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Conceptis Sudoku
MONDAY FERTHARY 16.2009
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2009 Concepts, Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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CHICKEN STRIP
CHARLIE HOOGNER
THE NEXT PANEL
NICHOLAS SAMBALUK
SKETCHBOOK
DREW STEARNS
WORKING TITLE
SARA MAC
WRITER'S BLOCK PARTY
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — James Franco got a spoof bar mitzvah and was forced to milk a "gay" cow on Friday to earn his pudding pot as Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.
Franco, whose mother is Jewish, said he was not raised Jewish. He said he once told The New York Times he felt deprived because he never had a bar mitzvah. "Yeah, I guess I wasn't a man until tonight," he joked Friday.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
MOVIES
"Milk," also received a fake bag of marijuana for his role as a clueless pot dealer in "Pineapple Express" at the roast by Harvard's student drama group.
HOROSCOPES
Peer pressure is very influential, but you can't let it make up your mind. Nobody's going to take care of you as well as you will, so don't give it up. Your authority, that is
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Todavis a6
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a6
It's slightly easier to concentrate now, although your heart not really in it. Power through; your dreams will all still be there when you get done. Be patient.
The 30-year-old Franco, who played Harvey Milk's first love in
Stay out of the conflict. Provide emotional support, and maybe some cookies and cocoa to the people fighting the battle. You help them be stronger just by being there.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a6
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 7
Listen and take notes, but postpone your decision. Don't even go shopping; you're liable to spend too much. Sure, it's for a good reason, but you'll hate yourself if you do it.
Everybody's telling the truth, from their own point of view. So maybe it isn't truth you're after. Maybe what you'd like to find is some ethical behavior. Do it yourself.
VIRG0 (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
Your worries have just about overcome your other interests. You need a plan, but from where you stand, that may seem impossible. Take several deep breaths.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a6
it's always a loss to realize you can't have something you want. it's not life-threatening, though. You can modify your wish list. You own it, for heaven's sake.
LIBRA(Sept. 23-Oct.22)
Today is a 7
MOVIES 'Milk'star Franco receives award from Harvard
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Todays a.6
SAGITTA RIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21)
Today is a 6
Your suspicions are increasing.
Are you getting the straight scoop? Wheeling and dealing are prevalent now, as you already know. Trust no one and confirm everything. Watch your back.
Continue to learn from a person who can help you save your money. Make sure this isn't a con. Make sure you know what the other guy makes on this same deal.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 Jan.19)
Today is a 7
Hold back, even if you think you're ready to go. You're smart, powerful and strongly motivated, but that's not enough. You also need to notice that the road ahead is blocked.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 6
Not a good day to travel, launch new projects or publish a book. It is a good day to list all the reasons your pet theory won't work. This is important to know. Get into the assignment.
PISCES(Feb.19-March 20)
Today is a 5
On opening day — which fell on Friday the 13th — the remake pulled in $19.4 million, slightly more than the $19.1 million it cost to make the movie.
debut for 2004's "The Grudge." Accounting for today's higher admission prices, "The Grudge" sold slightly more tickets, however.
That was a record for the horror genre, topping the $39.1 million
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — "Friday the 13th" had all the luck as the remake of the 1980 slasher flick opened with $42.2 million, putting blood and guts ahead of hearts over Valentine's Day weekend.
CROSS
Firstwhile
Peruvian
piece
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away
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Boundary
ummox
Revolts
Hint
5 Drenches
6 1-2-3
dance
37 Chevrolet named for an antelope
Horror film tops box office despite Valentine's Day
40 Listener
41 In a few minutes
42 Fasten your seat belts
47 Fat
48 Attack verbally
49 Sicilian spouter
50 Before
51 Require-
DOWN
4 Wily
5 Versifier
6 Ostrich's cousin
7 Does an encore, literally
8 Eyeball part
9 Enthusiastic
10 Apportior (out)
11 Equal
13 Slender
19 Carney and Garfunke
20 Six-pack muscles
21 Stead
22 Traffic noise
23 Tools for duels
Solution time: 27 mins.
25 Wobbly
26 "Shake,
Rattle,
and —"
27 Lacking slack
29 German canal
31 Tasseled hat
33 African nation
34 Late comic George
36 Hear the alarm
37 Capri, for one
38 Castle protection
39 X-rated material
40 "— homo!"
43 Eg. and Syr., once
44 Away from WSW
45 Beehive State native
46 Spacecraft compartment
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CRYPTOQUIP
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ELXOLR-RVGL ZXZZXR EKH
"ELRTHZL FXTG, HJJLN." Yesterday's Cryptoquip: COULD YOU SAY FICTIONAL CHARACTERS SUCH AS BILBO AND FRODO BAGGINS ARE CREATURES OF HOBBIT? Today's Cryptoquip Clue: E equals W
MUSIC
M.I.A. gives birth to son hours after performance
The rapper wrote Saturday that her baby is "healthy, fine, beautiful" and the most amazing thing on this planet.
The Grammy- and Oscar-nominated rapper M.I.A. has announced on her MySpace blog that she has given birth to a son.
The father is her fiance,
musician Benjamin Bronfman. A representative says the couple have declined to release the baby's name.
The rapper had a scene-stealing performance at the Grammys on Sunday. She strutted on stage with her swollen belly during a performance with Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I. and Lil Wayne. The rapper says she started going into labor hours later.
Associated Press
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