ACROSS 1 Address

for a lady 6 Well-kept 10 __-Ude, Russia 14 Dispatch

boat 15 Columnist

Bombeck 16 Sitarist

Shankar 17 Hunting whip 19 Wading bird 20 Seek advice

from 21 12-step

program 23 Mich. neighbor 24 Home of

the Heat 26 Scarlett’s

love 29 Lincoln’s

state 31 ETA word 32 Cornice

bracket 35 Incidentally,

in brief 36 Predatory

shorebird 37 Copied

illegally 40 Browned in

butter 42 Egyptian god

of creation 43 Hit head-on 45 Hospital staff

member 46 Dejected 47 Underground

cemetery 50 Turn out 52 Poetic Muse 53 __ Na Na 56 Play by ear 58 Big relative? 60 “Mephisto

Waltz” star 62 Washington

money 64 Yr. University

of Barcelona was founded

65 First balcony 66 “Guitar Town”

singer Steve 67 Pastoral

poem 68 Just gets by 69 Put on

apparel

DOWN 1 __ Island, FL 2 Concorde, e.g. 3 Refused to 4 Sale-tag

warning 5 Memorial

structure 6 Drink the

gods drink 7 Make a

boo-boo 8 Writers of

love 9 Finish line 10 Bathsheba’s

Hittite hubby 11 Scientist’s

vessel 12 Fauna

starter? 13 Constantine’s

birthplace 18 Superfi cially

fl uent 22 Govt. med.

grp. 25 Fairy queen 27 Aligns 28 Commerce

concern 29 Ark patriarch 30 Niger-Congo

language 32 Computer

model 33 Radon,

originally 34 Small

freshwater decapod crustacean

36 Checkbook record

38 History chapter

39 Desk calendar

41 Cast off 44 Scratch the

surface of 47 Low NCO 48 Steel ropes 49 Spaniard’s

other 51 Kennedy’s

Secretary of the Interior

53 Talia of “Rocky”

54 Word before Angels or Kitchen

55 Van Gogh setting

57 Not in operation

59 Ski tow 60 Friend in

France 61 Flat TV

letters 63 T-shirt size

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.

5/1/15

A DAILY CROSSWORDSTAR SIGNS

ARIES (March 21-April 19):There’s no wiggle room to work with today; you may bewedged between a rock and a hard place. Hold off on making major changes to your businessor financial plans.TAURUS (April 20-May 20):Don’t grasp at straws. You maynot be able to justify your ac-tions to the people who count. Avoid confrontations in publicplaces and don’t rush headlong into a promise.GEMINI (May 21-June 20):There’s no need to hide your light under a bushel. Peace andtranquility can return if you come out of your shell and holdfrank discussions with your partner or significant other.CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may not have a clear picture why cash is burning a hole in your pocket. Absorb novelideas and inspirations that popup, but don’t invest time or money. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t betoo wrapped up in temporarydistractions that interfere withthe day’s work. Tonight youmay get an opportunity to actout some romantic fantasies.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Youcan grasp the implications ofcurrent events and their im-pact on your small corner of theworld. You might not win the lottery jackpot, but can predict some things with accuracy.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Treadcarefully. You might be too ea-ger to put your money whereyour mouth is. There may bestrings attached to a transactionor fine print you’ve ignored. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):Learn from your past mistakes. An expert, they say, is someonewho’s made his errors in a nar-row field, but a wise man is one who’s made them widely. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.21): You may want to make amajor change, but should taketime to test the waters before diving in. The only thing thatwill bring true success is solidcommitment.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):You could be warmed up andraring to go while others pre-fer to keep calm, cool and col-lected. Hold off on major initia-tives since your plans could hita snag from an unseen quarter.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be particularly prudent with yourpennies, as you may need them later for an unexpected emer-gency or repair. Win brownie points by being diplomatic andtactful.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):Emotional ups and downs could create an uncomfortablefrenzy in your life. Make an ef-fort to appear mature in public,even if your inner child giggles behind the scenes.IF MAY 1 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY:In late June or early July, you may need to make a weightydecision that affects your fu-ture. Because you’re willing to work hard, you’ll reach yourobjectives and may even re-ceive some financial rewards in late September or early Oc-tober, when your career or job takes center stage.

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 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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