D2 Antelope Valley Press, Thursday, January 30, 2020 PUZZLES SUDOKU

1-30-20

outlined boxes, called cages, must O Each row and each column must combine using the given operation contain the numbers 1 through 4 (in any order) to produce the target (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) numbers in the top-left corners. without repeating. O Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with O The numbers within the heavily the number in the top-left corner. is a registered trademark of ® KenKen KenKen Puzzle LLC. ©2020 Puzzle LLC. All rights reserved. Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication. www.kenken.com

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Look SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): YOUR HOROSCOPE for the positive in everyone and everything. Set your house in order, and take care of Refuse to let emotional matters get in your relationships that matter to you. How you THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2020 way. Concentrate on what you want to tran- treat others will reflect who you are. If Consider your limitations as well as your spire, and do your best. someone treats you poorly, don’t let him or attributes in order to maintain balance. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A short trip her get away with their actions. Decline if someone imposes too much will encourage you to pay closer attention CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Be and offers too little. Concentrate on what’s to the people around you. A change some- careful how you treat others. Don’t let an important to you, not how to please every- one makes will affect you more than you emotional situation escalate into something one else. expect. unmanageable. Let your intuition guide you, ARIES (March 21-April 19): VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): A change and keep your temper under control. Emotions can help you, or they can cause will perk you up. What you learn will con- AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Think you grief depending on how you handle vince you to expand your knowledge, skills before you make a move or spend a penny. situations. If you overreact, expect to pay and friendships. Participate more, and you’ll Give yourself time to assess the situation, the price. discover that you have more options than and consider what’s doable. Use your intel- TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you you realize. Romance is on the rise. ligence to avoid a costly mistake or an argu- want a change, make it happen. It’s up to LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Emotional ment with someone you love. you to execute your plans, not someone matters will surface if you have been put- PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You else. Invest in your skills, knowledge and ting up with situations that are less than can offer your help, but don’t let anyone ideas. adequate. take advantage of you. Offer what’s doable GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Offer SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): and will benefit you as well. Someone help, information and connections. Get Leisure time spent with someone you love you’ve worked with before will offer an together with people you have worked with or doing something that brings you great alternative. Focus on peace and love. in the past; a new opportunity will arise. satisfaction or joy should take priority. By Eugenia Last CLASSIC COMICS NEW YORK TIMES Edited by By Tom Wilson By Jim Unger Will Shortz DAILY CROSSWORD No. 1226 ACROSS 1 Bind 4 It’s not much work 7 Short 10 Average name 13 Talk show medium 15 Quite an accomplishment 17 Señora Perón 18 Secret headquarters for Bruce Wayne 19 Not be oneself? 21 “I’ve heard everything I need to hear” BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker 23 Relative of a haddock 25 Moon of Saturn named for a Titaness 26 Instant 27 Black-and-white predators 29 Martin ___, “Lon- don Fields” novelist 32 title character who is PUZZLE BY TRENTON CHARLSON Beetle Bailey’s sister ARLO & JANIS By Jimmy Johnson 35 Winter D.C. setting 55 Places where 71 Magic 8 Ball 31 Magellan, e.g. 36 Quite an people may have response 33 Runs up, as accomplishment the knives out for 72 Prefix with -phyte expenses 38 Do some under- you, in brief 34 Surfboard stabilizer ground exploring 56 Classic tune often DOWN 35 Higher-up 40 Find an ideal played by ice 1 Snarky remark 37 Golden ___ compromise cream trucks 2 Residents’ org. 39 Carrier that offers 43 Transitional zone 61 Adjust 3 Muscleman with a only kosher meals between two 62 Sport that is the mohawk 41 Bibliographer’s biomes key to interpreting 4 Eponymous Dutch phrase of inclusion town 44 Early Cuzco resident the answers to 21-, 42 Levels 5 Subject of 45 Pull 40- and 56-Across 48 Something no several Georges 46 End notes 66 Consist of single speaker By Thaves Seurat paintings FRANK & ERNEST 47 Highland tongue 67 Get to provides 6 Doth proceed 49 Aunt ___ of 68 Temporarily inactive 50 Menial “Oklahoma!” 69 “That really hurt!” 7 Horror movie staple 8 Part of a parka 52 Certain B.S. holder: 51 Estadio exclamation 70 Waitress at Mel’s Abbr. 53 Pie hole Diner 9 Winter season 10 Place for cold cuts 54 Cornered ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: 11 Like skating rinks, 56 Letter in the NATO typically alphabet 12 Manners 57 Prefix with -phyte 14 Rock group from 58 “What a long Sydney week!” 16 Vets’ charges 59 “___ is other 20 Dish seasoned with people”: Sartre B.C. By Mastroianni & Hart saffron 60 Commands respect 22 Uncultivated tract from 23 Bulk-purchase retailer 63 Swimming gold 24 One who closely medalist Thorpe adheres to the Torah 64 Columbus-to- 28 Picked locks? Cleveland dir. 30 Some library cata- 65 Old Pontiac with a log info, for short V-8 engine

Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 7,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year).

Read about and comment on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay.