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PUZZLES
East Oregonian
Closing Remarks by Zhougin Burnikel
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
Saturday, September 26, 2020
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, SEPT. 27, 2020 Communication Cuts
We’re headed into a cycle of communication that
cuts through the noise. It happens in messages that
are sharp, well defined and honest. It happens in
moments of clarity and, sometimes, urgency. This is
the gift of Mercury in Scorpio: In the quest to share
what is essential, formality, ambiguity and fear will
fall to the wayside.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). To be in touch with
reality but not bound to it – that is the existential
sweet spot you’ll hit today. You’ll be a player on the
stage, pretending while never losing sight of the fact
that this is only a role.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The question of the day:
If you knew that everything you gave a person would
be passed forward to someone else, would it change
your offerings? And if so, how?
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There are good surprises
and bad surprises, and yet you’d really prefer no
surprises today. You’d rather people do as you do –
which is to say, set up an expectation and then deliver
on it!
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll have the sensation
of many feelings happening at once, and the loudest
ones get through. Life gets more interesting once you
handle those loud feelings and settle into the nuances.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re a fixer, but not
everyone’s a fixer. There’s an art to figuring out which
problems to get into. Whatever you take on, it will
touch you, mold you and ultimately define you. So,
what here is really yours?
ACROSS
1 Long tale
5 “I called it first!”
9 Some luxury
hotels
14 Israel’s flagship
carrier
15 Country on the
Strait of Hormuz
16 Tea in Hollywood
17 *Signed a treaty,
say
19 Hawke of
“Training Day”
20 Cool hangout
21 Barnyard female
23 Friend squad
24 “___ in Boots”
26 Storm tracker
28 “Personally ...”
31 Took charge of
34 PreCheck org.
35 Dreaded sound at
a spelling bee
37 Chili scooper
38 “It’s not bragging
if you can back it
up” boxer
39 *Common
source of buyer’s
remorse
41 Poem full of
praise
42 Great danger
44 Forever and a
day
45
46
48
51
53
54
56
58
62
64
66
67
68
69
70
71
Arya Stark’s dad
Intervene
Wordsmith Noah
Litter pickup
spots?
MacFarlane who
made Ted talk
Like many
horses’ hooves
You may open
one in a browser
Sudden attack
Brownish-gray
nail polish color
Closing
comments, or
what the ends
of the starred
answers are
Hot under the
collar
Boyz II Men, e.g.
Traffic jam sound
California/Nevada
lake
Stage backdrops
Name hidden in
“use an alias”
DOWN
1 Long-haul rig
2 Cryptanalyst
Turing
3 Wanders (about)
4 Syrian city on the
Silk Road
5 Coca-Cola Zero
Sugar, e.g.
6 Savings plan
letters
7 “The Art of
Fugue” composer
8 Derisive look
9 Futbol fan’s cheer
10 Fundraiser known
for its outfits
11 *”Everything’s
OK”
12 ___ instant
(quickly)
13 Perform in a glee
club
18 Rain really hard
22 “I’m gonna pass”
25 Like a catty
remark
27 PC brand
28 Speck of land
29 *”I can live with
that”
30 Furnish with
grant money
32 Venerated village
figure
33 Property
document
34 Touches on the
shoulder
36 Some determine
hair color
39 Minor hiccup
40 Hazardous
insulation
material
43 Powerful Apple
tablet
47 Shrimp catcher
49 Put away
50 Beats rapidly
52 Sprinkles, as an
icy road
54 “Make it snappy!”
55 Maui’s ___
Highway
57 Uncovered
59 Support for a
backyard swing
60 Skull session
creation
61 “NFL Live”
channel
63 Palindromic
organ
65 Pull up a stool
39 Keep watch on
40 Precede the
headliner
41 Source of lemons
42 Judicial wear
44 Hit the brakes
45 Sister of Snow
White
48 Hit the brakes
49 Test taker’s tip?
50 Lasting mark
51 Put a lid on
54 Good thing
55 Place for the
nostalgic (first 1 +
last 3)
58 Boring way to
learn
59 State firmly
60 Carried by the
wind
61 Vending machine
bills
62 Has-been horses
63 More than just
suspend
DOWN
1 Drink with a
burger
2 Major work of
music
3 Big name in
trucks
4 Old Testament
ship
5 Hindered the
progress of
6 Reach home
safely?
7 Eight minutes per
mile, say
8 Bugling beast
9 Identity concealer
10 Sheridan’s
mangler of words
(first 1 + last 2)
11 Leonhard of
mathematics
12 Rock used in
pool tables
13 Felled with an ax
18 Egg timer filler
23 100+, for a
centenarian
24 Women’s roomy
garments (first 1
+ last 6)
25 Most of Iberia
26 Drinking game
amount
27 First ___, first
served
28
29
31
33
34
35
37
41
43
44
45
46
47
48
50
51
52
53
56
57
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). In the digital world, you
learn aspects of a person’s being that are, essentially,
abstract. There are many digital options, and yet,
realistically, there is no substitute for sharing a vicinity
with another person.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There’s no perfect
option. Each has benefits and pitfalls. Not knowing a
pitfall keeps you in fear. So when you stumble into the
pit, appreciate what’s happened. It’s better to know.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ve a stellar
memory these days, but keeping records is still very
important. Writing, taking pictures and more helps
you keep things straight and frees your mental energy
for more important things.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Do not underestimate
the power of context, which is largely about
environment. It is easier to behave well in an
environment that holds no temptations.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You are beginning to
see yourself as a new person. You will become who
you are in your mind’s eye. Be daring. Try new visions.
