PUZZLES
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Don’t I Count? by Michael Wiesenberg & Andrea Carla Michaels
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Agcy. with a
“Where’s My
Refund?” web
tool
4 Cashew or filbert
7 “Open sesame”
speaker
14 Word after “ice”
or “shower”
15 Blood type letters
16 Exist to
experience
17 Coped with
change
19 “There’s no truth
to that!”
20 Enjoy leisurely
22 Mars mission org.
23 “The Simpsons”
girl
24 Number before
“Liftoff!”
25 Holy Fr. women
26 Some walk on
hot ones
29 “Spider-Man”
director
33 Song of worship
38 What you sign to
acknowledge risk
41 Name that
rhymes with
“Lauren”
42 “Excuse me for
going off topic”
43 “___ and the
Pussycats”
44 Get away fast
48 With 28-Down,
popular cleanser
49 Symbol of
solidarity
53 Actor Hemsworth
54 Online
management
program?
58 Furniture piece
that may double
as storage
60 Sweaty
meditation
practice
61 Existential query,
and a hint to the
dish “chopped”
around 16-,
20-, 38- and
54-Across
62 Blog revenue
sources
63 Alcohol in a
Bahama Mama
64 “Less than that”
65 Route
66 “___ and no”
DOWN
1 Poker declaration
2 Lines going out in
all directions
3 Wing
measurements
4 Silver of
FiveThirtyEight
5 Mobile app?
6 Chore list
heading
7 Venusians or
Martians
8 Measure for
petrol
9 Hosp. hookups
10 Jack traded for
them in a fairy
tale
11 Black key above
G
12 Capital of Idaho
13 Zones
18 Org. for athletes
who putt
21 Acts of choice
26 Eve’s firstborn
27 Kind of painting
28 See 48-Across
29 Lead-in to “mo”
30 Run on TV
31 Scratch up, say
32 MLB stat
33 Capitol Hill aide
34 Polite address
35 Many a Monopoly
rd.
36 Paul of guitar
fame
37 ___ Fields
cookies
39 Running back’s
units: Abbr.
40 Nintendo console
43 Become part of a
sing-along
44 Transported by
plane
45 Print often made
using a stone,
briefly
46 Visit, as a diner
47 Milk a scene
48 Point a finger at
49 Cook in a pan,
maybe
50 Ebony’s partner
51 Gently shift to a
new topic
52 Mine transports
55 Unfreeze
56 Pop in a bottle
57 Handmade craft
site
59 Dallas NBA
player, for short
Opening Moves by Arthur Klaassens
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020 Scorpio Sun Lends Future Vision
The time to prepare for adversity is during prosperity.
But people in prosperity are so happy to be there at
first that they don’t want to imagine hardship, or they
have been there long enough to get lulled into the
delusion that comfort lasts forever. It takes special
keenness to wake up and look ahead. The psychic
Scorpio sun will assist!
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Whatever the issue, at
its very root, it’s as old as people. What’s been written
about it? Look it up and you’ll find that the problem
has been as well-addressed in the last decade as it
was in the last millennium.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You feel like you’re just
making up reasons to celebrate, and maybe you are,
but if you don’t do this, when exactly will celebrations
occur? Not nearly often enough.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Fear is not the enemy;
it’s just a message that goes off when triggered, like
a car alarm. Also like a car alarm, it often goes off for
reasons other than it was designed for.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your body has a deep,
ancient and intuitive intelligence, which is separate
from your mind. Your health gets better when you
think less, listen to your body and give it what it needs.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The key to amassing friends
who truly enrich your life is to be excellent at spotting
the stranger or acquaintance who has great potential.
First impressions are key. You can trust today’s
perceptions.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The way to win the
competition will be to not compete. If you sense
someone is trying to outdo you, give them the props
they are looking for, and then take yourself out of the
game.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Is it possible to be always
at peace in a world that is not? Well, if anyone can do
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020 Venus Harmonizes with Saturn
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You don’t always get
a choice in the company you keep, but today, you
absolutely have control over the social lineup, and
your preference will make the day most enjoyable.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You wanted it to be one
way, and therefore, you saw it that way for a time.
Delusion is a natural stage of the learning process.
Then came an awakening, and now you’re in the
readjustment.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Something comes up
to remind you of honor’s role in day-to-day life. Your
personal honor code is unique, but what’s not unique
is how living by it is absolutely crucial to your sense
of self.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll have a degree of
control over people’s perceptions. Avoid talking
about yourself. Think of a way to get others to do the
talking for you. Is there something akin to promotional
material that you can send ahead?
DOWN
1 Lyft cost
2 Came down on a
leaf, say
3 Bone by a radius
4 Record book
5 Common type of
garage
6 Finish that isn’t
shiny
7 Studio sign
8 Title for
17-Across
9 Camera initials
10 Ire
11 Area with
limited access
to affordable
groceries
12 “___ you sure?”
13 Dorm heads, for
short
18 Nurse, as a drink
22 Skier’s hangout
23 Lipinski or Reid
24 Fixes the
grammar of,
maybe
25 POTUS, for the
military
26 Confine, as a
cockatoo
27 Stirred up
28 Totally rad
29 ___ borealis
(northern lights)
30 “Don’t give up!”
34 It can detect
speeders
35 “What’s the ___
of that?”
38 They’re bent
when crouching
39 Ire
40 Viking character
46 When breakfast is
served at IHOP
48 Basic ones
should be met
49 Damaging part of
a sunbeam
50 Outdoes
51 Halloween animal
54 Oklahoma city
55 Apex
56 Move dizzily
57 She-sheep
58 Part of a
homemade doll,
maybe
59 Only a handful
60 Roth or traditional
plan
61 “It’s ___-win
situation”
it, you can. As you accept, bit by bit, the reality you’re
living in, you see ways to work with what is in order to
create what might be.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). They warn against
burning bridges. What about just disappointing
the bridge a little? It may be impossible not to. It’s
inevitable that a bridge will get a bit worn out by the
crossing, and that’s the nature of the journey.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). To enjoy
pleasurable moments and then let go makes for a
happier experience, though it’s difficult to pull off. It’s
only human to try to keep pleasure on the line, even
though pleasure will always cut bait.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Reconsider your
shopping cart before you press the buy button. As
the scholar Roger Corless said, “Trying to be happy
by accumulating possessions is like trying to satisfy
hunger by taping sandwiches all over your body.”
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As much as you’d like
to be sure that committing to an action will bring the
intended result, such assurances are not always on
offer, and even when they are, they are not always
true. Take the next step and see what happens.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Every decision has an
obvious price and a payoff, as well as many subtle
effects that are not obvious at all. But you, being
astute, will pick up on them and account for them
accordingly.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 23). Inspired by strange
muses, you’ll veer from predictable outcomes and
make a series of incredibly interesting choices.
You’ll enjoy new relationships of all kinds. In a most
satisfying turn at the start of 2021, an old story gets
a twist. You’ll have command of something you never
thought you would. Aries and Sagittarius adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 8, 18, 3, 33 and 10.
Universal SUDOKU
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Early on, distractions
abound, and it feels impossible to get anything
accomplished. Don’t fight the flow. Relax and wait for
the productive hours that open up in the evening.
42 They’re
uncovered in art
museums
43 Yen
44 “The A-Team”
star
45 Timeline division
46 Paid to play
poker
47 *Wilma
Flintstone’s
neighbor
52 Word hidden in
“Aye aye, sir!”
53 Osso buco meat
54 Holder of kernels
57 Lake, canal, city,
county or tribe
59 Traditional start
of a wedding
reception, or
a hint to each
starred answer’s
opening letters
62 Stick that’s
waved
63 The “E” of QED
64 “One-Punch
Man” genre
65 You shouldn’t put
them all in one
basket
66 Methods
67 Sing in the Alps
A13
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
Everyone needs security. Everyone needs some
amount of control. We cannot function properly without
believing that we are safe and that we have choices.
The harmonious agreement of Venus and Saturn
highlights the heroes among us who feel secure and
in control in the widest variety of circumstances... or
act like they do.
ACROSS
1 Blame
6 Green carpet?
10 Not nearby
14 Give permission
15 Kapoor of
“Slumdog
Millionaire”
16 Director Ephron
17 *Last Beatle to
join the band
19 Departs
20 When you should
get in: Abbr.
21 Major financial
services
company,
informally
22 Was ahead
23 *Sound storage
option
28 Africa’s
westernmost
capital
31 “And ___ I ever!”
32 Ambient
composer Brian
33 Violinist Leopold
(sounds like
“hour”)
34 Regretting
36 The “S” of STEM:
Abbr.
37 *One may change
the color of milk
41 Alley-___
East Oregonian
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Happiness is an off-menu
item and can’t be ordered up. So just order something
likely to fortify you, and, if you’re lucky, the chef will
send out a surprise side dish of happiness on the
house.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Be careful what you wish
for, as you’ll get it quickly – especially if a Leo has
anything to do with it. Social stars are on the rise. New
people add a flirtatious excitement to the mix.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Something you tucked
away will now have a perfect use. It makes you think
that you’re a bit psychic, and indeed, you have an
excellent sense of what you’ll need in the future.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re in a rebellious
mood, but don’t rebel against your own better angels.
You can go off in the direction of freedom and do the
righteous thing all at the same time.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you try to
tame that wild part of you, you meet yourself with
stubborn opposition. No one can resist you like you!
Counterintuitively, the way to get yourself in line is to
allow more leeway.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). All your searching ends
back at you. You journey to reach this destination
and that, but the prize is always the same: a deeper
knowing of who you are and always were.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your enthusiasm is
omnidirectional. You don’t choose a target on which
to place your support. Rather, you stand in the middle
and give something to anyone who needs it.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 24). Your charisma and
popularity grow in the weeks to come. You’ll like
having all kinds of social bonds – some cemented,
others tied with paper streamers, colorful and easy
to break free of. You’ll get top buyers for what
you’re selling, especially in November and February.
Promises will be made and kept in May. Aquarius and
Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 22, 31,
9 and 16.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS