4A ENTERTAINMENT THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2007 SUDOKU Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 3x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Concepts Sudoku increases from Monday to Sunday. Conceptis SudoKu 5 1 4 7 2 8 5 6 1 2 5 9 3 4 1 4 9 8 9 8 Answer to previous puzzle Difficulty Level ★★★ 9 5 6 3 1 2 8 4 7 7 4 8 5 6 9 2 1 3 2 1 3 8 4 7 9 5 6 4 3 9 6 7 1 5 8 2 8 7 2 4 3 5 1 6 9 5 6 1 9 2 8 3 7 4 3 9 5 7 8 4 6 2 1 1 8 4 2 9 6 7 3 5 6 2 7 1 5 3 4 9 8 Difficulty Level ★★★ PARENTHESES WILL & THE BEAR CHRIS DICKINSON >> SEARCH FOR THE AGGRO CRAG WILL MACADO NICK MCMULLEN RANDOM THOUGHTS JAYMES AND SARAH LOGAN SQUIRREL WES BENSON http://www.besekure.ku.edu HOROSCOPES To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. It's going to be even harder to keep a secret now. You're so full of enthusiasm you want to tell the world. Not good. Limit your confidants. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Today is a 6 Take care of a few household chores now, before they get out of hand. This is not going to be awful, it could even be fun. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is a 9 You're still in a position to make a major sale, or whatever it is you do to score money. Imagine dollar bills floating your way. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Todav is a 6 It's good to know what the others think, even if you don't agree. Don't react emotionally if at all possible. Listen and take notes, and present your rebuttal later. LEO (July 23-Aug.22) Today is an 8 You hold yourself to high standards and that is a good thing. Don't scold yourself, though. That tends to distract you from watching where you're going. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 6 You've been having sweet dreams lately. Some of them could turn into wonderful parts of your real life. Planning is required, and this will be fun. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 7 A difficult situation is about to resolve itself. You and your friends will laugh about this, possibly as soon as tonight. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7 Part of the planning process is figuring out what won't work. That's very easy now. Don't let yourself get discouraged. You will find a way. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 5 The next phase involves money, both yours and other people's. You can get what you need, but don't pay too much for it. Resources may be a little tight, but that won't be a problem. You can slide past the few difficulties and achieve your goal. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Today is an 8 It's easier to make time for yourself, thank heaven. Also thank the person who came to your rescue. A true friend is revealed. It's possible you can get someone else to take care of your bookkeeping chores. Be really careful if you do. It pays you to know what you have and what you owe. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7 ACROSS 1 Clear the tables 4 Rock growth 8 Spill the beans 12 Toward the rear 13 Singer Guthrie 14 Start over 15 Punk 17 Ellipse 18 Zilch 19 Stabilizing cable 21 Pined 24 Buddhist sect 25 — Baba 26 Tier 28 Burpee wares 29 Particiate at karaoke 41 Genetic abbr. 42 Menagierie 44 First to provide Mickey Mouse's voice 46 Bug 50 Island garland 51 Redact 52 Gregory Hines specialty 56 Crooked 57 Take on 58 Sticky stuff 59 Judicious one 60 Lento 61 Trinity member Solution time: 25 mins. 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