6A
ENTERTAINMENT
THE UNIVERSITY OF DAILY KANSAN
Sudoku By Michael Mepham
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2006
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| 1 | 2 | | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | | 8 | 5 | | 9 | | | |
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| 2 | | | | | | 4 | | 8 |
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| 3 | | 6 | | | | | | 9 |
| | | | 6 | | 2 | 1 | |
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| 6 | | | 4 | | 1 | | | |
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.
Solution to Wednesday's puzzle
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| 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
8/24/06
LIZARD BOY
SAM HEMPHILL
》 SAL & ACE
CALEB GOELLNER
BOY EATS WORLD
BRIAN HOLLAND
ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT
It's splitsville
for Cruise, Paramount
LOS ANGELES — While the messy divorce between Tom Cruise and Paramount Pictures won't sink Cruise's career, it still points to a sea change in an industry that has tolerated celebrity misdeeds as long as they didn't hurt the bottom line.
The 14-year relationship between Cruise and Paramount exploded Tuesday after Sumner
Redstone, chairman of Paramount parent Viacom Inc., said Cruise's recent behavior, such as jumping on Oprah Winfrey's couch and advocating Scientology, was "creative suicide." Redstone said such displays cost the studio $150 million in lost ticket sales for Cruise's last film. "Mission: Impossible III."
Redstone may have been basing some of his reaction on the fact that negative public perception of Cruise has soared in the past six months. The negative perception
"He's definitely at his low point in terms of consumer appeal, among both males and females," said Henry Schafer of Marketing Evaluations Inc.
of Cruise jumped nearly 100 percent since mid-2005, while positive perception fell 40 percent.
Whether that means moviegoers are spurning his films is a different matter, says film producer Peter Guber, who worked with Cruise in several movies.
》 HOROSCOPES
Plug away at your chores. Do them as efficiently as you can. Don't even think about playing around until the weekend.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
Associated Press
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Today is an 8
Money may still be a little tight,
but you don't have to worry. Love
is plentiful — and that's a lot more
important.
Gemini (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
Changes are underway, and that leads to confusion. There will also be surprises. Maintain flexibility.
Cancer (June 22- July 22)
Today is an 8
The new information you're acquiring leads to revisions and changes.
First, however, there'll be confusion.
That's where you are now.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
It's not a good time to gamble, and it won't be for several weeks. You can make a lot of money, but not at the gaming tables.
Virgo (Aug.23-Sept.22)
today is 8
As you look at your options, you'll also see your limitations and some of the monsters lurking ahead. Note all of that stuff carefully. Stay objective.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
You need to set priorities. Don't try to do it all at once. Cut the stuff that's not important and focus on one thing that is. That's one thing, at a time.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is an 8
You're tempted to throw caution to the wind, and be wildly uninhibited. For mercy's sake, only do this in the privacy of your own home.
Sagittarius (Nov.22-Dec.21) Today is a 5
It doesn't get much worse than this.
A pedant is driving you crazy. You will survive this horrible annoyance. Keep the faith.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7
Today is a 7
Know that not everything you try will be effective. You should be used to this. So take care not to get wounded.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is a 6
At first you may feel stress at not knowing where the money's coming from, to pay back the money you've already spent. Don't panic; keep sorting and filing.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
It's not easy to share the load when you're not certain what you've got. Take a little time, with help, and make up an inventory. In other words, get organized.
ACROSS
1 Puncturing tools
5 Phantom's concealer
9 Hot tub
12 Gator's kin
13 Reed instrument
14 Apprehend
15 Bad thing to be behind
17 Indivisible
18 Takes the helm
19 Cut, in a way
21 "Gracious!"
22 WWII weapon
24 Pastime
27 Regret
28 The gang
31 Raw rock
32 Packed away
33 Actress Thompson
34 Unwilling to listen
36 "Law & Order"
extra
37 Online diary
38 Makes hospital corners
40 TV series created by
Michael Crichton
41 Football ref, slangily
43 Pizzeria servings
47 Eggs
48 Ostracize
51 Zero
52 Volcanic outflow
53 Birthright barterer
54 Blueprint addition
55 Paradise
56 Trilled
Solution time: 25 mins.
A T O M J A R G N A W
R O D E E G O R O B E
B R O A D W A Y A W E D
S O R T I L E C A N A L S
S O L E D G Y
P A W S E X S E O U L
A D A M D I M R U S E
L O Y A L V A T T E A
F R O M T A P
S C A M P I A P O L L O
E U R O S I D E W A Y S
A B E T D O O E N O S
M A R S O U R R E N O
DOWN
1 21 players often split them
2 Legal document
3 Theater box
4 Plan
5 Unruly crowds
6 Barristers' org.
7 Costa del —
8 "That '70s Show" character
9 Grow out of control
10 Sheet of stamps
11 Sleeping
16 Take a whack at
20 Pump up the volume
22 Gridlock ingredients
23 Honk
24 Pantheon member
25 Exist
26 Spaghetti partner
27 Trophy holder
27 Zodiac beast
30 Droop
35 Pelt
37 Pays under the table
39 HBO outlet
40 Wapiti
41 Region
42 Beelze-bub's forte
43 Read quickly
44 Hacienda, e.g.
45 Verve
46 Hit hard
46 Young chap
50 "Hail, Caesar!"
Yesterday's answer 8-24
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M V Z W I W R Z K Z W V M H Z ?
Yesterday's Cryptoquip: WHEN THE SOCCER COACH HELD A MEETING WITH HIS ENTIRE TEAM, HE HAD SOME GOALS IN MIND.
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: W equals A
Red Lyon Tavern
944 Mass.
832-8228