UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE CROSSWORD PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS

1 Bind tightly 4 Cabbies’ income 9 Positioned

14 Add- — (extras) 15 Rodeo noose 16 Island country 17 Clean a fish 18 Shortens an article

Pass, as a bill Survey findings Bright beam Williams of tennis Barking C-3P0 or R2-D2 Asian city By oneself Grouchy Napoleon’s island Aparicio of baseball Hush-hush org. Farm baby Sarge’s pooch Dry land Ground breakers Threat ender (2 wds.) Decaf drink Xerxes subject Makes coleslaw Fallback strategy (2 wds.) 19 20 22 24 26 31 34 35 38 40 41

42 43 44 45 47 48

50 52 54 58 61 62 66 68 69 70 71 72 73 74

DOWN

1 Roman garments 2 Harden

3 Banana oil, e.g. 4 San Joaquin

Valley city 5 Provide help 6 Travel choice 7 Jazzy — James 8 Disrespectful 9 Everest guide 10 Oddjob’s creator 11 Tijuana aunt 12 And so on 13 Morse code signal 21 Spray cans 23 Facile

25 4-wheel drive feature

Type of graph (2 wds.) Domed residence 27 28 Storage place Percolate Newsstand Ms. Thurman Kind of turf World-weariness Mid-Atlantic st. Friend of Pythias Guys like Hamlet Sixth sense, briefly 12-6-18

29 30 32 33 35 36 37 39

45 46 49 51

Aristocrat Pesky insects Toe-stubber’s cry Musical combos Pleasure boat Shocking Quart, plus “Dr. Zhivago” role Animal that barks USN officer Draw off Army duds 53 55 56 57 59 60

62 63 64

65 67 In the buff Recital piece Pocket change Cut too short Ricci of fashion Beethoven’s birthplace Youth Spanish “that” Banking convenience — -Magnon Seek damages

influence you, all the while never losing sight of who you are.Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may resent having to be there. But you can influence this place. Look for ways. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Unencumbered people move quickly. Something is weighing you down.Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). While there’s nothing less funny than a person trying too hard to be funny, you appreciate the effort.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Each phase of the day has a gift. Morning gives you your freshest mind. Afternoon gives you a body warmed up and ready. Night gives you the need to give and receive for loving comfort.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Instead of seeking the ideal, seek a solution that’s as quirky and flexible as you are. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). You may be agitated by today’s sky because it calls for more honesty than you feel would be kind.