PUZZLES
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Questionably Legal by Saul Pink
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Unable to decide
5 Name that
anagrams to
“carom”
10 “Mad Money”
network
14 State where
seven presidents
were born
15 Nebraska city
16 Jewish wedding
dance
17 Request for a
Hershey’s treat?
19 Fighting
20 Bother
21 Made shine, like
a car hood
22 Red or white
flowers
23 Nut used for a
vegan milk
25 Low-carb diet
26 Whisk away
some whiskey?
32 Hydro ___ (trendy
water bottle)
35 Out of whack
36 Show concern
37 “___ the ramparts
...”
38 Many teenagers,
for TikTok
39 WNBA’s Bird
40 Crumb-carrying
insects
42 Orpheus’
instrument
43 Roadside resting
place
45 Fall short in a
congeniality
contest?
48 Barcelona bite
49 Warns
53 Have reservations
about
55 Criticize
relentlessly
58 Flood refuge
59 Like talking back
to a teacher
60 Emulate an
Airbnb host?
62 Word after “citric”
or “lactic”
63 Not glossy
64 Droopy
65 “Look ___
talking!”
66 Villain’s look
67 Capture, as a calf
DOWN
1 Subject
2 Soccer champion
Kelley
3 Daredevils take
them
4 Negative
responses
5 Mostly shaven
hairstyle
6 Visa competitor,
for short
7 Broccoli ___
8 Libya neighbor
9 Paddle relative
10 Disorderly
11 “Whoa, slow
down!”
12 Soft cheese
13 Musical with
feline characters
18 Alter a little
22 NBA Bubble
official
24 Elevs.
25 Esc and Tab
27 Class that’s a
breeze
28 Insignificant sort
29 Person hired to
hire, informally
30 Fifty-fifty test
choice
31 Achilles’ weak
spot
32 Baby horse
33 Comedian Jay
34 Picture-perfect
place?
38 Arm bone
41 Ocean floors
43 Mediterranean
island nation
44 Spanish cheer
46 Make a decision
47 When children
scramble to
collect eggs
50 1:2, for instance
51 “Lady and the
___”
52 Zoom alternative
53 Sketch
54 Cry after a sting
55 Raisin ___
56 After the bell
57 Poker buy-in
60 MLB execs
61 Nikon offering, for
short
Conquer This Puzzle! by Jason Mueller
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 “Isn’t It
Romantic” star
Hemsworth
5 B-school paper?
8 Baby bird’s
sound
13 Italian wine area
14 “Frozen”
snowman
16 Severe
17 Mil. branch with
B-2s
18 Word after
“passing” or
“victory”
19 Basra native
20 It’s at the north
end of the
Adriatic
23 Late singer
Reddy
24 What makes you
you?
25 Touch lightly
28 Separation
demarcation
33 Suitable
36 Tex-Mex food
with a shell
37 Sty sounds
38 ___ minimum
40 Like a one-word
email
43 Toy in a house
44 Toothbrush brand
46 Greek I
48 Oolong or pekoe
49 Circular chain of
bad events
53 Guess, for short
54 Reactor safety
agcy.
55 Book jacket bit
59 Ancient leader
whose boast is
hidden in 20-, 28-
and 49-Across
63 Sacred flower in
Buddhism
66 Disorderly fight
67 Shape with six
faces
68 Like three and
seven
69 “Young
Frankenstein”
assistant
70 Safari group?
71 Oozes
72 ___ Diego
73 Narrow opening
DOWN
1 Chuckle or
chortle
2 Time unit?
3 Whatsoever
4 Peeved
5 Animal that howls
at the moon
6 Certain Eastern
European
7 Tarzan’s beloved
8 Windy City
9 Tortoise’s
opponent
10 End of an ___
11 Lawyer’s letters
12 Greek symbol in
the Golden Ratio
15 Prada competitor
21 Handling the
matter
22 Place to stay the
night
25 Burgundy grape
26 Low joint
27 Electric car
company
29 Tub in a factory
30 Diamonds, in
slang
31 Classical column
style
32 Cover
33 Over
34 Capital of France
35 Piece of land
39 Giants great
Manning
41 ___ sauce (sushi
condiment)
42 And so on: Abbr.
45 Extras
47 Jessica of “Dark
Angel”
50 Website ID
51 Jules Verne genre
52 Puts into office
56 Normal
57 Synagogue
leader
58 French seaport
59 Leap
60 Coffee
dispensers
61 Story with many
parts
62 Greenish-blue
hue
63 Some vinyl
records, briefly
64 Galena or bauxite
65 1-1, 2-2 or 3-3
East Oregonian
B3
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2020 Moon Goes Quincunx Happy
As the moon forms four quincunx angles along
today’s path, it brings up a good point: There is
no person on the planet with whom you’d agree
totally on everything, and no one with whom you’d
wholly disagree either. The knotty twists of human
connection feature patterned gaps, like lace. The
holes, the tension, the tangle... it’s all a part of it.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). As proven by Sylvester
and Tweety, where natural enemies meet, there are
endless possibilities for entertainment. There will be
no need to take sides today, but do stand ready to
intervene.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Action geared toward
creating stability down the line is favored. Think into
the future. What could you start now that would grow
to serve you in bigger and more beautiful ways?
