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6A / ENTERTAINMENT / MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Conceptis SudoKu
By Dave Green
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2010 Concepts Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
Difficulty Level ★
Answer to previous puzzle
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CHICKEN STRIP: 2010
Charlie Hoogner
SKETCHBOOK
LITTLE SCOTTIE
Drew Stearns
THE NEXT PANEL
Todd Pickrell and Scott Winer
Please recycle this newspaper
HOROSCOPES
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Today is a 8
ARTES (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 8
If you allow your mind to wander a bit, you'll discover creative ideas at every turn. Turning them into productive results seems almost too easy. Enjoy it.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
A dream image may stick with you as you begin your day.
Expand it and apply its mojo to all your activities.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is a8
Track developments in your career field. A new contact provides optimism. Use your skills to conclude a transaction that satisfies everyone.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a 8
Optimism begins and ends the day. Take advantage of this commodity. Spread it around. The more you share, the more you get to enjoy it yourself.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 8
Whatever you failed to complete yesterday, you get another chance now when an associate opens the conversation.
Business almost takes care of itself.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 8
View each task on your list as an opportunity to learn. A lighter touch may get the job done without breaking essential parts.
Tidy up after yourself.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Get busy on a household project
that promises to restore emotional balance for at least one person. Tighten a screw here and seal a lid there.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 8
Contact a female who's closely in touch with a customer's needs. Make sure the solution reflects well on the person who pays the bills.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Things are about to get complied. Use your creative powers to simplify wherever possible. Dress for flexibility.
To get the most done today, first align with your partner, then divvy up the work. A female helps with your part so that you can support others.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19) Today is a8
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18) Today is a 8
A lot of folks have their fingers in the pie today. Although you don't want to deplete resources, you'll probably run through some cash now. Spend wisely.
Today is a 7
If you charge ahead with your own creative ideas, you may leave others in the dust. Soothe their ruffled feathers. This push gets the work done.
PISCES (Feb.19-March 20)
ACROSS
1 Goya subject
5 Illuminated
8 Hairless
12 Trespass
14 Malaria symptom
15 Electrical energy measurement
16 Tragic
17 Type units
18 Removed the lid
20 Computer shortcut
23 Small branch
24 Actress Judith
25 Idea
28 Wynken, Blynken and —
29 Doughnut-shaped figure
30 Reaction to fireworks
32 Lacking
34 Sweat outlet
35 Steerer's
36 Windy-day toys
37 Infants
40 Mineo of movies
41 Smell
42 High-temp nursery structure
47 Beer ingredient
48 Never a dull moment
49 Donkey's noise
50 Water barrier
51 Half the Brady kids
DOWN
1 Kitten's comment
Solution time: 24 mins.
COONJ ABBCS PVC
OREO SORE OOH
MAACE KNCE PTA
ELKKS FEE JEER
IDO PRO
ELIXIR SEETHE
TARPS SCOUR
ACKACK SOOTHE
CONOWL
WEEE ILL LAME
OVA AGUE EXAM
LIIS SHAM GLUM
FLY STUN EELY
2 Literary collection
3 Intersection (Abbr.)
4 Blood line
5 Cambodia's neighbor
6 Hosp. section
7 Discard
8 No-goodnik
9 Not “fer”
10 Entrice
11 Home owner's document
13 Speed skater Apolo Anton —
19 Any of 12 popes
20 Hr. fraction
21 Acknowledge
22 Money of Ghana
23 Pluck idly
25 Backyard sight
26 Owl's sound
27 Rent
29 You, old-style
31 “— a real nowhere man ...”
33 “— days hath ...”
34 Airline employees
36 Madeline of “Young Frankenstein”
37 Flop on Broadway
38 Hebrew month
39 Gaucho's weapon
40 Goblet feature
43 Eggs
44 Spacecraft from far away
45 Big star
46 Golfer
TELEVISION
Olympics alter prime time shows
MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
The Winter Olympics dominate prime time for the next two weeks, but "Lost" isn't going anywhere. And "American Idol" certainly won't get out of the way of bobsled and luge.
With the games opening Friday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, competing broadcast networks have side-stepped, benching some (but not all) shows for the duration.
CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler defines her network's strategy as "sort of a mixed bag between new shows and repeats," adding that the plan is "putting the shows out there, letting the fans come to the shows as they see fit, and whoever is going to watch the Olympics is going to watch them anyway."
Comedies especially are likely to go into reruns, even though
February is a ratings sweeps month. Viewers will watch comedy repeats, the networks have learned, so CBS' Monday night sitcoms and ABC's Wednesday comedy lineup will be what the networks like to call "encores" for the next two weeks.
So-called procedural dramas, like the various editions of "CSI" and "NCIS" on CBS, will mostly be in reruns during the Olympics.
But ABC will air new episodes of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" next Thursday, opposite the men's figure skating finale. "Desperate Housewives" and "Brothers and Sisters" will be first-run on two Sundays, Feb. 21 and 28, and "The Deep End" will be new through what ABC bills as its "finale" (not season finale) on Feb. 25.
"Lost," which began its final season Feb. 2 on ABC, will air straight through, Olympics or
Even though the Winter Olympics are heavy on figure skating, popular with young female viewers, the CW will air new episodes of "One Tree Hill" and "Life Unexpected" both Mondays during the Olympics. "Smallville" will also be new on Fridays.
not, with a repeat of the previous week's episode scheduled at 8 p.m. Tuesday. With a "Lost" lead-in, ABC will also keep "The Forgotten" on the schedule this month, although possibly the goal is simply to burn off episodes.
Fox is a special case. "American Idol" is just now getting up to speed, and analysts expect the talent competition to beat the Olympics on at least a couple of nights.
"Idol" will reveal its Top 24 on Wednesday, with the first live performance show Feb. 23 followed by the first live results show Feb. 25. During the two weeks of the Olympics, "Idol" will fill eight of Fox's 20 hours of Monday-Friday prime time.
"Bones" and "Fringe" have already aired "winter finales" on Fox (both return April 1), and "House" will be in reruns during the Olympics. But time won't stop for "24," which began its new day on Jan. 17 and will air straight through. The new dramas "Human Target" and "Past Life" will also air first-run episodes.