STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Color outside the lines, but besure to bring an eraser in casethe results aren’t pleasing. Peer pressure can change your mindabout an ambition. TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Leave the past behind and turn over a new leaf. An obses-sion with owning the very best could be frustrated by previousobligations or expenditures. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): As long as you do what is neces-sary, you won’t be expectedto perform the extraordinary.A phone call might cause youto jump to a wrong conclusion. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may need to spend money tomake money. Put a positive spin on your career by beingdetermined and passionate about whatever you do. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It couldbe tempting to tell a white lie.The truth, however, will win friends and influence people that can aid your future. Trustothers and they will trust you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Youmight have the right idea atthe wrong time. A definite caseof street smarts helps you ap-praise people and situations correctly. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It takes time for people to accept new ideas. Anything strange or unusual that breaks up rou-tines could set off an alarm orcause tension. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Strut all your stuff. Overcomeprejudices by setting a sterlingexample for others to follow. Get into sync with family mem-bers and make them proud.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Make an effort to clearup misunderstandings or putthe finishing touches on jointplans. Using wisdom will guar-antee happy results.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Someone already invented thewheel. You don’t need to rein-vent one for your latest band-wagon. This isn’t the time toalter your daily schedule.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A penny saved is a penny pro-tected as well as earned. Take care to shelter your piggy bank. A significant other might be ob-sessed with a new scheme. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Avoid that sinking feeling. Holda grudge and it might weighyou down. This isn’t the timeto dive into a new enterprise orjoin forces with new partners. IF FEBRUARY 1 IS YOURBIRTHDAY: You may receivelong awaited recognition or success in your business or workplace during the next four to five weeks. This is a good time to evaluate your financial future and apply shrewd business knowledge.Perfection is hard to achieve and even harder to live with soyou may try to escape realityin April and May. New friend-ships can brighten your life inJune. Stick to your long-termplans, remain self-disciplined,and wait until late July or earlyAugust to make changes or toput career and financial plansinto motion.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Teutonic Odin 6 JFK fi gures 10 Would-be

atty.’s exam 14 Poetic

inspiration 15 Roman

baker’s dozen?

16 Canad. province

17 Fastness 19 Tablet 20 “Walden”

writer 21 Earthshaking 23 Barstool

drop-off 24 Chews

though toothless

26 Koko’s dagger

27 Predicted 29 Speed stat 32 Fungi sacs 35 602 36 Spanish cheer 37 Yellowish pink 41 Relieved 43 Morsel of food 44 Blaze a trail 46 “Undercover

Angel” singer Alan

47 Fundraising interest grp.

48 Showy yellow fl ower

52 Parka part 54 Yankee Berra 55 Opp. of NNW 58 Reverses 61 Passage

between buildings

63 Frankenstein’s gofer

64 Pinup from a magazine

66 City south of Moscow

67 “The Court Jester” star

68 Mother-in-law of Ruth

69 Very small amounts

70 Pivot 71 Sergeant

Bilko

DOWN 1 Jerry and Mae 2 Correct: pref. 3 Fortuneteller’s

card 4 Liquid suffi x? 5 Apart from

self 6 Disinter 7 Barcelona

uncle 8 Feels unwell 9 One way

to elude a tackle

10 Period of distraction

11 Naked mass of protoplasm

12 Gudrun’s victim

13 Drying powder

18 Asian ox 22 Art house

fi lm 25 Meas. base 27 Mountain

evergreen 28 USN training

program 30 Appeal 31 Actress

Lamarr 32 On the

summit of 33 Evening in

Venice 34 Get sick

and tired?

38 Edward James of “Miami Vice”

39 Scoters and mergansers

40 Knack for music

42 City in central Israel

45 Handyman’s letters

49 Chin whiskers

50 Fairy-tale beast

51 Gothic rib

53 Gumbo pods 55 Get dreamy 56 Dish stewed

in wine 57 Singer

Gorme 58 Ship’s post

for securing ropes

59 Tampico water

60 Ring out 62 Beyond

sight 65 Manhattan

sch.

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.

2/1/16

A DAILY CROSSWORD

PHOEBE & HER UNICORN

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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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