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Conceptis SudoKu
By Dave Green
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Answer to previous puzzle
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
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| 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Difficulty Level ★★★
CHICKEN STRIP: 2010
Charlie Hoogner
SKETCHBOOK
Drew Stearns
LITTLE SCOTTIE
Todd Pickrell and Scott A. Winer
THE NEXT PANEL
Nicholas Sambaluk
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 7
All intelligent activity earns praise from those in power. Throw in a little creativity and you'll appreciate the work as well.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Make sure everyone dances to the same drummer.
Logic dictates the need for responsible effort if change is to occur.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a 5
Well, you're halfway out of the box. Creative thinking really works. Imagination carries you past the hard work to the goal.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Todav is a 5
Put yourself in the driver's seat early. Let your partner ride shotgun. At least you control the speed, if not the destination.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Two people get together to hatch a brilliant plan. The logic escapes you at first, but later you agree wholeheartedly.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
Work could be difficult today unless you try lighting a fire under a creative co-worker and letting him or her run with the ball.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Ease into a public presentation by considering the possibilities. Try not to focus on your nervous stomach. Eyes on the prize.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
More people accept an idea you've been hatching for some time. Talk about the nuts and bolts. What do you need to make this happen?
No one's fooled when you cover up your feelings. You wear your heart on your sleeve. Confession is good for the soul.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Todav is a 6
You have your eye on the prize. Make sure that your heart agrees. Otherwise, emotions will block the path and cost you the race.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
Watch where you're going.
Today you'll be apt to rush into things. Consider the second or third step before you even start.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19) Today is a 6
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Keep the ball rolling.
Whatever you've started is important enough to merit consistent effort. Provide direction for others.
ACROSS
1 Satan's minions
5 Afternoon get-together
8 Burn somewhat
12 Paint layer
13 Lummox
14 Sitarist's music style
15 And so forth
17 "— Named Sue"
18 "Superman" star
19 Wreak havoc on
21 Big fair
24 D.C. title
25 Become a member
37 Part of a three-piece suit
38 Slamming sound
39 Expert
41 Being, to Brutus
43 Mourn
46 Third rock from the sun
50 Sleeping
51 Skin cream ingredient
54 Antitoxins
55 Pod denizen
56 Tend texts
57 Celebrity
58 Knight's address
59 Lasso
DOWN
1 Bakery worker, at times
2 Speck
3 Walk the floor
4 Spielberg or Soderbergh
5 Pirouette pivot
6 Listener
7 Somewhere out there
8 Want really bad
9 "Carmen" number
10 Enthusiastic, plus
11 Martha of comedy
16 Ritter of Westerns
a secedictl, e.g.
23 upleasingly plump
25 Stick out
26 Raw rock
27 Secretly
29 Doggie bag fill
31 Quite some time
32 Journal
34 Microwave
38 Dam builder
40 Fragrant wood
42 Witness
43 Glaswegian gal
44 Help hoods
Solution time: 21 mins.
B AR B E N D I N F O
I D E A L E I R E A P
B O X S E A T S O O Z E
S O N Y T I N N E D
A S H E N H A R I
R I O T M U S I C B O X
A L A S O R T S A P E
B O X S C O R E W R E N
M A N Y A R E N A
L A M A R R A G A
U S E R I D I O T B O X
T E A M S O D H O N E
45 Reveille's opposite
47 Give a makeover to
48 Stumble
49 Loathe
52 Main-lander's memento
53 Rowing
Yesterday's answer 3-24
3-24 CRYPTOQUIP
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MWHM'G H GMBPC BY HCCUBTHR. Yesterday's Cryptoquip: NEW EDUCATIONAL SHOW ABOUT THE BODY STRUCTURES OF SOME FLATTENED FISHES: "RAY'S ANATOMY."
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: E equals Y
MUSIC
Buble keeps charming in a pop-dominant era
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
MINNEAPOLIS — He's got a hockey player's hairdo, a crooner's voice and the first back-to-back No. 1 albums in the United States ever by a male Canadian solo artist: Michael Bubble, an NHL wannabe who became a global pop star.
Whether he's onstage or on the telephone, Bubble, 34, exudes the
kind of genuineness and earnestness that makes you feel like you're the only one that matters — even if there are 12,000 other people in the room.
Like world-class charmers Garth Brooks, Bill Clinton and Bono, he has that special combination of charisma and sincerity that has helped make this unabashed throwback a success in an era dominated by pop stars with "American Idol" pedigrees or trendy hip-hop and R&B flavoring.
Even though Bube has become a chart-topping, Winter Olympics-performing star, he hasn't lost that one-on-one charm. He turned it on in January on "Saturday Night Live," duetting with underground R&B star Sharon Jones. Performing "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)" from his recent No. 1 album "Crazy Love," he didn't sing to the cameras or the studio audience; he delivered the entire song to Jones. That strategy made his words more believable, his romanticism more enchanting and his performance downright magical.
"Right before we started, I held her hand," Buble recalled this month from his Vancouver home. "I'm sure she was a bit nervous and I said, 'You look great. You deserve this moment, so enjoy it.'"
"Crazy Love," Bubble's sixth studio album, debuted at No. 1 in October.