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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Use SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): YOUR HOROSCOPE your imagination regarding personal con- What you learn will help you get ahead. Pick tracts, joint ventures and shared expenses. up skills, knowledge, a license or anything FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2021 An equal division will help keep the peace. else that can help you claim a position that Let your intuition lead the way when LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take mea- interests you. Choose to put the focus on dealing with emotional or personal matters. sures that allow you to work alone. The less getting ahead. Think twice before you make a change at interference you have, the easier it will be to CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): home or to the way you live. Strive for bal- get things done. Let your intuition be your Consider how you earn your living and what ance and stability. guide, and you’ll recognize what to avoid. you have done to improve your life, and ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Listen you’ll come up with a plan that will make dwell on what you can’t do; focus on and learn. The less you say, the more you you happy. Stop dreaming, and start living what’s possible. Pour your enthusiasm into will discover about a friend, colleague or life your way. Romance is featured. what counts; it will ease stress. Live in the distant relative. Personal growth will influ- AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): moment. ence the way your day unfolds. Check out what’s going on around you TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A stub- LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Refuse before you make a decision. Uncertainty born attitude will not help you get your way. to let anyone belittle the things or people will be a signal that you are better off taking Rethink your strategy before you get into a that mean something to you. You may be a pass. Nurture a relationship that’s going verbal battle. Emotional manipulation will the master of keeping the peace, but some- through difficult times. put your reputation under scrutiny. times you have to speak up. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Leave GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll get SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You nothing unfinished, and you will avoid criti- a false impression of what someone can do won’t see things clearly if you let someone cism and complaints. How you reach out to or what they have. Don’t sign up for some- poison your vision. Use your imagination help others will determine the type of sup- thing based on what you hear; get the facts, and resources to envision how you want port you receive in return. Be prepared. and protect your assets. something to turn out. By Eugenia Last CLASSIC COMICS NEW YORK TIMES Edited by ZIGGY By Tom Wilson HERMAN By Jim Unger Will Shortz DAILY CROSSWORD No. 1225 ACROSS 1 Temple figure 6 Joins hands? 11 Refresh, as the memory 14 “All this kid stuff now, it’s crazy” 15 Fictional hero whose name is Spanish for “fox” 16 Link, of a sort 17 ___ code 18 Setting for the start of “The Sound of Music” 19 Locale traversed BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker by Lewis and Clark: Abbr. 20 Studio upgrade 22 Standouts on the pitcher’s mound 23 ___ Bay (place mentioned in “(Sit- tin’ On) The Dock of the Bay”) 24 Provides 26 Season ticket holder, presumably PUZZLE BY ERIK AGARD AND WENDY L. BRANDES 27 Dance traditionally ARLO & JANIS By Jimmy Johnson performed to tell a 41 Not handle ice giant, informally expected!” story well, say 59 Perfect score ... or 28 Popular fantasy 30 Reefer 42 Tour grp. half of one film franchise, for 31 Wet-weather 45 Whistle blower 60 Parts of an short footwear 47 Watering hole assembly 29 Word on either 33 Like someone 49 They end in 61 City NE of side of “to” associated with septembre Manchester 31 Sorting header a blue, pink and 50 Type of rental DOWN in a music app white flag, for agreement 32 “The Avengers” 53 Topper 1 Con short role 34 Time magazine’s 54 Book club leader 2 Supreme Egyptian 34 When the sports 2019 Person of on TV god preshow ends the Year 55 Sound 3 Rib-eye request FRANK & ERNEST By Thaves 37 Hard to pick up 56 “If u ask me ...” 4 Overindulges in 35 Used as improv 38 Command after a 57 Madame___ 5-Down fodder, say crash (online lifestyle 5 Activity by the 36 Sound 39 “Sure, that time magazine) water cooler 37 Like many a works for me” 58 Pharmaceutical 6 Magnate campsite at night 7 Rebecca in the 40 Fishing gear left ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Basketball Hall of underwater Fame 42 Toy associated 8 Shaded area with France 9 Like many 43 Throw away all biochem majors inhibitions 10 Kind of flour 44 Gets to 11 Spot to pick up a 46 Like ghost stories B.C. By Mastroianni & Hart smoothie 12 Process involving 48 One of Donald a server Duck’s nephews 13 Readers, e.g. 51 Major D.C. lobby 21 Labor leader? 52 “___ Gotta 22 Was su-u-uper Have It” into 54 Ending with clip 25 “Better than I or slip

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