The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)
The Daily Commuter puzzle
ACROSS
1 Carries
something heavy 5 Cut coupons 9 TVʼs “Two __
Half Men” 13 Laotian or
Chinese 15 Hitchhikerʼs hope 16 Indiraʼs dress 17 Ballroom dance 18 Loving worship 20 CD followers 21 Patriotsʼ goals, for
short
23 Carve a statue 24 Climbing plants 26 Kettle
27 Reply from Ann
Landers
29 Not roundabout 32 Complain 33 Rosebush
prickle 35 High-fiber grain 37 Feasts on
38 __ cuisine; fine
food
39 Srta. in Soissons 40 Word with poles
or boots 41 Battery
measures 42 Fodder storage
towers
43 Get away 45 Renter
46 Actress
McClanahan 47 Proprietor 48 Horrify
51 Uno, __, tres… 52 Forbid
55 Made a rattling
sound
58 Jagged
60 In this spot 61 Rescue
62 Plato & others 63 Shaggy oxen 64 Name on a
marquee
65 __ away;
departed
DOWN
1 Overdue
2 “Wild Blue Yonder” military gp.
3 Inflammation of
the gums
4 Hang limply 5 Crude 6 Tupperware
cover
7 Words that end
bachelorhood 8 Break a sweat 9 Clever
10 Toothʼs partner,
in phrase
11 Let fall
12 Isnʼt, slangily 14 Espy
19 Oak nut 22 Barely passing
grade 25 Bigwigs, for
short
27 Grows old 28 Explorer Sir
Francis __ 29 Specks 30 Shoulder bladeʼs
neighbor
31 Claw
33 Tall __;
exaggeration 34 Shack
36 Exam
38 Like a lost cause 39 Outfielderʼs cry 41 Bank safe 42 Perceived 44 Wooden boxes 45 Siesta hour 47 Weirder
48 Sore 49 Emotional
request
50 __ Place; Monopoly board square
53 As sturdy __ oak 54 Cozy home 56 Betrayer 57 Actress & model
__ Mendes
59 In the __;
unclothed
Aries (March 21-April 19):
Because your pet peeves include things like lateness, last-minute cancelations, the untimely return of calls and texts ... you make special efforts not to commit such offenses yourself. It will be harder to stick with today.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): You’ll be wise to let people know what you can really make happen, because you don’t want anyone to have unrealistic expectations that involve you. It’s bad Karma.
Gemini (May 21-June 21): One of the best ways to build your relationship with yourself is to take on exciting challenges. You’ll be attracted to one today, and it is guaranteed to increase more than just your self-esteem.
Cancer (June 22-July 22): You have a big attitude today, pulsing with promise and potential. The best part is it’s all respectfully contained. You don’t need to posture or be louder than anyone else. You’re a quiet but powerful magnet for all you desire.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Try not to hold yourself to impossibly high standards. It’s a rejection of where you’re at right now, which is as good a place as any. Change usually executes many small steps before it leaps.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It’s appropriate to channel the energy of other people before you find that groove that’s all you. It takes more than time to find your voice; it also takes action, mistakes and lots of “Not that... How about this?”
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): You’ve been shaped by wonderful, terrible, trying, fortunate and unusual happenings. You’ll be inspired to think about your story differently and learn to tell it to yourself and others in more empowering terms. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21):
You’re starting to understand the role that could fit you better. You see it in your mind’s eye. One small action leads to the next, and soon you’ll be leaning and living in such a way that makes your vision an inevitability. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec.
21): React a little slower than you think you should. It will give you a chance to really get what you’re reacting to, which is the underlying meaning, not the misdirection that’s going on at the surface level.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your choices are getting better aligned with the picture you hold for your future. A deadline of some sort will help you follow through with the trend.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Sometimes the action just gets stuck. It’s no one’s fault; it just happens. There’s no point in wondering what happened. Just get out of the mud. Let go of something; add more throttle; or throw in a new topic for traction. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20):
You’ll expand an idea in a hyperreal direction — so beyond what’s normal that it’s almost a caricature. This eliminates some of the complexity and makes it easy for people to understand and connect.
Today’s birthday (Feb. 10): You know what you want, who you love and who you’re willing to make sacrifices for. With these three cornerstones as the guiding principles of your schedule, your year goes off like sparklers. You’ll be saying no a lot. Through honesty, focus and self-possession, a positive and effortless transformation is underway. Leo and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 2, 14, 18and 39.