6A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN ENTERTAINMENT FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2006 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 by Dave Green 1 5 4 6 7 9 2 4 1 3 7 6 8 9 5 7 3 4 2 9 Answer to previous puzzle 9 8 3 4 2 1 7 5 6 6 4 1 7 5 3 9 8 2 7 2 5 9 8 6 4 3 1 1 7 2 5 9 8 6 4 3 4 5 6 3 1 7 2 9 8 8 3 9 6 4 2 1 7 5 2 6 4 8 7 5 3 1 9 5 1 7 2 3 9 8 6 4 3 9 8 1 6 4 5 2 7 Difficulty Level ★★★ Difficulty Level ★★★★ Seth Bundy/KANSAN ▼ FRIEND OR FAUX? KID SPECTACLE Wes BensonKANSAN ▼ SQUIRREL Caleb Goellner/KANSAN COLLEGE RULLED COMICS HOROSCOPES ARIES (March 21-April 19) ***** The fact that today is Friday and St. Patty's Day forms a foundation in making your plans. Though you might want to have a devil-may-care attitude, others' intensity and news prevent you from completely letting go. Tonight, Dance an Irish Jig. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have 5-Dimension: 6-Positive, 5-Ravage, 1-Difficult Sam Patrcik/KANSAN TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★★★★ Don't lose sight of your main objectives concerning responsibilities and what needs handling. You could be overweighted by what is going on around you. Others react intensely to nearly anything. Tonight. Become Irish. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) **★★★** Your creativity surges when dealing with others. If you can, take a personal day or start your weekend early. Much happens quickly and might surprise you. Someone is initially difficult but gets off his or her high horse later in the day. Tonight: Call a spade a spade. CANCER (June 21- July 22) ***** In some sense you are on hold until the day gets older. Only then will you get into the swing of things. Though you might be Irish, you will start acting like you are. You couldick up quite a storm. Tonight Paint the town green. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) *★★ Be willing to express your thoughts even if someone might become challenging or difficult. You do need to honor who you are first. Later in the day, he or she will calm down. Curb risk-taking. Tonight. The action surrounds your pad. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ***** Investigate new ways of handling an old problem. You might need to let go of previous ideas and premises. Reinvent your mind-set, and you will be a lot better off. As a result, you discover alternatives that you hadn't even conceived of previously. Tonight: Out on the town. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ***** You are in tippot shape, though you might need to deal with some people who are not. Understand that there are some situations you cannot change. Through this acceptance, you'll move past the problem. Flex. Tonight. Plan on treating a family member or roommate. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★ You might be out of sorts and testy about a conversation or even what you need to do. Realize we all have to say no sometimes. You find that by late afternoon, you look at life in a totally different way. Tonight. Be yourself. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ***** Your high energy could easily be displaced, causing you to be upset and to try to convince someone you are right. You might want to rethink a situation. Opt to back off rather than incur a confrontation. *Tonight. By yourself.* CAPICRORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) *** You might feel under the gun. Too much could easily be happening too fast. Slow down and use your intuition to help rather than be immobilized. Find your friends, and you'll have a great time. Tonight Where the party is. AOUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ***** Sometimes you cannot make strong choices, no matter how you seek to detach and get information. Others simply might be too reactive to make sense of what you are saying. Take charge. Accept responsibility. Tonight: Be Irish. PISCES (Feb, 19-March 20) *** A strong stand could only backfire right now. Think positively and head in the direction you need to. Sometimes you cannot see the whole picture. The more you detach, the bigger the picture becomes. Think positively. This is the big picture. Tonight: Take in the big picture. 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