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CROSSYNERGY CROSSWORD “GIMME A BREAK” ACROSS


1. Dog food brand 5. Draws away from shore


9. Shower accessory


14. In tatters 15. Iron or foot preceder


16. Lark 17. Tom Joad, for one


18. It may have broken out


20. Said the wrong thing


22. Beyond proper 23. Midwest air hub 24. Six-stringed fiddle


25. Novelist Hemingway


27. Workout equipment


31. Tiny openings 32. “The Maltese Falcon” star, familiarly


33. Arles assent 34. Drop 35. Influence, as in politics


36. TiVo forerunners 37. Samuel Palmisano, at IBM


38. Letter carrier’s beat


39. Seizes 40. Starts illegally 42. Unorthodox thinking


43. Old Roman welcomes


GARFIELD


44. Pool ball type 45. Spock’s weapon 48. Butter knife, e.g. 51. They may be broken in


53. Use an auger 54. Think alike 55. “It’s clear now” 56. McDonald’s arches, e.g.


57. Pottery piece 58. Vanilla vessels 59. Valentine’s Day visitor


DOWN


1. Building block of nature


2. Mischief-making Norse god


3. It may be broken up


4. Movie poster, e.g.


5. Physical exertion


6. Cambridge chap 7. Unfurnished 8. Start of many Quebec place names


9. Pennsylvania city where Rolling Rock was first brewed


10. In a card catalogue


11. Cookiemaker Spunkmeyer


12. Cone holders 13. ___-deucy 19. Opportunity’s fellow Mars rover


1 14 17 20 23 25 26 31 34 37 40 41 43 45 46 47 51 54 57


21. Pigskin throw 24. Not clearly expressed


25. Memorable period


26. “Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon” speaker


27. Galoshes 28. It may be broken down


29. Angler’s needs 30. Coward 32. Jazz relation 35. Kitchen gadgets 36. Mathematical quantity


38. Firmly fastened 39. Prefix with prompter


41. Laundromat 52 55 58 © 2010, RAYMOND HAMEL/CROSSYNERGY SYNDICATE, LLC fixture


42. Derby participants


44. Going rate? 45. Sch. fund-raising groups


46. Up in the air 48 53 56 59 12/27/10


47. Taj Mahal’s location


48. Not bad, not good


49. Consequently 50. Classic cars 52. Swinging joint?


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MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2010 JERRY SCOTT & JIM BORGMAN


BIRTHDAY | DEC. 27 HOROSCOPE


Good luck will be sprinkled throughout your year in the form of financial perks,


interesting relationships and opportunities for personal development. You’ll enjoy increased physical strength and will make a new commitment to health and fitness. You’ll achieve notable accomplishments in February and September. Aquarius and Sagittarius people adore you.


ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19). Relationships are not so hard to navigate. The answers are so simple now: Stay in touch with the people who make you feel good, and distance yourself from the ones who do not.


TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20). Things are shifting in your personal life, especially in one particular relationship. Remember that it’s a co- creation, and therefore, you are not solely responsible for what happens, even if you feel that way.


BARNEY AND CLYDE WEINGARTENS & CLARK


GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 21). It’s okay not to know everything. It’s even acceptable not to know anything about a certain topic. These options are far better than giving misinformation or acting sure when you’re not.


CANCER (JUNE 22-JULY 22). Consider that perhaps failure is actually positive and that those who have failed plenty of times are the most interesting and possibly the most successful people you know. Only people who take a shot can hit the target.


THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN STAN LEE & LARRY LIEBER TANK MCNAMARA JEFF MILLAR & BILL HINDS


LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22). Maybe it won’t take as long as you think to get what you want. Maybe you’ve been conditioned to think that good things only come to those who wait. Try not waiting. Try reaching out and taking it right now.


WATCH YOUR HEAD CORY THOMAS


VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22). If you’re worried about what to say next, you’ll stop yourself from expressing the effortless sense of humor for which you are famous. Focus on listening to others. This will loosen you up.


PRICKLY CITY SCOTT STANTIS


LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 23). If you woke up less than happy, there’s no reason why you can’t change the way you feel immediately. Imagine that feelings are like flowers growing in a garden; all you have to do is pick the one you like.


BABY BLUES NON SEQUITUR WILEY RICK KIRKMAN & JERRY SCOTT


SCORPIO (OCT. 24-NOV. 21). Your attitude shows in all your actions. Take the time to set yourself straight in the morning. Sing a happy song in the shower, or talk to yourself in the mirror to psych yourself up.


SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21). You have an artful way of presenting yourself, and you’ll come across as a breath of fresh air. Maybe your audience won’t tell you out loud, but your work is original and exciting.


ON THE FASTRACK BIG NATE LINCOLN PEIRCE BILL HOLBROOK


CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19). You don’t need to follow a guru for months to improve yourself — you’re a quick study. You hear the words that enlighten your soul, and you apply them.


PEARLS BEFORE SWINE BEETLE BAILEY MORT, BRIAN & GREG WALKER STEPHAN PASTIS


AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18). It’s just not time to move yet. The delay will favor you. As your sign mate Ellen DeGeneres said, “Procrastination isn’t the problem; it’s the solution. So procrastinate now. Don’t put it off.”


PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20). You’re scratching the surface of a new venture. Your talents will be used well in this arena. The only limits to how far you can go with this are the ones that exist in your own mind.


— Holiday Mathis © 2010, CREATORS SYNDICATE PREVIOUS SUDOKU SOLUTION SPEED BUMP DAVE COVERLY DENNIS THE MENACE H. KETCHAM FAMILY CIRCUS BIL KEANE CLOSE TO HOME JOHN McPHERSON


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