THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2007 SUDOKU 11B Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 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 ENTERTAINMENT by Dave Green | | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | | | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | | 8 | | | 3 | 9 | 1 | | | | 9 | | | 8 | | | 2 | | | 3 | | | | | 4 | | 7 | | 5 | | | | | | 8 | 6 | | 9 | | | | | | 3 | | | | 7 | | | | | 6 | | | | | 6 | | | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | 7 | | | | Answer to previous puzzle Difficulty Level ★★★ 6 9 3 2 5 8 7 4 1 4 1 2 9 3 7 6 5 8 8 7 5 6 4 1 2 9 3 5 6 8 4 7 9 1 3 2 9 4 7 3 1 2 8 6 5 2 3 1 5 8 6 9 7 4 3 8 9 1 6 5 4 2 7 7 2 4 8 9 3 5 1 6 1 5 6 7 2 4 3 8 9 Difficulty Level ★★★ 》 CHICKEN STRIP CHARLIE HOOGNER JIMMY BATES & TRIANGLE SPENCER MCELHANEY NUCLEAR FOREHEAD JACOB BURGHART 》 DAMAGED CIRCUS GREG GRIESENAUER Final Survival Checklist: Computers Quiet study areas Expert help with your research(!) No. 2 pencils We have what you need. www.lib.ku.edu for hours and locations 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19) Today is an 8 It's getting easier to let the others know exactly what you want. Even better, it's getting easier to inspire them to do it quickly. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Today is a 7 Make your trip more exciting by going into the past. Not only will you have more fun, you'll also discover more treasures. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Today is a 7 Finish up your obligations first thing in the morning. As the day progresses, you'll feel less and less like working. CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is a 7 A person of great stature will soon be giving you detailed instructions. Take notes, so you don't forget anything. This could be very important. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 6 Conversations will be noisier for the next several weeks. Everybody feels the need to strongly defend their positions. There'll never be a dull moment. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 You're anxious to get down to work. By now you should have a rough plan of what you want to accomplish and how. If not, start with that. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 6 Passions are aroused, but cooler heads can prevail. Actually, it's your job to help them all do that No problem, right? SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 6 Try out a new skill you've been learning — carefully, at first. This is going to turn out well for you, eventually. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 7 You're getting smarter about a philosophical subject. That which is unexplainable seems very reasonable to you. Don't even try to exploit it, yet. Today is a 7 You're getting into another "less talk, more action" phase. This one pays well, so don't resist. Give it all you've got. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Today is a 6 today is a 6 Some of the stuff you're finding has great value, and some of it doesn't. Your assignment, if you choose to take it, is to determine which is which. Take care; big money is involved. You're getting into the planning phase. More quiet thinking and drawing and making up lists will be required. Hide out in a quiet place. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is an 8 ACROSS 1 Hosiery shade 4 College stat 7 Met melody 8 BBQ load 10 Part of the flora 11 Juicy bit of gossip 13 It sucks 16 Attempt 17 Pay increase 18 Rotation duration 19 Count counter-part 20 Create 21 Resided 23 Exposes 25 Welsh veggie 26 Strictly entre — 27 Recede 28 Detroit team 30 Spring-time abbr. 33 Ther-moses 36 Impish one 37 Burst forth 38 Become one 39 Spectacles selection 40 Witness 41 Type measures DOWN 1 Frequent Hepburn co-star 2 Japanese indigene 3 Neither sharp nor flat 4 Soccer scores 5 Cole Porter subject 6 — Romeo 7 Winged 8 Beany's pal 9 Soda-shop treat 10 Beetle Bailey's rank (Abbr.) 12 Plumbing problems 14 Shopping center Solution time: 21 mins. 15 "Catcher in the —" 19 Comic-strip squeal 20 “— Doubtfire” 21 Preclude 22 PC pic producer 23 U2 lead singer 24 Spartan 25 Penta-teuch bk. 26 Aristocratic 28 Money, especially when "filthy" 29 Mirror's offering 30 Graduates 31 Energizes, with "up" 32 Queue after Q 34 Works with 35 Spruce J Z VA K I F H O N G A G K Y A O. Yesterday's Cryptoquip: SINGER JOHNNY AND COMIC JIM SHOULD'VE BEGUN A BUSINESS, GIVING IT THE TITLE CASH AND CARREY. Today's Cryptoquip Clue: B equals Z KU Trivia Who drew the first version of the Jayhawk in 1912? THIS WEEK'S PRIZE: $25 iTunes Gift Certificate! Log on to Kansan.com to answer! Need a hint? www.ku.edu/about/traditions --- 1