ACROSS 1 Hep dude 4 Gloria of

“The Bad and the Beautiful”

11 Caddie’s carry

14 Jackie’s Onassis

15 Of an eye membrane

16 Be in debt 17 Wedding

dessert 19 Drench 20 __-masochism 21 Budge and

Trump 23 Gliding dance

step 28 Simpson trial

judge Lance 29 Choice

entree 33 Big hairdo 36 Old French

coin 37 River of the

Underworld 38 “The Far

Side” cartoonist

40 Suicidal Hindu widows

42 “The Godfather” characters

43 Surgical instrument

44 VIP transport 45 Home of the

Trojans 46 Secure 47 Mincemeat

section 50 Letters on

cameras 52 French card

game for two 53 Long double-

edged surgical knife

56 __ mater 60 Woodshed

tool

61 Sliced food 66 Neptune’s

realm 67 Sideways 68 Alphabet trio 69 Wapiti 70 Like April 71 Dem. of

the ’50s

DOWN 1 Sets a limit

on 2 Opera song 3 Headed for

overtime 4 Coll. senior’s

test 5 Antique auto 6 Booze, butts

and bullets bureau

7 __ jacet

8 Garland for the head

9 Shifty shark 10 Malkovich

fi lm 11 Liquid meal 12 Wonder-

struck 13 Comes down

with 18 Rooster 22 Early arcade

name 24 Book before

Joel 25 Brits’ dessert 26 Stone and

Stallone 27 Jazzy reed 29 Breathers 30 Integra

maker 31 Choice beef

32 Finger pointer

34 Martini’s partner

35 Chilled 39 In progress 41 Immune

system component

42 Complex silicate

44 DMV document

48 Smooth, in music

49 Appre-hension

51 Small rivulets 53 Attorney’s

project 54 Figure

skater’s jump 55 Flood

survivor 57 “Champagne

Tony” of golf 58 Lion’s coif 59 Big fusses 62 Hardly any 63 Lode’s yield 64 Remote 65 Old-time

journalist Nellie

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.

1/12/15

A DAILY CROSSWORDSTAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You might be more popular thanusual with the opposite sex. Keeping up with the competi-tion could be costly and moneymay run through your handslike a sieve.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Attention to accuracy and fol-lowing the rules will keep youon the straight and narrow. Besure your own affairs are inapple pie order before sticking your nose into someone else’s business.GEMINI (May 21-June 20):Hugs and harmony may sur-round your well-feathered nest. Bonds of affection canstrengthen when you dem-onstrate true love to a special someone.CANCER (June 21-July 22):Draw attention to yourself byvoicing innovative ideas and show that you’re the best per-son for the job. You’re quite capable of solving any puzzlingproblem.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Reachdown into your reservoir of open mindedness and objec-tivity to find the right wordsto placate those who try your patience.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Youmay perform your job with painstaking attention to de-tail. But since you’re a stickler for perfection, you may feelcompelled to tell others what they’re doing wrong, and could offend them.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Re-member that people in motionaren’t likely to stew in their own juices. Offer distractions and alternatives so the peopleyou deal with are not left totheir own devices.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Youcan be blessed by bliss witha special someone. But wherebusiness is concerned, you’d better be as accurate as possible to avoid problems.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): Your mind is a sponge; ab-sorb new ideas. You may find anew perspective by following the example of someone who goes against the flow. Focus on doing work accurately.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):Remember that a budget issomething to stay within, sosometimes you must go with-out. You may be the wet blan-ket that spoils the mood if yougive free rein to fears.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):Venus, the love planet, is inyour sign and you may feel youdeserve a special treat. Keep expenditures within bounds and don’t overlook upcomingobligations.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Line your wallet with gold byappearing to be the right per-son for the job. Your romanticallure is at a high point to at-tract others for pleasure.IF JANUARY 12 IS YOUR BIRTH-DAY: Maintain an assertiveattitude and banish gloom by indulging in physical activitiesin late June and early July. Anyopportunity or problem that comes along at that time mayhave a silver lining. August is an excellent time for a vacation.

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2015

— Jeraldine Saunders

SUDOKU PUZZLEComplete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box containsevery digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

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