STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You may possess excess energy. Plenty of exercise or competi-tive sports will keep you at yourbest. Your enthusiastic friendli-ness and exuberance may be misunderstood. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Asthe razor-sharpening barber said, “It takes a lot of scrapingto develop a fine edge.” Be dili-gent; remain astute and obser-vant and you will be well paid.GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Staying close to home may bemore satisfying than venturingout. If you do get the urge tosplurge you may prefer to gotreasure hunting at yard salesor antique malls.CANCER (June 21-July 22): You might be left behind if you can’t keep up with the crowd. It is a good day to attend socialevents or to offer hospitality to new friends. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The only way to win respect is to firmlystand your ground. Don’t shyaway from a confrontation orstick your head into the groundlike an ostrich. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The more you plot and plan themore you become an also-ran.You might think you are out-foxing everyone when you aremerely laying down a scent forthe hounds.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The piper could knock on your doorand expect to be paid. You mayhave strained your resources or physical stamina. Slow downand take care of yourself.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Some disclosures may make you uncomfortable. However,by bravely offering the factsyou will be able to come to an entirely reassuring and benefi-cial agreement.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Beneath the surface great harmony exists but on the sur-face weekend plans may ap-pear out of sync. Someone inyour family could benefit fromexercise to burn off steam.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Be logical. If it is good for the goose it is good for the gander.Anything that is good for two geese may be good enough for the whole gaggle. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):One tantalizing possibility forfinancial security may need tobe placed on the shelf for the moment. When you pursue someone for a rendezvous you might be dismissed.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Hold your horses. You may feellike beginning a new project but it could be best to lay low until the stars are more favor-able for your enterprising spirit.IF AUGUST 6 IS YOUR BIRTH-DAY: Tackle physical projectslike yardwork or cleaning andmake an effort to be at your competitive peak at the work-place throughout the next fourto six weeks. Take pride in your executive abilities but steer clear of new romantic ties andinvestments in September. InOctober your schedule mightbe filled with myriad respon-sibilities but you can handlethem easily by being organized.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Vatican VIPs 6 Praenomen 15 All grown up 16 Of lymphatic

glands 17 Plains tent 18 Bravura

pitching 19 Automobile

compartment 21 Rocket Rod

of tennis 22 Represent

dramatically 26 Muddies 30 Liquid

appetizer 32 Repetitive

recital 33 Drummer/

singer of The Band

35 Some small change

36 Mineral in the raw

37 Enter the arms of Morpheus

39 Come by 40 One of

Donald’s exes 43 Star of

“Indecent Proposal”

46 Command to the troops

48 Orchestral composition from folk tales

49 In an easy chair

51 Leaves in the lurch

52 Finish 54 Tanker’s

cargo 55 Federally

chartered corporation that purchases mortgages

59 One-tenth donation

63 Transferable to another owner

64 Foe 65 Scroll with an

inscription 66 Tightly

packed

DOWN 1 One way to

stand? 2 Poem of

exaltation 3 Kennel

youngster 4 Part

of EKG 5 Solid fat 6 Enthusiastic

supporter 7 Excessively

admired one

8 Post-op regimen

9 Whine tearfully

10 Of a tribal symbol

11 Polyatomic ion 12 Fruity

beverage 13 Spoil 14 High RRs 20 Photographic

solutions 22 California

observatory peak

23 Manage 24 Venerates 25 Knuckle

under 27 City of

Yangon, formerly

28 Went in 29 All __ go! 31 Flotilla 34 Notes from

the boss 38 Mottled

bean 41 Grew darker,

perhaps 42 Completely

lacking in sense

44 Deserved 45 Like a

translucent gemstone

47 Make beloved

50 Okra stew 53 Coffi n cover 55 Word for the

Beatles 56 Pie __ mode 57 “The Delta

of Venus” writer

58 Wide shoe width

60 Five after fi ve 61 “__ Pinafore” 62 Hole in a

needle

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.

8/6/16

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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