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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Ease SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): YOUR HOROSCOPE into change. Do your due diligence, and Wait and watch. Everything will fall into question the logistics and motives behind place as long as you don’t overreact, insti- MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 an offer. Before you accept, consider what gate unnecessary change or are gullible to Refuse to let someone beat you at your you will have to give in return. someone’s pretenses. Gather facts before own game. Put your energy to good use, LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get pumped committing. and use your intelligence to navigate your up and ready to take action. Share your CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): way to a higher position. Pick up new skills thoughts and feelings to find out where Keep moving forward, regardless of what that will help you expand your interests. you stand. others do or say. You may not agree with ARIES (March 21-April 19): Now is VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Accept everyone, but take what is offered that not the time to be too proud to accept help. the inevitable, and work with what you’ve works for you, and give it a spin that will Something you say or do for someone will got. Process change and consider your encourage success and ward off opposition. be enough of a payback to warrant what alternatives, and you will come up with a AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take you receive. Be grateful. plan that works for you. the initiative, and discuss the plans that can TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Make a help you achieve your goals. Do the neces- may desire change, but first, take a closer difference by reaching out to people who sary groundwork, sum up the facts and look at the consequences. You’ll achieve need a helping hand. How you relate to oth- prepare yourself to make a well-earned leap positive results if you do the groundwork to ers will be crucial in discovering how best forward. ensure success. to treat yourself as well as your goals. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Too GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t much, too fast equals setbacks. Concentrate feel you have to make a grand entrance. Let let someone’s poor attitude stop you from on personal gains, physical strength and your intelligence lead the way, and you will getting things done. Discussions may be endurance, and overall preparation for what control the fallout from someone who is difficult, but they will also strengthen your you want to achieve. trying to make you look bad. position. By Eugenia Last CLASSIC COMICS NEW YORK TIMES Edited by ZIGGY By Tom Wilson HERMAN By Jim Unger Will Shortz DAILY CROSSWORD No. 1216 ACROSS 1 ___ hostel (inexpensive accommodations) 6 Err 10 McEntire of country music 14 Links legend Palmer, familiarly 15 Actor Epps of “House” 16 Wicked 17 Recurring Tyler Perry movie role 18 Miller ___ (low-calorie beer) BEETLE BAILEY By Mort Walker 19 Hair on a horse or a lion 20 *Trilogy set in Middle-earth, with “The” 23 AMA members 24 Candlemaker’s supply 25 Nag, nag, nag 29 Unite 31 Banned insecticide 34 Early April zodiac PUZZLE BY HOWARD BARKIN AND KEVIN CHRISTIAN sign ARLO & JANIS By Jimmy Johnson 35 [Just like that, it’s 56 “The ___ thickens” 2 Kind of test whose 30 “My bad!” gone!] 57 Words before and answers can’t be 31 Largest city in 36 Otherworldly glow after “or not” in a erased the United Arab 37 *Container for a Shakespeare quote 3 Computer command Emirates Kellogg’s cereal 58 Choreographer Alvin to go back 32 Wryly humorous 40 Folk singer and 60 Wander about 4 Arena section 33 What the IRS protester Joan 61 Bell-ringing makeup 5 Physical expression collects 41 Singer/songwriter company of frustration, in 35 The white stuff in an Redding 62 Harsh light modern lingo orange 42 Author Zora ___ 63 Once around the sun 6 Plays a round 36 Riding the waves Hurston 64 Marsh plant 7 Leave off, as the 38 Jon Bon Jovi or 43 Cunning 65 What the answer to last letter in this clu Simon Le Bon 44 Muscle pain each of the starred 8 Words at a swearing- 39 Make a mental By Thaves FRANK & ERNEST 45 Is of use to clues has in ceremony image of 46 Wine barrel wood 9 Amenity at most 44 Grp. to call for a tow 47 One more than bi- DOWN hotels and airports 45 Biblical boat 48 *Reputed place at 1 Orange root 10 Altered version of a 46 Furry swimmer the North Pole vegetable song 47 Poll finding, ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: 11 “Dear ___ Hansen” perhaps (Broadway hit) 48 Lively for one’s age 12 Google alternative 49 Spiky plant with 13 Pub offerings soothing juice 21 Hockey Hall of 50 Celestial explosion Famer Bobby 51 Created a tapestry 22 Published 52 Slender woodwind B.C. By Mastroianni & Hart 25 Nasty comments 53 Ending with 26 Typeface alternative Capitol or Faith to Helvetica 54 Name of many 27 Unpredictable, in an Norwegian kings unwanted way 55 ___ Noël (boss 28 “Unbelievable!” of 65-Across, in 29 Animated lead singer France) of the Pussycats 59 Positive response

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