FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2006 ENTERTAINMENT SUDOKU 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 | | | 1 | 6 | | 3 | 2 | | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | | | | 5 | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | | 2 | | | | 6 | | | | 5 | | | 4 | | 8 | | 2 | | 9 | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | | 1 | | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | | | Answer to previous puzzle 3/31 3 4 9 7 6 1 2 5 8 7 2 8 9 3 5 4 6 1 6 5 1 4 2 8 3 7 9 1 3 2 6 8 4 7 9 5 5 7 6 1 9 2 8 4 3 8 9 4 3 5 7 1 2 6 4 8 3 5 7 9 6 1 2 9 6 7 2 1 3 5 8 4 2 1 5 8 4 6 9 3 7 Difficulty Level ★★★ 3/20 Difficulty Level ★★★★ ▼ FRIEND OR FAUX? Seth Bundv/KANSAN COLLEGED RULED COMICS Sam Patrick/KANSAN ▼ KID SPECTACLE Caleb GoellnerKANSAN THE EMPIRE NEVER ENDED Travis Nelson/KANSAN The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have 5-Dynamic: 4-Average: 3-Average: 2-1.000ft **ARIES (March 21-April 19)** ★★ What proved that a problem could be eliminated if you so choose. A surprise insight lets you see the other side of the story. Brainstorm and listen to feedback. You might discover that someone has strong feelings about money. *Tonight: Turkekev.* HOROSCOPES TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ***** You are up to the task, whatever you might choose. Somehow you get through to others and shake up the status quo. New information involving others points you in a new direction. Events surround a meeting. Tonight. Happy plans. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ***** You might want to step back, even if you have a strong sense of direction. Right now, subtly works much better than strength. Use your intuition, and you'll gain professionally and in nearly every way. Do nothing quickly. Tonight: Vanish CANCER (June 21 July 22) ****** You will want to take the high road when dealing with others and someone at a distance. Gather information and get back in sync with what is important. Read between the lines. Something isn't being said. Tonight. Where your friends are. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★ ★ Take charge and handle a personal matter with your normal savoir-faire. You might get some feedback from someone you respect and value. Listen, though you could be surprised by his or her words. Excesses mark your home life. Tonight. Out and about. VIRIG (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) *★★★* Others could be so reactive that you need to pull back. Once you have done this, you will find that situations in your life work much better. You certainly have reason to be optimistic. Field your calls. Tongtai: Accept a very different idea. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ***** Work with each person in your life as if he or she were the only person in your world. You will discover that this attitude creates much more of what you want. You might want to rethink a story and get ahead. Listen more. Tonight: In the know. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3B Tonight: In the know. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ****** Others reverse their stances. You like what you hear; but if you find you are a b cynical, make it all right. After all, you have gone though a lot. Indulge and enjoy, but let the touch of cynicism season your expectations. Tonight. Out on the town SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★ Much is going on around you; so much that you react and want to cocoon. Yes, you! Somewhere in between, you come up with a solution that please you. You do need to slow down some. Remember, you are not immortal! Tonight: Happiness comes through routine. CAPIRCORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ****** Your spontaneity draws someone close. This isn't like you to behave in an unpredictable manner, but it elicits a perfect response, in your book. Your friends and/or associates cheer you on to a home run. Tonight. Follow through on what you want. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★ Expect to stretch some, and you will be OK with the demanding nature of others. Just be on-guard with your pocketbook. You could suddenly find yourself without the funds you expected. Think before you spend. Tonight: Entertain at home, if possible. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★ Your responses and/or actions could be a bit off-the-wall, but somehow everything falls into place. Good news heads your way. Why not celebrate and make the most out of the moment? Enjoy. Tonight, Hang with friends at a favorite spot. ACROSS 1 **Passport endorsements** 6 **Unsettle** 9 **Suitable** 12 **Gee follower** 13 **Expert** 14 **Siegfried's partner** 15 **Pageant winner's adornment** 16 **Become speechless** 18 **2005's "King," e.g.** 20 **Chip in chips** 21 **Get off the fence** 23 **Work witt** 24 **Wears at the edges** 25 **So** 27 **Commemorative pillar** 29 **Tread lightly** 31 "Chances Are" crooner 35 **Bit of horseplay** 37 Pop 38 Put on a pedestal 41 Average grade 43 Cause corrosion 44 Biography 45 In layers 47 Disappointment 49 Convex molding 52 Census statistic 53 Immense 54 Ninja Turtles' home 55 Thither 56 "Monty Python" opener 57 "Sesame Street" denizen Solution time: 25 mins. 21 Mel of Coopers-town 22 — Beta Kappa 24 Peninsula st. 26 Didn't blink 28 Host 30 Inseparable 32 Square dance 33 Journalist Tarbell 34 Took a meeting 36 Eclair enhancements 38 Soothe 39 Muralist Rivera 40 Time and time again 42 Jagged, as a leaf 45 Nincomo-poop 46 Without end 48 Sapporo sash 50 Wahine's bestowal 51 Tramcar contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | | | | | | 13 | | | 14 | | 15 | | | | | 16 | | | 17 | | | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 18 | | | 19 | | | 20 | | | | 21 22 | | | 23 | | | 24 | | | | | 25 | | | 26 | 27 | 28 | | | | | 29 | | | 30 | | 31 | | | 32 33 34 | | | 35 | | | 36 | | 37 | | | | 38 39 40 | | | 41 | 42 | 43 | | | | 44 | | | 45 | | | 46 | | | 47 | | | 48 | | 49 | | 50 51 | 52 | | | 53 | | 54 | | | | 55 | | | 56 | | 57 | | | | | DOWN 1 Cistem 2 Midafter- noon, on a sundial 3 Fledgling business 4 "God's Little —" 5 Sea World favorite 6 Record sleeve 7 Rue the run 8 Old Olds 9 Fight site 10 Given to sulkiness 11 Classifi- cations 17 Gold measureer 19 Valuable item 3-31 CRYPTOQUIP SGWM U XWZIRM DRWI VKIGKMD, K IQXXRIW GW JRQCT NW SKWCTKMD SWUXRMI RV NUII TWIYZQJYKRM. 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