STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):Rock on. You can do just aboutanything that you set yourmind to doing. People will en-joy provocative remarks and forgive shocking behavior thatusually triggers disapproval. TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Keep long-term goals firmly inmind and don’t be detoured byan attractive passing fancy. Toomuch socializing can interferewith a work project. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): This might be a good time to ask forfavors or to make a crucial de-cision. Your future prosperitycan be altered by the steps you take during the next few days.CANCER (June 21-July 22): Suc-cess is within your grasp. Anexhilarating mood can brightenyour prospects. Maintain a pos-itive vision for the future anddon’t be worried. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You might get by on your charmand good looks alone. You mayhave better judgment than youthink. You possess a dynamicenergy that you can apply toconstructive activities. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Dia-monds are forever. It is far bet-ter to have one piece of really good jewelry than many piecesof dime store fakes. Casual flir-tations could waste your time.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): If you remain sincere everything willwork out. One-on-one rela-tionships might remain tensefor another day. Don’t temptfate by trying to come to anagreement.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Youcould feel you possess a godlike ability to alter circumstances.You may be at your brilliantbest wherever objective analy-sis is required or when dealingwith technology.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Play the part of the diplo-mat. New acquaintances couldtest your abilities so act pro-fessionally even in the most unconventional places. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Be a straight shooter and out-flank the opposition. Spend time with your favorite specialsomeone or with a friend whoneeds support. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):You are likely to receive creditand support for your ideas. Youmay be especially fortunate with plans for a moneymak-ing project or a joint financialventure.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Thelatest fad or momentous mememight give you the edge in yourwork or career. You can absorbnew ideas like a sponge so use this time to pick up a helpfulskill. IF JULY 15 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY:Maintain harmony both in theworld around you and in yourpersonal consciousness as the next six to eight weeks go by. You could become the appleof someone’s eye in August orearly September. Your charis-ma is at a high point so that is agood time to interview for jobsor apply for a change of posi-tion. Your ambitions and needsmay grow in scope and inten-sity, especially in September.

FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 “Battle Cry”

writer 5 Baffl ing

question 10 Surface layer

of impurities 14 Academic

grade 15 Speak 16 Wash down 17 Sternum 19 Persian Gulf

nation 20 Temporary car 21 Crow’s-nest

location 23 “__ You

Experienced?” 24 Notoriety 27 Before it’s

too late 30 Not to

mention 32 Blackjack 33 Killer whale 36 Prune 37 Marcus

Aurelius, for example

39 Collegiate cheers

40 Couldn’t stand

42 Reverse an action

43 Let up 45 Flintstones’

pet 46 Settle and

raise chicks 47 Drink like a

puppy 48 Constructed of

uncemented rocks

51 Old sound system

53 Shredded 54 Abyss 57 Accumulated,

as a debt 59 Constricted 61 Bullet-riddled 63 Lowest

brass wind instrument

66 First-rate 67 “My Cousin

Vinny” co-star

68 Mideast leader

69 Buck or stag 70 Shoulder

warmer 71 Pronto

letters

DOWN 1 Eclipse

shadow 2 More

uncommon 3 Dunne or

Ryan 4 Three-hand

card game 5 Ceremonial

feast

6 Sphere 7 __ Paulo,

Brazil 8 Sicilian

erupter 9 “__ and

Rockin’” 10 Work stretch 11 Arthritis

palliative 12 Land of Yanks 13 Checkers

and pawns 18 Out of danger 22 Washington

bills 25 Ailment 26 Upper cruster 28 Sheet

changers 29 Center of

central Florida?

30 Go the distance 31 Not close-

minded about 33 Spoken

examinations 34 Morocco’s

capital 35 Frat-party

supervisor 38 Adjust plugs

and points 41 Dead

comparative 44 Tree of Life

spot 49 Wakes sleepers

50 Tide type 52 Evaluator 54 Teens’ big

nights 55 Ancient land 56 Pipsqueak 58 Impatient

exclamation 60 Large

fl ightless bird

61 Low 62 Clod chopper 64 Thurman

of fi lms 65 Stitch

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.

7/15/16

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