 5 Back when 6 Queasiness 7 Championship 8 Suffering

dull pains

9 Sultry West 10 Canadian

capital 11 Country

singer Steve

12 Reveal indiscreetly

13 __ dixit 14 “High Hopes”

lyricist 18 Modeling

agent 22 Chilean

cash 23 Green Gables

girl 24 Telegraph

inventor 25 Inhumane 26 Some change 27 Flag

fabricator

29 Okinawa port 30 Garlic unit 31 Digestive-

system malady 32 Raised

causeways 34 Miss with

regrets? 35 One of the

Baldwin brothers

37 Resting atop 38 Future

fi gurine 43 Severe critic 44 Sailor’s jacket

45 Watch again 47 Chap 48 Zola novel 49 Space

saucers 50 Play post

offi ce 51 Pirate

spirits 52 Plain girl? 53 Western tribe 54 Cozy retreat 55 Food scraps 57 Umpire’s call 58 Harmless

cyst

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.

10/11/16

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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