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Across
1 Filming device,
for short
4 Men’s Health
or Women’s
Health, for short
7 Sticks (to)
14 Mined rocks
15 Years that one
has lived
16 Presidents and
prime ministers
17 Gun advocacy
grp.
18 It flows from the
Himalayas to the
Bay of Bengal
20 Piece of sports
equipment with
strings
22 First-___ (best)
23 Back-to-school
mo.
24 Relaxation
28 Greek
goddess
of the hunt
30 Reference point
during a piano
lesson

33 Coke or 7Up

34 Bring into the

company

35 Summer

zodiac sign

36 “If memory

serves ...”

40 Nada

43 Black gemstone

44 Bulletin board

fastener

47 Firm, as pasta

49 Fully illustrated,

as a novel

52 Work of

Shakespeare

53 “Norma ___”

(1979 film)

54 German article

55 Where heads of

the Pacific are

found?

60 $ $ $

63 PBS-funding

org.

64 Singer Flack

with the 1973 hit

“Killing Me

Softly With His

Song”

65 Serve that

nicks the net

66 Paving goo

67 Reached the

golf course

standard

68 CPR sites

69 Tax org.

undergoing

some “reform”

in this puzzle’s

circled squares

Down

1 Iran-___ (1980s

scandal)

2 Behind in pay-

ments, after “in”

3 Did intentionally

4 O. Henry’s “The

Gift of the ___”

5 Court great

Andre

6 Blues and rock,

for two

7 Actor Guinness

8 Schoolroom

assignment

9 Relative of a

rabbit

10 Revised, as copy

11 Gun, as an

engine

12 “But I heard

him exclaim,

___ he drove

out of sight ...”

13 Byelorussia,

e.g.: Abbr.

19 Cumberland ___

21 “Boy, do I ___

drink!”

25 Nothing’s

opposite

26 “Didn’t I tell

you?”

27 Green: Prefix

29 Worker with a

trowel

30 Prop you

might drop

31 Savings for the

golden years,

for short

32 Airline whose

name is a

Greek letter

34 Evil spell

37 QB miscue:

Abbr.

38 Loaf that might

have seeds

39 Place to pin a

pink ribbon

40 Stick in the

microwave

41 Sick

42 Holding hands

or kissing on the

street, for short

45 Italian red wine

46 Actor Greg of

“Little Miss

Sunshine”

48 Hole for a lace

49 Use mouthwash

50 Rob who

directed “The

Princess Bride”

51 Evergreens with

fragrant wood

53 Big outdoor

gear retailer

56 Senior party?

57 Mex. title that’s

an anagram

of 58-Down

58 Old Russian title

that’s an

anagram of

57-Down

59 Old Concordes,

in brief

60 Hosp. V.I.P.s

61 Awed reaction

62 Certain Wall St.

acquisition,

for short

Yesterday’s solution

F-MINUS

PEANUTS

DRABBLE

Capricorn (DEC. 22-JAN. 19)

Home improvements will enhance your relationship with a loved

one. Do as much of the work yourself as you can to save a bun-

dle. A commitment will add to your security.

Aquarius (JAN. 20-FEB. 19)

Refuse to let emotional instability take the reins. If you are uncer-

tain, ask questions. If you feel left out, say so. If you want some-

thing, make a request.

Pisces (FEB. 20-MARCH 20)

Don't be fooled by the hype. If something sounds too good to be

true, take the time to do some thorough research. Positive

change is the result of hard work, discipline and practicality.

Aries (MARCH 21-APRIL 19)

Take a moment to go over all the little details that could pose a

problem if they're not implemented properly. Trust the facts, not

what others try to lead you to believe.

Taurus (APRIL 20-MAY 20)

Slow down and enjoy the moment. You have plenty to look for-

ward to, so relax and lower your stress for now. Refuse to let any-

one rile you up emotionally.

Gemini (MAY 21-JUNE 20)

You'll have a choice to make, but first consider the validity or

source of the information you have been given. Keep your life

simple and frugal, and surround yourself with trustworthy peo-

ple.

