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E4|Wednesday,January 11, 2017|SFChronicle.com


DoonesburyGarry Trudeau

The Knight LifeKeith Knight

RhymesWith OrangeHilary B.Price

SallyForthFrancesco Marciuliano and JimKeefe

LuannGreg Evans

ZitsJerryScott&Jim Borgman

GarfieldJim Davis

Sherman’s LagoonJ.P. Toomey

BlondieDeanYoung

ARIES(March 20-April 18):Weeksago
youfeltoverlooked.Nowadayspeople
couldn’t be moreexpressiveoftheir ap-
preciation.This shouldput to rest any
doubtsyou had.

TAURUS(April 19-May19):You don’t
seewhy youhave tojump throughso
manyhoops. Jump.Itwon’t do much,
but makes afavorableimpression with
amajor player.

GEMINI(May20-June19): Youhave to
decide betweenbeing trueto yourself
or someone else.The fact thatyou even
have tochoose says something in and
of it self.

CANCER(June 20-July21): Putthe in-
terests of the group ahead of your own.
It’sthe classy thingto do.You’ll also
buildalliances thatcome in handylate r.

LEO(July22-Aug.21): Someoneyou
always turnedtofor advicenow turnsto
you. It’ sawkwardexperiencingarolere-
versal likethis, butexperiencehas made
youwiser thanyouknow.

VIRGO(Aug.22-Sept. 21):You’ll have to
repeat yourself afew times, butyoucan
count on thefactstobackyou up.Math
is still math.

LIBRA(Sept. 22-Oct. 21):You’ve out-
grownacertain situation, but it isn’t
timeto move on yet. Whileyou wait,
start sketching out whatyou’dliketo
seehappen.
SCORPIO(Oct.22-Nov. 20):You
don’t always take criticismwell. Your
responseistoclamuportrashwhat
you’redoing. Hear this personout and
you’ll discoverthatcriticism hasits con-
structiveside.
SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 21-Dec. 20): Is an
oldstick-in-the-mudgoing soft or are
youfinallyheeding advice? Maybe it’sa
mix of thetwo.
CAPRICORN(Dec. 21-Jan. 18):Youget
aboost from an important client. It’s
aheady moment and might makeyou
nervous. Don’t worry.You’reready for
the next step.
AQUARIUS(Jan. 19-Feb.17): You
tappedsomeoneforafavorand arere-
luctant to askagain. You’reonthe verge
of agoaland need help.Success ben-
efitsyou both.
PISCES(Feb.18-March19): Hopefully
you’rethinking moreofthe futureand
less about thepast.The Starsare giv-
ing youaunique opportunitytoreinvent
yourself.

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substitution cipher in which
one letter standsforanother.
If youthinkXequalsOit
will equalOthroughout the
puzzle. Singleletters, short
wordsand wordsusing an
apostrophe giveyou cluesto
locating vowels.Solution isby
trial and error.
©2017by
King Features
YESTERDAY’S CRYPTOQUIP:WHENAKID NAMED Syndicate, Inc.
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Today’s
clue:
SEQUALSM

ACROSS
1 Bowling alley
button
6 European cheese
town
10 Puddlejumper
trip
13 Wedding figure
14 ChapStick
container
15 Fix up
16 Newspaper
reporter’s
compensation?
18 Big star
19 “I’m withya”
20 Threatening
words
21 Farming prefix
22 “Wheel of
Fortune”buy
23 Smooth,as
transitions
25 Wise
29 DOJbureau
30 Dry as dust
31 Speaker’sspot
34 Getout of bed
37 “__ who?”
38 Chiropractor’s
compensation?
40 N.L. player
whose home
gamesinclude a
PresidentsRace
41 Brownish-green
43 Greenish-blue
44 Some
prosecutors:Abbr.
45 “Selma”director
DuVernay
46 Dropsin
48 Medical
emergencyalert
53 Babyfox
54 Soon, to abard
55 Kibbutzsetting
57 ActressThurman
60 Cooling meas.
61 Comedian’s
compensation?
63 Bass’redtriangle,
e.g.

64 Moran of “Happy
Days”
65 Flar ed dress
66 NewTestament
bk.
67 German
battleship Graf __
68 Connection point

DOWN
1 Former NYC
mayorGiuliani
2 Seesawsitterof
tonguetwisters
3 Send inabox
4 Sushi selection
5 “Taste this”
6 FrenchIverb
7 Stereotypical
dawn challenges
8 Take downapeg
9 Scornedloverof
Jason

10 Landscaper’s
compensation?
11 Aromas
12 Shirtsnamedfor
asport
15 Theaterdistrict
17 Leewho was
the top-charting
femalesoloistof
the ’60s
22 Helping hand
24 PainterCassatt
25 Over-the-
shoulderband
26 Square statistic
27 Domino’s
delivery driver’s
compensation?
28 Diplomatic skill
32 ’50s prez
33 Healthresorts
35 Swedish
automaker

36 Internetcrafts
marketplace
38 Spill the beans
39 PC feat ure
onlyusedin
combinations
42 “All thesame ...”
44 Fitting
47 TV’sJ.R. Ewing,
e.g.
48 Part of CNN
49 Winning
50 “__ Been
Good”: Joe
Walshhit
51 Take over
52 Bath-loving
Muppet
56 NovelistRice
57 Windows
alternative
58 Drop-down list
59 Yesvotes
62 Chihuahuacheer

CRYPTOQUIP


The FuscoBrothersJ.C. Duffy


BizarroDanPiraro Dennis the MenaceHankKetcham

HOROSCOPEBy Christopher Renstrom


CROSSWORD PUZZLE


Classic PeanutsCharles Schulz

By Robert E.LeeMorris

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