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll decide on what
standards you need to meet, and you’re really the only
one whose opinion matters here. Others may expect
or even pay for things, but ultimately, you are the boss
of you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). While it’s nice to be
complimented – awarded, even – it’s of no benefit
unless it comes with opportunity. It’s the opportunities
that give you a chance to build, create and contribute.
Make it known; that’s what you’re after.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll be making choices
having to do with your personal expression and
projection. Style is tricky and personal. What’s natural
to one person is pretentious to the next. A controlled
stretch is better than an impulsive reach.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Those who care to receive
the approval of a leader will compete for favoritism
and position. Steer clear of such games. Focus on
doing work that could make you indispensable, not
just in this group but in any group.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). To rely on someone is to be
susceptible to their control. You’ll find a partnership
in which you can work together for the greater good,
neither party needing the relationship too much and
both benefiting from it.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Today, you respond
well to the rules you make for yourself. You have
greater powers of self-control at your disposal, in part
because certain aspects of your process are starting
to become automatic.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It is dangerous to
allow yourself to sail on the winds of compliments
or fly on the uplift of accolades. If you can’t deflect,
accept graciously, and then put it up on a high shelf. It
has nothing to do with the work at hand.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll solve a
problem and gain followers. People who are confused
are easily led. You won’t take advantage. You’ll do
some high-level thinking about how to avoid a co-
dependent dynamic.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Power dynamics get
worked out. Relax; don’t compete. There’s nothing to
prove. You walk with confidence as the commander
of yourself, not with arrogance as the commander of
the whole world.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The beauty in having
limited experience in an area is that the early
experiences glow with specialness. There’s nothing to
compare that would tell you otherwise. You’ll move
quickly through this phase, so enjoy it while it lasts.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 6). You’ll grow in power and
defend against the abuse of it. It will feel wonderful to
do for yourself what you long ago wished someone
else would have done for you. Furthermore, you’ll
get to pay it forward. You’ll create a presentation of
sorts, and it will bring you money and other resources
needed to launch a new venture. Leo and Libra adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 6, 44, 12 and 20.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020 Moody Moon Journey
The Virgo moon gets moody, picking planetary fights
along its journey. This plays out in the social realm in the
form of people striving to be seen as idealized versions
of themselves. Instagram filters will be deployed. It’s
always good to remember that the narrow, specific and
curated projection of a person is but a glimpse of the
story.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Those who don’t know
what to think are better off than those who do. To fall
back on the established facts isn’t really thinking so
much as enforcing previous thoughts. You’ll push
forward with curiosity.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Power inequalities can
have a deleterious effect on relationships, and this is
why the socially astute will be extremely careful not to
act on advantages and will downplay differences while
striving toward egalitarianism.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll come across some
brilliant salesmanship. Admire the skill, but don’t let it
hook you in. The worse the product, the more seductive
the marketing will be.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). If you are what you think
about, are you the news or the chore? The sandwich,
the hunger, the chef? You’re on to something with
this sense of being the puppet, the puppeteer and the
cross-legged child watching the show from the floor.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). By demanding too much of
yourself and then scaling back, you will eventually land
on a sweet spot that you would not otherwise find if
you were to simply watch the others and aim down the
middle.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Just when the scene
teeters on the brink of total boredom, you’ll bring
out the mischievous side of someone. It’s a delicious
discovery – the funny little wicked streak you find in an
otherwise-straight-and-narrow persona.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). This spot you’re in has
obvious limitations and less obvious (at least to you)
opportunities. Outsiders will be the best source of
insight, ideas and information. Collect now; filter; and
sort your findings later.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Problems push you along.
It’s actually an easier way to get there than having to
come up with the entire enterprise yourself. In a way,
you’ll be glad for all that has inconvenienced and
opposed you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s a day when you’re
likely to gather loads of incomplete and unreliable data,
only because that’s what’s out there. Later, you can lay
it all out on the table and put your critical-thinking skills
to excellent use.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If your success is
solely based on how your actions measure up to your
expectations of yourself, then no one in the entire world
can thwart or spawn your success except you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). By noon, you’ve come
up with theories and solutions that are the best the day
will bring, and the rest of the time will be spent applying
them – hopefully. Otherwise, the morning work will
have been for nothing.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll get another crack
at a puzzle and end up solving it differently than the
way you did the first time. Try it again and again and a
pattern of solutions will emerge. This pattern will work
on other puzzles, too.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 7). You’ve craved a better
balance between doing what it takes to make a living
and loving what you do. A professional shift will tip
you in the direction that brings you deep satisfaction.
Improvements in your routine lead to feeling better
and stronger. A super-fun someone will spice up 2021.
Taurus and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are:
9, 40, 3, 33 and 28.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS