6B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SPORTS SUDOKU Conceptis Sudoku Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 6x6 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column, and each box contains exactly one number. The difficulty level of the Conceptic Sudoku increases from Monday to Sunday. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2006 5 6 3 8 4 6 1 1 9 6 8 7 9 6 4 8 2 7 6 9 Answer to previous puzzle 8 9 2 6 3 5 7 1 4 6 7 1 4 2 9 8 5 3 4 3 5 7 1 8 6 2 9 3 5 4 8 9 6 2 7 1 9 2 6 3 7 1 4 8 5 1 8 7 2 5 4 9 3 6 2 1 3 9 4 7 5 6 8 5 4 8 1 6 2 3 9 7 7 6 9 5 8 3 1 4 2 Difficulty Level ★★★ Difficulty Level ★★★★ THE MASKED AVENGERS Max Kreutzer/KANSAN DAMAGED CIRCUS Greg Griesenauer/KANSAN FRESH TIMES Steven Levy/KANSAN LIZARD BOY The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult HOROSCOPES ARIES (March 21-April 19) ***** Once more, a key associative points you in the right direction. You might not understand what is necessary to make a situation work. A compliment comes from out of nowhere. You don't need to be suspicious. Tonight: Say yes. TAURIS (April 20-May 20) ****** If you pull back, you might realize how much caring surrounds you. Reveal more of what you want, thinking about what is being offered. Assumptions need to be positive, and then you'll get the outcome you want. Tonight: Be willing to break some new ground. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ****** Others appreciate your efforts. What might be most important is to remain nurturing to someone else. Your efforts and willingness to throw yourself into a project separate you from many. Know what you want. Tonight: Happy-plus, with someone you care about. CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★★★★☆ Others continue to dominate, but how you interact with them could make a big difference. Be more light-hearted and easygoing. You laugh, and others respond. Understanding is heightened by good news. Tonight: Go along with someone else. LEO July 23-Aug. 22 ★★★★ Your ability to adapt could be greatly swayed by different situations. You like what goes on. Somehow, somehow, you need to handle an emotional situation. Think positively about someone who has a strong impact on your personal life. Tonight: Do your thing. VIRID (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ****** Ever resourceful, you make headway. Your creativity and energy mark your schedule. Whatever you decide to tackle will take you to the next level. Understand what you need to do in order to make your energy and life work. Tonight: Smile as the weekend draws near. LURRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ***** Check out a real estate investment that could mean a lot to you. Investigate alternatives if you don't feel at ease with a personal matter. You are on the ball and can read through a problem with ease. Now, use your insight. Tonight: Easy does it. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★☆ Ever playful, you seem to be ready to toss your energy, acumen or, as they say, your two cents into a situation. Listen to others. Schedule a late, long lunch. After all, you are about to plunge into the weekend. Tonight: Hanging out is fun to do. SAGTTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★★★★ Sometimes we don't have as much control as we would like to. Feedback can help others understand your boundaries. Good communication comes out of a readjustment of your attitude. Tonight: Expenses count. CARICORIN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ***** You are all smiles the next few days. You might want to think more carefully about what is happening. Laugh and enjoy yourself more. You enter the weekend on cruise control. Think and act positively. Tonight All smiles. AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★ Experiment with different ideas in your head. Carefully test these concepts on friends and associates. By working with an idea more strongly, you'll come up with an even better concept. You laugh, and another smile. Tonight: Get some extra rest. PICSCE (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★★☆ Friends and energy mix well. How you deal with a personal matter is very different than usual right now. Do not give in to an audience. You need to stop and think. Sometimes the mutual consensus is not right. Tonight: Start the weekend in style. 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