UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE CROSSWORD PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS

1 Garden hose crimp Pantyhose hue Oz canine Cleveland’s lake Stratagems Fall birthstone Bishop of Rome Clueless Townshend or Seeger Scrutinizes Jungle scavengers Taiga animals Play a kids’ game Canine warnings Braves’ home Ease of manner Grave risk Codgers’ queries Sit-up targets, for short

Wall Street dread Poker winning Dover’s st. Football fields Handy’s “— Street Blues” FDR’s wife Beauty parlor item Newborn canines Sponge feature 5 10 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 22 24 25 26 29 33 34 36 37

38 39 40 41 42

44 46

47 48 49 52 56 57 59 60

61 62 63 64 65 Minor injury Hunted Mystique Unwind — measure Nonsense verse writer Draw, in a way Uniform Lazily Went off-course Bug repellent

DOWN

1 Military cap 2 Golf club 3 Pinches off

4 Zoo employees 5 Practical jokes 6 Close relatives 7 Draws on

8 Vim and vigor 9 Pleasing to look at (var.) Kansas capital Store-window sign Toodle-oo! (hyph.) Fiesta shouts She, to Marie Shout Calcutta attire Hammett sleuth 10 11

12

13 21 23 25 26 2-22-19

27 28 30 31 32 34 35

38 41 42 43 45

Prestigious prize Supermarket area Kathmandu locale Oar pin Purplish flower Ice skating event Come to the conclusion Real estate Veld grazers Hamilton foe Constructed Honey farm 46 48

49 50

51 52 53 54 55 58 Persuaded Freedom from war

Exotic island Wished undone Russian range Popular side dish Possess Fencing sword Fender spoiler Geologic time period

for great chemistry. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Whatever your disadvantage is, it is also your advantage, but only if you see, claim and use it.Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Some people around you are like bad journalists, listening for the soundbite they need to make a sensational story, context notwithstanding.Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). While there’s not a single thing in the world that is inherently boring, you can’t be blamed for experiencing it as such. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Everyone has filters and limits to what they can comfortably take in.Today’s Birthday (Feb. 22). Nothing you’ve done to educate yourself has been a waste. Your excellent efforts will be appreciated, but so will your nonchalant efforts because you’ve earned “cool points.” Leo and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 20, 2, 13, 33 and 38.