Cancer (JUNE 21-JULY 22)

If you make a change, you'll make a difference. How you use your

knowledge, experience and skills to help others will influence the

way you are viewed. Earn respect and gain popularity.

Leo (JULY 23-AUG. 22)

A snap decision made while under emotional pressure will cause

anxiety. If you aren't sure about something or someone, trust

your instincts and take a step back.

Virgo (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22)

Live and learn. The experience and knowledge you receive inter-

acting with people who have something to offer will be enlighten-

ing. A change is favored and romance is encouraged.

Libra (SEPT. 23-OCT. 23)

Be smart and take care of business on time. If you do your best,

it won't matter if you can't please others. It's how you feel about

what you do that counts.

Scorpio (OCT. 24-NOV. 22)

Take the plunge and make a change you've been considering for

some time. Follow your creative instincts and turn your dream

into reality. Romance will enhance your life.

Sagittarius (NOV. 23-DEC. 21)

Explore your options, test your knowledge and communicate

with people who can offer insight into the dos and don'ts that will

make your journey stress-free. Implement a healthier lifestyle.

Crossword Horoscope

Language tips

Medals design

The winners' medals for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were

revealed recently, exactly one year before the event's

opening ceremony. The Olympic medals design was

chosen from more than 400 entries from professional

designers and design students.

2020

400

85

556 550 450

(the gold

and the silver are the heaviest in the history of the

Summer Olympics)

(discarded phones)

(small appliances)

(the mythical Greek goddess of victory)

2020 (bear the Olympic

rings and the logo of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games)

(pay tribute to the

athletes' efforts)

(reflect their glory and symbolize friendship)

(electronic devices)

(the podiums that athletes will mount to receive their

medals will be made primarily of recycled household

plastics)

(Olympic venues)

85

(the New National Stadium)

90%

the Olympic spirit

host city

torch relay

Olympic mascots

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nine. If East had won eco-

nomically with his 10, declar-

er would have been forced

into taking the heart finesse.

But East won misleadingly

with his queen, realizing that

this could not cost. Then East

shifted to a low heart, forcing

South to commit himself.

What were the mathemat-

ics?

The heart suit needed one

card well placed: a straight 50

percent. But in clubs, declarer

had to find West with both a

royal and the 10, which was

only 37.7 percent. So, South

went with the sums and

played his heart queen to

make the slam.

Herbert Henry Asquith, the

British prime minister from

1908 to 1916, said, "The war

office kept three sets of fig-

ures. One to mislead the pub-

lic, another to mislead the

Cabinet, and the third to mis-

lead itself."

At the bridge table, you

sometimes get the chance to

mislead the opponents. How

does that apply in this deal?

South is in six spades, and

West leads the diamond 10.

When North used a trans-

fer bid, South jumped to three

spades to show a maximum,

four-card spade support and

a doubleton somewhere.

North, not wishing to give the

defenders any more informa-

tion, bid what he hoped his

partner could make.

South started with 11 top

tricks: five spades, one heart,

four diamonds and one club.

He had chances for an extra

winner in both hearts and

clubs.

After winning the first trick

on the board, South drew

trumps ending in hand, then

played a club to dummy's

Bridge

DILBERT

Comics

Kakuro

THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS

Zi Zhang asked how to promote virtue and solve a

dilemma.

The Master said, “Be sincere and faithful and follow

what is right, that is the way to promote virtue.

If you love a man and wish him to live, and

then hate him and wish him to die, you are in a

dilemma.” It is said in the Book of Odes: “I cans’t

bear your disdain, So I go back with pain,”

(Disdain shows your hate and pain reveals your love.)

A Kakuro consists of a playing area of

filled and empty cells similar to a cross-

word puzzle. Some black cells contain a

diagonal slash from top left to bottom

right with numbers in them, called “the

clues”. A number in the top right corner

relates to an “across” clue and one in the

bottom left a “down” clue. The object of a

Kakuro is to insert digits from one to nine

into the white cells to total the clue asso-

ciated with it. However no digit can be

duplicated in an entry.

Yesterday’s solution