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CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Commerciais
4 "Doo" follower
7 First victim
8 Acrylic fiber
10 Scent
11 Wallowed (in)
13 Sofa, recliner, ottoman, etc.
16 New Guinea port
17 Anti-mac-assar
18 Spotted, a la Tweety
19 Intend
20 Arm bone
21 Cricket, for one
23 Performs high-tech surgery
25 Sonic —
26 Scoff
27 Elev.
28 Ladd and Alda
30 Shemp's brother
33 Guess-work
36 Jog sans togs
37 Gambling game
38 Surpass
39 Kill a bill
40 French possessive
41 English cathedral city
DOWN
1 Overhead
2 Actress Moore
3 Smear tactics
4 Slobber
5 Metallic blend
6 Actress Celeste
7 Met melody
8 Utah politico Hatch
9 Get snug and cozy
10 The whole enchilada
12 Campus bigwigs
Yesterday's answer 5-4
14 Grownup kid
15 Old airline initials
19 Mid-May honoree
20 Work with
21 Cobbler's supply
22 Spud
23 Chain part
24 Exculpate
25 Evil
26 "King of Pop," in headlines
28 Mountain ridge
29 Begins
30 Thurber's dreamer Walter
31 Aware of
32 Id counter-part
34 Tom-tom, e.g.
35 Christmas refrain
5-4 CRYPTOQUIP
Q I B ST G Q I S L V D G R E O
S D O A R S E O D C D G
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Yesterday's Cryptoquip: WISE FRENCH
ASTROLOGER WHO MADE PREDICTIONS ABOUT
SOME OPENINGS FOR BREATHING: NOSTRIL-DAMUS.
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: L equals Y
HOROSCOPE
It seems easier to concentrate, and a solution to an old problem is becoming obvious. Allow those ideas to gel, and get opinions from experienced friends. Things come together.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Changes seem abrupt to others. You seem to feed off of them. A friend provides spiritual direction. Practice increases skills. Listen and learn.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
You feel powerful and are ready to make positive changes. Your natural planning talents are primed, so let loose and invent. Then jump into action.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Follow through on details for the next few days. Think out differen- takes. Make plans Don't travel yet. Manage your deadlines, and stay thrifty.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Your friends are really there for you, and for the next two days you'll want to go play with them. Why not? Clean up any messes and invite folks over. Let go of a scheme that lacks soul.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Take your ideas for a walk. You'll think of something brilliant, and your heart will thank you later. You need to feel far, in fact, stay close to home.
Today is an 8
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Business interferes with fun. You have to call the shots and decide what's best. Trust your intuition. Calling for reinforcements may be a good idea now.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Transformation is right around the corner. Start researching ways to invest in your future. Save a windfall 'or a rainy day. You're sharp with finances.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a Z
Work with a partner, and share decisions. Find an antique treasury. Purchase a chene in favor of a practical solution (even if you don't know how yet).
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Time to get to work. No more putting off what you're committed to. Focus on making money, not spending it. Sort through the feelings as they arise. Chop wood; carry water.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Tordaes 9
A little surprise would be nice. Romantic odds are in your favor. Romantic odds are hard to find solid, rather than based on fantasy. Practice and play by the rules.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7
Neatness counts double for the next three days. It's a great time to be out on the town. Surprise friends with a new idea, and add a splash of color.
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Answer to previous puzzle
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MOVIES
Sizing it up for 'Thor' comics hero
MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Turning your body into that of a god is a weird process.
Chris Hemsworth knows. Once he was tapped to play the title character in "Thor," opening Friday, the Australian actor threw himself into a body-building regimen that would transform his solid but unspectacular physique into one worthy of a Marvel superhero.
pretty active, but nothing on this scale.
"I don't naturally have the kind of weight Thor has," Hemsworth said. "I ate tons of protein. Worked on a lot. I've always been
"It's deceptive. It's such a slow process that when you look in the mirror every day you don't realize the subtle changes. Everyone else around me was saying, 'Oh, my God, you're huge.' And I'm looking in the mirror and thinking, 'It's not working. I've got to eat more!"
In fact, Hemsworth said, he went a bit too far.
"I put on too much muscle. A few days before shooting was to begin we realized none of my costumes fit. I had to crash diet just to squeeze into them."
Hemsworth, 27, said that playing a comic-book hero has special challenges. Foremost among them is ensuring that Thor's human side is as compelling as the action and special effects.
Sent to Earth, he must create a new life surrounded by mortals
Grounding "Thor" was director Kenneth Branagh and a supporting cast that included Oscar winner Natalie Portman, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgard, Ray Stevenson and Rene Russo.
"Marvel is such a sleek machine that we knew the special-effects side was already taken care of," Hemsworth said.
"Our big focus was on how to make Thor relatable," Hemsworth say. "These are gods speaking to each other, but on the other hand, these are fathers and sons, brothers. We can all relate to that."
WEDNESDAY SPECIAL
While he's best known for filming Shakespeare classics like "Henry V," "Hamlet" and "Much Ado About Nothing." Branagh grew up reading The Mighty Thor comic books, Hemsworth said.
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"So, really, he became the perfect blend of fan and careful filmmaker," Hemsworth said. "He knows story and character development. He certainly knows how to assemble a production. With a film like this it's too easy to get lost in the effects, but Ken was all about story, character, the relationships."
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A native of Melbourne, Hemsworth grew up in a nonshow biz family. But clearly, there is some sort of thespian gene in the Hemsworth blood line. Both of his brothers are actors. Liam was in the Nicolas Cage sleeper hit "Knowing," appeared in "The Last Song" (and dated co-star Miley Cyrus) and has a big role in next year's much-anticipated "The Hunger Games." Luke is a familiar face on Australian television dramas.
For Hemsworth, it has been mostly ups. He played Captain Kirk's father, George, in J.J. Abrams' 2009 "Star Trek" reboot. He has already completed the thriller "The Cabin in the Woods" (based on a Joss Whedon script) and a remake of the Cold War action pic "Red Dawn."
"I had the perfect introduction with 'Star Trek' — a small role in a big, successful movie. There really wasn't much pressure there, and it got me ready for 'Thor.' I'm a bit nervous, sure, but my excitement overrides my trepidation."
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