STAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Pamper a partner with thepromises he or she wantsto hear. Whether it is an oldflame or a fascinating newface there is a chance for truetogetherness. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You don’t need to act meanto mean business. As a matterof fact, the kinder you are theeasier it will be to achieve yourgoals.GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stick to your guns. Don’t let some-one else’s one-upmanshipcause flagging enthusiasm orkeep you from going after whatyou want.CANCER (June 21-July 22): Brush off minor emergenciesand upsets with a wave of yourhand. The Moon will move intoyour sign today and you couldbe more reflective.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Forge a bond of affection that will with-stand pressures and pettiness.Friendships could grow closeror a romance could achieve ahigher plane of contentment. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Latch on to a match made in heav-en and hold on tight. A closecompanion, whether it is yourroommate, lover or spouse, canprovide the support needed toreach your dreams.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Lifesometimes presents you witha paradox in which clinging tosolitude may only make youmore appealing to others. If you work in a private place youcan create something of value.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Soft fuzzy slippers can pamperyour feet but a special someonemight be willing to pamper ev-erything else. A romantic ren-dezvous can change a “maybe”into a sure thing.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): There are many choices,but very little time. Don’t be insuch a rush to make a decisionor implement a new businessplan. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may have bragging rightsbut you need not exercisethem. Banish arrogance andscorn, as these only make youseem less attractive. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When there is hope you cancope. Even if your attempts topile up money are frustrated orbills seem relentless there arekindhearted others in your lifewilling to lend a hand.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Whisper amorous words in aspecial someone’s ears. Lovehas an intuitive quality thatspans times and space and af-fections that faltered before arerestored.IF NOVEMBER 17 IS YOURBIRTHDAY: This is a time tobide your time as between nowand January you will be forcedto be patient. In the classroomof life, remember that once youpass your exams you can useyour knowledge to prosper. Achance to do just that couldappear in February when youcould make important changesin your life. You will possessthe grit and determination tobe a success.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2016

— Jeraldine Saunders

ACROSS 1 Lathers 6 Bader

Ginsburg and Buzzi

11 Machinery piece

14 Arboreal lemur

15 Thai or Korean

16 Author Levin 17 Ones having a

higher electric potential

20 Underground entrance

21 Fertilizer from ground fi sh parts

22 Provocative comedy

25 __ d’Isere 28 Grain husks 29 Grove units 30 Of women 32 Bullring

bravos 33 Change a fi le

code 34 Woody’s ex 37 Counter-

actions 40 Paranormal

insight 41 Worships 42 IRA

designation 43 Backbones 44 Peter of

“The Maltese Falcon”

45 Cut, as wood 48 Orbiting loc. 49 Robert Guil-

laume sitcom 50 Haughty 52 Divisions of

geological time

53 Substandard grammatical constructions

60 Jillian or Landers

61 Texas landmark

62 Best possible 63 Mack or

Danson 64 Book before

Philemon 65 Cautious

DOWN 1 Liquid taste 2 Lennon’s

lady 3 Billboard

blurbs 4 Most

expensive 5 Indian

instruments 6 Engage in a

diatribe 7 Function 8 Muscle

spasm 9 I thought so!

10 Unforeseen obstacle

11 Groucho prop 12 Stage type 13 Gardner’s

Perry 18 __ gotcha

now! 19 Local yokel 22 Rock 23 City on the

Rhone delta 24 Prepare to

drive a golf ball 25 Panels of

prospective jurors

26 Elicits a gasp 27 Spiritual

leaders 30 Big-time

crooks 31 Permit to

33 Diameter halves

34 Othello and others

35 Musical opening

36 Blanched 38 Music genre 39 Raymond

Burr dramatic series

43 Elitist 44 Leguminous

plant 45 Assassinated

Egyptian

46 In isolation 47 Injury 49 Large

constrictor 51 Chelsea

apartment 52 Vanity cases? 54 NFL-er

Manning 55 Journalist

Hentoff 56 Outback bird 57 Neckline style 58 Musical

discernment 59 Devious

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.

11/17/16

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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