ACROSS 1 Second of a
series 5 “Heidi”
author 10 Writer
Buchanan 14 Clarifi ed fat 15 Diffi dent 16 Distance
runner Jim 17 Brought into
play 18 Italian
friends 19 Suffi x for
adherents 20 Top-notch
accommo-dations
23 Botanist’s interest
24 WWII zone 25 Expressions
of confusion 27 Neighbor
of Isr. 28 Soprano
Felicity 32 Monkey
suits 34 Remove
with care 37 Sloping
position 38 Top-notch
dining 42 St.
intersectors 43 Infamous
mama’s boy 44 Old-time
actress Ada 46 Lip 47 Slot-fi ller 50 Rap Dr. 51 Low-spirited 54 Wear away 56 Top-notch
accommo-dations
61 Insect’s feeler
62 Make a mistake
63 Short theatrical
sketch 64 Eisenhower
and others 65 Broadway
orphan 66 New money 67 Sign over 68 Palm fruits 69 Gush
DOWN 1 Misleading
devices 2 With no
sweat 3 Howard of
“The Key” 4 Venomous
viper 5 ERA, e.g. 6 High-grade
cotton 7 Norse giant
8 Nouveau __ 9 No genius 10 Pennsylvania
port 11 Reading
disorder 12 Almond
housing 13 Ques.
response 21 Leaves for
lunch? 22 Moppet 26 Mach-2
breakers 29 Jewel’s part-
ner in retail 30 Prefi x with
marketing or vision
31 Contemptible cads
33 University of
Utah team 34 Lanchester
or Maxwell 35 Old VOA
parent 36 Recipe
meas. 38 Political
division 39 Cook too
long 40 Did some
shoe repairs 41 Ponderer 45 Advisers to
the pres. 47 Adopted
48 Respect 49 Grant 52 Sportscaster
Rashad 53 Riga’s river 55 Kentucky
Derby prize 57 Nave’s
neighbor 58 Ain’t
correct? 59 Falco
of “The Sopranos”
60 Misfortunes 61 Abbreviated
photo
Answers to all of today’s puzzles are on the comics pages. The New York Times crossword and the bridge col-umn appear in the classifi eds. See A1 index for page number.
9/18/15
A DAILY CROSSWORDSTAR SIGNS
ARIES (March 21-April 19):Sing a little song, dance a littledance. An intimate candlelightdinner for two or a casual andcomfortable get together with friends might be in order. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Getdown on bended knee. Ask for a commitment or beg for for-giveness. Some well-deserved rest and relaxation is in thestars for the next few days.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Youmay be your own worst critic.Quit beating yourself up. Striveto make an effort so that imag-ined criticisms are baseless.CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’sdeja vu all over again. Avoiddwelling on unrealizable day-dreams or committing to largefinancial outlays without care-ful consideration. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Flaunt your wares to attract interest.With Venus in your sign, you could be hungry for romanticexcitement or crave social out-ings in unusual or out-of-the-way places. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Fo-cus on achieving your materialambitions. Plenty of grit anddetermination are at your dis-posal, and you should followthrough where needed. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Play the field, but don’t let the field play you. You’re more attrac-tive and friendly than usual,so a night on the town mightdraw new admirers to strokeyour ego. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):When you’re feeling your oats it’s time to make oatmeal. There’s not a “discouraging word” to be heard on the ro-mantic front. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Remain fearless, footloose and fancy-free if you’re playingthe mating game. You may feellike you’ve reached the epit-ome of attractiveness and arelikely to lure others close. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Some people live for gossip. As the weekend begins, there could be more than enoughchattering to go around. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Use clear thinking and objec-tivity to handle details and getthem out of the way. Partners, as well as the boss, expect you to handle responsibilities with-out supervision.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Share and share alike. You’re brimming with generosity, butbe careful not to create an ob-ligation that makes someone else uncomfortable. IF SEPTEMBER 18 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Your combination of imagination, inspirationand astute business sense will help you make material secu-rity a reality during the next3-4 weeks. This is an excellenttime to make decisions about career and financial affairs. ByOctober, your tendency to day-dream and attraction to roman-tic ideas might best be enter-tained on a vacation or week-end getaway. Physical energyhits a high note by November, making that a good time to be-gin a new exercise program orenter competitive events.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
— Jeraldine Saunders
SUDOKU PUZZLEComplete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box containsevery digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
STONE SOUP
ADAM@HOME
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
DAILY JUMBLE