Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas (2024)

March 8, 2001

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Abilene Reporter-Newsi

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Location:

Abilene, Texas

Issue Date:

Thursday, March 8, 2001

Page:

25

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ACROSS 1 Mr Flintstone 5 Voilal 9 Creative movement of the 608 14 Son of Leah 15 Israeli statesman Abba 16 US Grant's opposite number 17 KUn 18 Tenants expense 19 Perrys Street 20 Best fight tickets 23 That's for sure! 24 Cravat holder 27 Susan of "LA Law 28 Bloke 30 Kitchen utensil 31 Dander 32 More encrusted 34 Kind of rock or rain 35 Sofa beds 39 Deep slimy soil 40 Dixon and Reed 41 Actor Waltach 42 Actress West 44 Make a blunder 45Luaudish 48 Jewelers1 nsert smoothly 52 Farmers Sirches ver horse for short 58 Lion's fare 59 Shefl rival 60 Was sore 61 Beep on a beeper 62 Money of Iran 63 Disorderly 64 Iditarod entry 65 In one's right mind 3801 By Jim Page New York NY ASTROCRAPH Thursday March 8 2001 Although the year ahead could be a better one (br you both financially and socially you must be carcftil to maintain a harmonious balance between the two so as not to blow either one PISCES (Feb 20-March 20) Don't be too quick to make judgment calls because you might not be operating on all gears today Take plenty of time to assess things property while thinking through each step Know where to look for romance and find It The Astro-Graph Matchmaker Instantly reveals which signs are romantically perfect for you Mall $275 to Matchmaker co this newspaper PQ Box 1758 Murray Hill Station New York NY 10156 ARIES (March 21-Aprll 19) If friends have started to think you're for too dependent upon them to do your dirty work for ypu today Is the day you might see the first signs of rebellion You could be on your own TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Keep the future In mind before you start giving your credit cards a workout today Mounting bills could give you many months of an empty wallet GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Many things you usually do rather easily could be froth with complications today It wouldn't be wise not to treat these entanglements with the seriousness they deserve CANCER (June 21-JuIy 22) Healthy optimism and wlshfUl thinking are poles apart In their differences Unfortunately however you might have a hard time today differentiating between the two LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Stay out of the malls and away from the boutiques today If you live on a budget Ybu could be for too extravagant for your own good and blow a bundle you can't afford VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 22) Lady Luck is nowhere to be found today so don't depend upon her to affect your a career or status Success can only be achieved through tenaciousness not a roU of the dice LIBRA (Sept 23-OcL 23) Boasting about your latest accomplishments is not likely to go over too well today with persons youYe trying to Impress TheyYe more Interested In the nature of your diaractec SCORPIO (Oct 24-No 22) Think for yourself today Instead of trying to be a copycat Unless you have the same set of circ*mstances what worked for another isn't likely to worit for you SAGITTARIUS (No 23-Dec 21) When working with others today If you lode around and see that everyone Is moving In one direction while youYe going in the opposite one you'd better stop and ask yourself who's out of step? CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19) Don't attempt to do In one fell swoop what you know takes several to achieve Shortcuts will only cause bigger problems Follow known procedures to be efficient and effective AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 19) Instead of butting In where you dont belong and trying to run someone else's affairs stick to managing your own business When you start doing so realize you have your hands (U1L Wednesday's Puzzle Solved CD DDDDDi HQ Hundreds of pre-owned vehicles on an easy-to-use web site from Abilene and Big Country car dealers you know AND TRUST! 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Logan Pearsall Smith an American essayist and aphorlst wrote Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage and seems insipid to a vulgar taste" This deal contains a rare dag one that anyone would be happy to find It would be as tasty as a wine at Its peak Cover the South and West hands Against three nofrump West leads his fourth hlghest spade the seven After declarer calls for dummy's three how should East plan the defense? 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