UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE CROSSWORD PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS

1 Birds of prey 6 Situated

11 Bear’s foot 14 Small stream 15 Excessive interest 16 Mont. neighbor 17 “— vincit amor” 18 Fingerprint part 19 Taro dish 20 Racetracks 22 Inactive

24 Postal workers 28 Nabs

29 Beliefs

30 Electrical connectors Political campaign From square one Vats

Solar disk Royal pronoun Put one’s foot — —

Ink partners More skillful She, in Seville Rajah’s land Post

Used a blender Gave off

Like a good sentry 32 33 35 39 40 41

42 43 45 46 48 50 53 54 55 57 58 60 65 66 67 68

69 70 Light sources I-70

Topic

Put aside Hosp. areas German pistol Pour out lava Funny Charlotte — Furniture wood Wash cycle

DOWN

1 Cable network 2 Body part

3 Didn’t lose 4 Garden-pond fish 5 Enjoyed the rink Scottish accents Get real! (2 wds.) Lather

Joule fraction Recoloring Hamelin visitor Delight in Hangs around — Minor Most spiteful Piece of fabric Talk pompously Spy mission Smaller than tiny 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 21 23 24 25 26 27 10-3-18

28 30 31

34 36 37 38 43 44 47 49

Nearest star Abdul or Prentiss Old Italian money Asian desert Not burning Worthless talk Tolerate Append Stair alternative Provoke Close kin 50 51 52 53 55 56 59 61

62 63 64 Apple peeler Very

Ebbets Field great Common abrasive Block brand

So be it! Center Meyers of “Kate & Allie” Cinnamon goody Music collectibles Summer in France

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Inactivity is not always the same thing as rest. Sometimes it’s just being stuck. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). People who have already decided are not very good candidates for hearing what’s new and exciting.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You have a gift for putting yourself in the other person’s place and really understanding what it’s like to be there.Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). You are loyal by nature and it’s why you need to do more research up front to make sure you’re getting into a situation where you’re going to be loyal to the right people.Today’s birthday