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Friday, November 9, 2012
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DJANGEO BY STEPHEN ROWE
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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Helicopter parents have a hard time walking the fine line between helping a child out of actual necessity and overdoing it out of a perceived necessity. You’ll have your own version of a helicopter parent hovering over you today.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Detective work brings benefits. Poke around in a mess. What good are blessings in disguise if they never reveal themselves and no one makes the effort to recognize them? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Though there’s a snappy pace to the proceedings, avoid speedy assumptions and judgments. Your neutrality will allow you to pick up on the nuances that others miss.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll be in an affectionate and demonstrative mood. Every time you express appreciation toward your loved one, he or she feels that much more love for you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The result you want requires that you attract a certain someone’s attention. If you feel negative on the inside, it will be hard to radiate a noticeable aura. So the time you spend feeling good is well worth the effort.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re willing to work hard for your family and/or the people you have chosen to care about. Your sense of purpose is so strong through the weekend that the hard work feels more like a noble mission.
THE ADVENTURES OF THE AMAZING <THE> A-MAN BY EMILIO ESTEBAN
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll spend a good deal of time on a computer or other machine not earning a fortune. Those who wonder why just don’t understand the love affair you have with your devices.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your ideas are good. Inviting collaboration will make them even better. Bounce your opinions off of someone with similar tastes and different talents. A Libra or Virgo person would be ideal.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). What makes you an excellent friend is that you have been there for a person in her time of need, and yet you don’t expect the return favor. Good karma always comes back, and often from an unpredictable source.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Anyone who has ever tried to “pill a cat” can attest: Cats will fight you if you try to feed them anything unappealing. Your cat nature will emerge tonight when someone presents statements you find hard to swallow.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (NOVEMBER 9). This month gives you a way to perform for people whose opinions matter to you. You could even make money at this. Your friendships will be diverse and interesting all year. Real love takes time, and you give it that time in December even though you’ll be busy. An investment in a project pays in May. Aries and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 50, 13, 24, 9 and 11.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). With the moon in your sign, you don’t have to do much to gain support for your efforts to make the environment as clean, and safe as possible.
WHOA BY TIFFANY CHU
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Do you really have an obligation to be original? After all, what you do within a group is amazingly effective today. Still, the answer is yes. Adding your personal signature will be crucial to the success of all.
RENAISSANCING BY TIM PRICE
It’s only food Snorlax...
GREEK LIFE BY MATT HENSELL
not love
A BUNCH OF BANANAS BY GARRETT MAJDIC & JACK WINTHROP
Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.
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MOSTLY HARMLESS BY PETER SIMONSEN
Edited by Will Shortz ACROSS 1 Thunderstruck 5 Loopholeexploiting casino site, say 9 London carriages 14 Resembling 16 “Walk Away ___” (1966 #5 hit)
22 “Weekend Update” anchor between Miller and Macdonald 23 Symbol of Lutheranism 24 Worthless inheritance? 25 Dish cover, possibly
17 Impetus to review 28 safety procedures 30 18 Sliwinska of 31 “Dancing With the Stars” 19 Like many gazebos
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37 What invalid card readers might read 39 Small concession 41 San Fernando Valley city 42 Oriental vessel 46 Defensive effort 47 Head honcho 48 Its role is pivotal 49 Surrounding with a glow 50 Sign in a booth 51 Not flowing freely 52 Lashes leave them 53 Press for a hit? 54 Discerned
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DOWN 1 Beau Brummell’s accessory 21 What married 35 Hard to control 2 Radio reply women in India traditionally wear 36 “I remember now” 3 Do one’s part poorly? 4 Confusion ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 5 ___ Rebellion (1676 Jamestown uprising) 6 Game played since 1935 7 One presenting the earth as flat? 8 Commuter’s expense 9 Stipend paid by a cathedral to a clergyman 10 State tree of New Jersey 11 In no particular order Note: Each of the four black circles represents a MOON in the Down answer 12 Time keeper obscuring a SUN reading across. 13 Eel lookalikes 20 They don’t have class
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Puzzle by Patrick Berry
15 Army division 22 They’re in a particular order 24 Longest-living member of the Rat Pack 25 Play, for instance 26 Resident of the largest Spanishspeaking nation
27 Drilling-and-filling job 29 Hits from the 1960s? 32 Sport that requires helmets 33 Bands with bends 35 Hands down 36 Merkel of German politics
38 Ignore the plan 40 How depositions might be recorded 42 Like many toothpastes 43 Live with 44 Burn lightly 45 Urge 47 It’s full of holes
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