You can always change your mind later.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 27). Being right, important
and powerful is an ego inflator. But being free is a soul
inflator. You’d rather have the kind of levity that comes
with freedom, and this becomes a guiding principle
of your year. You’ll find fulfillment in fascinating work
and people who give you the room to be yourself.
Aries and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are:
18, 9, 6, 22 and 43.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
Hairsplitting by Fred Piscop
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Sometimes-
induced sleeps
6 Floored it
10 Mosquito netting
material
14 Dizzying designs
15 “Going Back to
___” (LL Cool J
hit)
16 “Masks required,”
e.g.
17 Superstitious
athlete’s footwear
(first letter + last
4)
19 Cabbage mixture
in some wraps
20 Query
21 Colt bearer
22 Egg cell, e.g.
24 Pitchfork part
25 Sweetened, in a
way
26 Long-winded
speech
29 Long-winded
speech
30 “The ___ of the
Baskervilles”
31 Polling flaw
32 Sailed through
36 Leave out
37 Actress Carter
38 Recite the rosary,
say
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You can’t un-ring a bell.
Someone close to you will be unable to resist the
impulse, even though ringing that bell is essentially
“crying wolf” with the shake of a wrist. It’s unhelpful,
as there’s no emergency.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). People feel different things
in different places. You are a place, too – a roaming
place with its own emotional atmosphere. Everywhere
you go, you carry your weather with you.
MONDAY, SEPT. 28, 2020 Venus and Mars Harmonize
Totally wreck
Highest dice rolls
Two-legged beast
Raven’s relative
Mansard roof
overhang
Applied henna to
Common guard
dog
“Praise the lord!”
Tram load at a
mine
Lead actor
Duplicate, in brief
Early synthetic
fabric
Cook quickly, as
onions
Trash-hauling
boats
Skyline obscurer
Fish in gefilte fish
Boleyn of old
England
Lemon zest,
essentially
Marcille who
left “The Real
Housewives of
Atlanta”
Fish sandwiched
in a bagel
A single bar of metal, bent in two spots, forms the
charming idiophone-type percussion instrument
known as the triangle. When struck with a tiny wand,
the sound that emanates is one of wishes granted by
angels. Venus and Mars angle each other similarly
today, striking a balance of yin and yang energies
that’s sweet music indeed.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Stay with what you’re
going through. Avoid the mindless activities or
busywork that distract you from your thoughts and
feelings. There’s nothing inside your mind that you
need to be afraid of.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). From the ice cream
bin to the remote control, there will be a number of
readily available, cheap pleasures to choose from. Be
advised that what soothes one moment could harm
the next.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Novelty is a necessity and
can keep creativity alive while staving off depression.
However, a little entertainment goes a long way. Too
much makes it difficult to focus on what matters.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The sort of thoughts that
travel ever forward are so fun to ride. But when you
hit on those thoughts that loop back, or worse, spiral
and constrict, it’s best to jump off.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The clever one who showed
you the ropes, led you down the shortcuts, handed
you the recipe has already been repaid with a helping
high and the satisfaction of your ease. Now you’ll pay
it forward.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you get stuck,
forget about who you are and your role/story/brand...
In fact, forget about all relevant nouns and just do the
verb. Action is the way.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Those constantly signaling
their own superiority are actually sending out a clear
indicator of insecurity. Instead of criticizing this, you’ll
embrace it, realizing the extra care that everyone
needs.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It’s easy to discern your
preferences and easier still to criticize efforts that
don’t meet the standard. The hard work is to identify
the root cause of one’s own insecurity. Why does
having superior taste matter so much?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your storytelling
skills can win or lose points today. The way you tell
a story will not only make a difference in how you
are perceived; it will indicate where you are in your
personal evolution.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Inside each problem
is an opportunity to learn, grow, innovate or conquer.
Now the opportunity will be hard to spot, though, and
it will help to have an observant friend around to point
it out.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your dream is bigger
than the gatekeepers who are keeping you from it. If
it’s hard to make things happen, consider what you
can change. How would this play to a different venue,
genre or audience?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll find charm in
natural objects, sights and sounds. And if the natural
world seems far removed from you now, turn to your
nature, which is as beautifully wild as any other alive.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 28). You’ll get cosmic
gifts you would not have thought to ask for and be
delighted by a strange twist in November. You’ll
provide for your inner circle and be regarded as a
leader. You’ll sell a high-ticket item in February. In
May, promises will be made and deals struck, and
there’s release from unwanted obligation. Scorpio
and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 17,
30, 22 and 48.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS