PUZZLES
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Disappearing Act by Peter A. Collins
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Stuff in potatoes
7 Like Pinocchio,
originally
13 In rows and
columns
15 Raider Nation, for
instance
16 Inverse trig
function
17 Easy chair go-
with
18 Cars that aren’t
green
19 Monetary inflow
20 Roman river
22 “That ___ easy!”
25 Perfect
26 Hip-hop’s ___ Def
29 Sign, as a
contract
30 It stops near the
Eiffel Tower
31 Holiday ___ (hotel
chain)
32 Made something
scary
36 On edge
37 Pallid
38 Daisy relative
39 Palindromic sister
42 A wedding cake
may have many
43 Longtime “Game
of Thrones”
network
44 Baboon or
bonobo (circle
this answer’s
second letter [the
only in the grid]
for a bonus)
45 Colonial insect
46 Street hustler’s
ploy, as depicted
in this grid
52 Parks in civil
rights history
53 Stage remark
54 Bio that lists
living relatives
55 “The Kite Runner”
protagonist
56 Narrates
57 Bone next to a
radius
58 Lake near Las
Vegas
59 Van Gogh
hangout hidden
in “earless”
60 Concert
souvenirs, for
short
DOWN
1 One way to go to
prom
2 Skater Lipinski
3 They contain the
sequence “s, t, u”
4 Word before
“hour” or “order”
5 Advertising award
6 Punt
measurement
7 Napoleon’s
undoing
8 Currently airing
9 Bassoon’s higher
cousin
10 ___ with faint
praise
11 Jacob tricked him
12 “The Real
Housewives of
Atlanta” alum
Leakes
14 Lived
15 57-Across’s
location
21 Testing stage for
an app
22 They transport
electricity
23 Operating room
number?
24 You may do an
ollie with it
26 What some
overcommitted
people have a
fear of
27 Under
consideration
28 Mocking look
32 Initials on a
Windy City bus
33 Alps region
34 Regarding birth
35 ICU figures
39 Egypt’s second
president
40 Like a hard battle
41 Constantly pester
46 Disneyland
transport
47 Starter ___ (first
house)
48 Numbers to
crunch
49 Like -12, vis-a-vis
37
50 Grumpy
workplace?
51 H’s, in sorority
names
DOWN
1 Hurts all over
2 2D surface
3 It eats shoots and
leaves
4 Skid horizontally
5 Grp. that may
discuss online
classes
6 Ashes holder
7 Fair attraction
8 Kansas City
baseball team
9 Capital of
Montana
10 Langston Hughes
poem whose title
precedes “sing
America”
11 11, for 22
12 Minnesota’s St.
___ College
14 “Case of the Ex”
singer
18 Worked for Uber
22 Meet, like
Congress
25 Doling (out)
26 Great place to
live?
29 TGIF part
30 Pines (for)
31 Water color
32 Be the captain of
33 Electric ___
(shocking fish)
34
35
37
39
40
43
45
46
47
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
59
62
63
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
Humans love familiarity, and it’s natural to seek out
people who are like you. Novelty is usually a lesser
need than security, but the Sagittarius sun makes
a strong point: Without new input, we go stagnant.
Stagnation breeds toxicity. It’s easy to ignore the
warning signs that stagnation is setting in. Stir things
up proactively.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll be a genius at
picking topics of discussion, even with people you
don’t know well. You aim to uplift. You’ll shut down
conversations aimed to tear others down.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It’s true that you
sometimes have to talk yourself into doing the very
things that were your idea from the start. To be
effective in this, just remind yourself of the many
reasons why you want what you want.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). People make time for
people they want to make time for. “Too busy” is a
way of saying “different priorities,” and that’s OK, too!
Stay aware of the expectation others have of you and
how you play into it.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You trust yourself,
but that doesn’t mean you think everything you do
is right. A healthy amount of the right kind of doubt
shows more confidence than unchecked conviction.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You won’t have to seek
helping opportunities, because they will be all around
you. Some people are helped by little more than a
warm smile. Moments of complete attention and kind
words provide more uplift than you know.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The most attractive
stance is one of calm collectedness. From that place,
you can see and act on opportunities. Rushed people
create problems. Believe in the timing of life instead
of imposed and superficial urgency.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The sensation that you’re
lost can creep along the edges of your psyche, even
when you think you know where you are. Breathe.
Knowing exactly where to go and what to do next is
unnecessary right now.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Watch your energy levels
and performance while doing ordinary things. Keeping
track of this in daily life (not just in demanding
situations) is an act of noticing that supports your
health and well-being.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today comes with a
very convenient cosmic gift. People will make obvious
efforts to let you know their intentions, wants, needs
and feelings. If it’s not obvious, it may not be so.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What’s wrong will
also be ugly. Gossip definitely fits the category. Many
around you will trauma-band over shared disdain. It’s
not a good look. You’ll stay out and stay attractive.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). People say “just
kidding” when they’re maybe only mostly kidding.
People say “I don’t know” when they actually totally
do. You’re sensitive and aware. You’ll get more of the
story because you’re willing to wait for it.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You don’t take the
connections between people for granted, because you
know how much effort can be involved. You’ve built
bridges, crossed them and burned them, too. Today,
take a boat. It’s temporary but drama-free.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 22). You will be rich in
emotional commodities such as enthusiasm, hope
and love. You’ll get excellent at reading people, which
will help you assemble productive teams and seek
relationships bound for ease and success. What you
accomplish in January will attract an audience. Build
on it and bank the dividends in April. Libra and Leo
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 11, 13 and
17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
42 Provided
commentary,
as for a
documentary
44 Military
construction
expert, perhaps
48 Velshi on MSNBC
49 Decryption org.
50 Lhasa ___
54 Through the roof
58 Crow’s activity
60 Certain sandwich
cookie
61 Big bowlful of
stew, perhaps
64 Fodder holder
65 Gift-wrapping
supply
66 Mother-of-
pearl (CRANE
anagram)
67 Deadly Egyptian
biters
68 Put your foot
down?
69 Call for
B3
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2020 Sagittarius Opening Statements
Part-y Leader by Paul Coulter
ACROSS
1 They may update
automatically
5 Happy
Himalayan’s
sound
9 Greeting from
Kermit
13 Allegation
15 Quartet minus
one
16 Abbr. at the end
of a list
17 Really useful
19 1970 Kinks
classic
20 Make beloved
21 Let up
23 Caribbean and
Mediterranean
24 Fed. fiscal
agency
27 Civil Rights
Memorial
designer Maya
28 Place to keep
horses
34 Formal
requirement?
36 Author Harper
37 Flows like oil
38 Call ___ day
39 Customary
41 Friend
East Oregonian
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020 Communication Tips from Mercury & Venus
Have on
Captain’s place
Massage venue
Where Dubai is,
briefly
Intentionally
misrepresented
logical
proposition
Change
chemically
“Gulliver’s
Travels” brutes
Former
quarterback
Manning
Times when most
owls hunt
One of 1,000 in
some puzzles
Trap
Looked at
creepily
1998 NL MVP
Sammy
___ Kringle
Cry from an
injured boxer?
Make warm
Writer Rand
Orangutan, for
one
Single situp, say
Venus and Neptune form an auspicious trine, favoring
effective communication, which is different from the
automatic and sometimes false pleasantries. Voicing
positivity doesn’t always make for a connection. Think
more about listening to others and matching them
where they’re at. Then it will be possible to lift spirits
in small increments.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). One way to leave a party
is to slip out without saying goodbye. It’s quick, but it
only works well in a lively crowd. There’s something
you want to get out of. You dread a long discussion.
Wait for a diversion.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It would be easy to
blame a new person for what the old person did. You’ll
know you’re doing this because your reaction will be
disproportionate to what caused it.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If the meaning of life is
to give life meaning, you’ll be most fulfilled by today’s
experience. You take it all in, make sense of it and
then assign significance accordingly.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). In an effort to be strong,
you might tell yourself that you don’t care (when you
do) or that you’re fine with discomfort (that is heading
toward unbearable). Get to a safe place where you
can rectify your feelings.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). They say what’s not given
freely is not worth having. On the other hand, some
people are never going to give freely or fairly, so you
have to extract your dues when you can instead of
waiting for benevolent disbursement.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll find it hard to put a
price on something, but you must, or you’re not going
to be able to exchange it for what you need. Value is
subjective, but you’ll find the sweet spot where a deal
can be struck.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don’t need to change
anything about yourself today, though you may need
to change who you’re sharing yourself with. The ones
who get you will be curious, playful and delighted by
your quirks.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). We constantly cast one
another in roles according to what we each need in
our lives. Play the role you were cast in if it suits you,
but don’t believe for a minute it’s who you are. You’re
the actor, not the part.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Focus and it’s yours.
Get ahead of potential attention syphons. Think about
what might distract you, and then make contingency
plans to prevent those outcomes. With disruptions to
a minimum, you’re unstoppable.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You may say that
you don’t want to get involved, but you can’t help
but notice what the people you love are dealing with.
Even so, resist the impulse to fix people’s problems
for them.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Presentation is
important. Don’t leave it up to the fates. The power
play is to give people something to focus on. Later,
they’re going to talk. If you’re proactive, you’ll greatly
influence what they talk about.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). A bit of soul searching
will be in order, but it’s not a long, deep process.
This is a quick check-in to see how the move you’re
thinking about measures up to basic tenets, such as
the Golden Rule.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 23). The solar journey will
be marked by a snappy rhythm: actions repeated, habits
established, checkpoints reached to bring your goals to
hand. Your schedule and the people you see regularly
form a supportive infrastructure to help you accomplish
your purpose. In 2021, you will experience a mysterious
and beautiful process and learn it intimately so that you
may teach others. Aries and Pisces adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 8, 10, 33, 38 and 42.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS