THE UNIVERSITY DARY KANSAN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 7B Sudoku By Michael Mepham | | 9 | | | 6 | | | | 5 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 5 | | | | 8 | | 6 | | | 7 | | | 2. | | | | | 8 | | | 2 | | | 6 | 9 | | | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 5 | | 3 | | | 2 | | 6 | | | | 4 | 3 | | | 5 | | | 4 | | | | 2 | | | 7 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 7 | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | Level: 1 2 3 4 Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by- 3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk. ENTERTAINMENT Solution to Friday's puzzle 8 6 9 2 7 3 5 4 1 7 1 3 5 6 4 2 9 8 4 2 5 8 9 1 6 3 7 9 8 7 6 4 2 1 5 3 3 5 6 9 1 8 7 2 4 2 4 1 7 3 5 8 6 9 5 9 8 4 2 7 3 1 6 6 3 2 1 8 9 4 7 5 1 7 4 3 5 6 9 8 2 Sudoku on Mobile. Enter 7835858 in your mobile Web browser. Get a free game! Some carrier charges may apply. © 2006 Michael Mocham. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved. SQUIRREL Wes Benson/KANSAN PARENTHESIS 》DAMAGED CIRCUS Greg Griesenauer/KANSAN ENTERTAINMENT Nicholson not using movie as inspiration for remake "I wanted to concentrate on Scorsese's movie, and what it was going to become as we went through the process," Nicholson was quoted as saying in the Sunday edition of the South China Morning Post. "We were reconceiving as we went and, from the beginning, that's what made this different," he HONG KONG — Actor, Jack Nicholson told a Hong Kong newspaper that he avoided watching the local crime thriller "Infernal Affairs" when he was shooting the Hollywood remake, "The Departed," directed by Martin Scorsese. said. "Infernal Affairs," which starred Cannes best actor winner Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Hong Kong heartthrob Andy Lau, is about a police officer who goes undercover in a Hong Kong gang and a local gangster who infiltrates the police. Associated Press 》 HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19 Today is a 6 When you're figuring out the money, don't feel like you need to tell everybody what you're doing. Keep the details private. 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 Working with others is good, but it's important to let them know what you want them to do. Give clear instructions, and you'll minimize mistakes. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is an 8 Pay attention to what you're doing. Concentration's required. You don't want to just build a bigger mess than you had when you started. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is a 6 You can turn a hobby into a lucrative second job. Eventually, it can become your lucrative career. Do what you love, and you'll get really good at it. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 6 You have been known, in the past, to kind of show off with expensive things. You don't have to do that this time. In other words, don't do that. Save your money. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7 Remember the people who've helped you out in the past, and take care of them. You're very busy, but it doesn't take very long to show your appreciation. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) Today is 7 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 27) Today is a 7 Although money isn't your major motivator, it's nice to have. Achieving enlightenment is more fun in a nice place, with a well-stocked refrigerator. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) By now you should have noticed you're the best one to make the decisions. No matter where you are in the chain of command, you're the General. SAGIT TARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 6 You're usually like an open book. That's not a good idea now. Watch and look and listen, but don't say very much. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) day is a 6 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Todaysize 7 Today is a*** Although it's good to know what other people think, you don't have to let it run your life. What do they know, anyway? Hmmmm ... better find out. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7 **TODAY is a 7** The best way to advance your agenda is through the grapevine, one friend to another. Let people know who you need to meet and that you'll repay the favor. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7. You have a better ability now, to understand the numbers. So, figure out where you want to go, and how you're going to get there. ACROSS 1 Astringent 5 Flop 8 Part of TWIMC 12 Bean curd 13 Part of "to be" 14 Atmosphere 15 Reed instrument 16 Snitch 18 Cohabitant, to the Census Bureau 20 Large flatfish 21 Costello and Brock 23 Comm. device 24 Endless 28 Tidy 31 Goddess (Lat.) 32 Appomat tox victor 34 Round Table address 35 Possess- 37 Foot soldiers 39 Prompt 41 Nitwit 42 Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen —" 45 Room to maneuver 49 Swollen, in a way 51 Old fogy 52 Seam-stress's case 53 Candle count 54 Take a gander 55 Foolish one 56 Scepter 57 Differently DOWN 1 Resting on 2 Timber wolf 3 Extra-terrestrial space-craft 4 Swiss cereal 5 Rum cocktail 6 Grecian vessel 7 Adroit 8 President Harding 9 Least likely to boast 10 Sandwich cookie 11 Shopping venue Solution time: 27 mins. 17 Formerly stylish 19 Pro-tracted 22 Be upright 24 Altar affirmative 25 Fresh 26 Imaginary 27 Sur-rounded with a cover 29 Melody 30 Attempt 33 Measuring strip 36 Out of the shade 38 Item in 52-Across 40 Greek vowel 42 "The — Piper of Hamelin" 43 Aware of 44 Luminary 46 Sweater material 47 Commo-tions 48 Draft animals' frame 50 Id counterpart | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 7 | | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 12 | | | | | 13 | | | | 14 | | | | | 15 | | | | | 16 | | | | 17 | | | | | 18 | | | | 19 | | | 20 | | | | | |
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