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PUZZLES Thursday, January 7, 2021 Skip Jack by Paul Coulter Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg ACROSS 1 Figuratively tickle 6 Mushroom feature 9 “Well, well, well!” 12 Like kimchi 14 Some NYC roads 16 Bobblehead’s movement 17 “The Road Not Taken” poet 19 Words from a groom 20 Big name in skin care 21 Road salt 22 One may help you move forward 23 Grannies 25 El ___ (Spanish hero) 26 Author Patchett or Beattie 28 Appropriate 30 64-Across deposits 33 Military plane’s place: Abbr. 36 Brilliant feats 39 Desert in southern Mongolia 40 Santana hit with the lyric “Got your spell on me baby” 44 Straw bundle 45 Hawaiian island or porch 46 E reader at a checkup? 47 Exploit, as power 49 Stomach muscles 50 Cardinals’ letters 51 January hrs. in Chicago 53 “Se ___ espanol” 58 Cambridge sch. 60 Everyone except you 63 Diving great Louganis 64 Bonanza find 65 Rescued soldier in a 1998 film 67 Guessing competition container 68 Gutter locale 69 Anxiety 70 Switch positions 71 Ballpoint ___ 72 Bumper problems DOWN 1 Ohio city near Canton 2 Money, in slang 3 Full of skyscrapers, perhaps 4 “Later!” 5 Floppy part of a rabbit 6 *”Going Back to ___” (note how each starred answer “skips” one letter) 7 *Like an enthusiastic fan 8 *Cat or goldfish 9 St. Basil’s Cathedral feature 10 “Today” co-host Kotb 11 It really stinks 13 Utmost degree 15 *Elite Navy member 18 *”___ results may vary” 24 *Cul-de-___ 27 Scrubbed, as a rocket launch 29 Fluffy toy dog, for short 31 “Buy It Now” site 32 Cosecant’s reciprocal 33 *Lawyers’ org. 34 *___ Four (the Beatles) 35 *Talks loudly and boastfully 37 Green org.? 38 Frank of the Rat Pack 41 *Approx. 42 Vehicle to hail 43 Desire 48 Run off to the chapel 51 Fleck that may be mixed into sour cream 52 Sum of this clue’s digits 54 *”A Death in the Family” author James 55 *High-fiber muffin type 56 *In case 57 *Gets on in years 58 Magic charm 59 Country whose name could be parsed as a sentence 61 Mouth, informally 62 Nickname between R and V 66 Call off Critical Thinking by Kyra Wilson Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg ACROSS 1 Highway roller? 4 Cozy inn, informally 9 Feature of a fire station 13 Plumbing problem 15 ‘60s activist Hoffman 16 18-Down, to Gabriel Garcia Marquez 17 Series of remarks like “Your message is loaded with typos!”? 19 Golden Rule word 20 Cause of kids’ eye rolls, perhaps 21 “This is heavenly!” 23 Jakarta’s Indonesian island 24 Victimizes, with “on” 25 Part of an act 27 Series of remarks like “Mary never liked you much anyway!”? 31 Ripped 32 Present topper 33 Mother of the Shakers (rhymes with “Stanley”) 34 Students’ cards, briefly 35 Bit of gel 36 Suffix for “percent” 37 Belg. neighbor 38 An insect may smell with one 40 IM chortle 41 Secretive “Hey!” 42 Series of remarks like “Your donut tastes awful!”? 44 Word after “wild” or “educated” 45 Skin exfoliant 46 Fender blemish 47 “Bet you can’t beat me!” 50 “Do my eyes deceive me?” 53 Inactive 54 Series of remarks like “Your sonnet is 11 on the boring meter!”? 56 12 p.m. 57 “Quick!” 58 Captain’s place 59 Crafts’ partner 60 Restroom division 61 Handyperson’s initials DOWN 1 Sent a dupe to 2 ___ mater 3 Away game attire 4 Braided cake 5 Up to the task 6 Org. for Steph Curry 7 Take weapons from 8 Golf mantra from “Caddyshack” 9 Sarah of “Ratched” 10 Upscale hotel chain 11 Boatloads 12 Cupid, to the Greeks 14 1997 film about a woman who trains to be a Navy SEAL 18 Passionate feeling 22 Rose who played Gloria Steinem 24 Cat’s foot 25 Leave no tip for 26 Tech start-up employee 27 Toss with a high arc 28 “Done moving in?” 29 Children’s Dr.? 30 What some prefer to phone calls 32 Charts with rectangles 35 Dame Judi 36 Particle like Na+ 39 Pays attention 40 Chemist’s workplace 41 Say “No TV for a week” to, perhaps 43 Extinguish 44 Millennials, briefly 46 Hannah of “Splash” 47 Comedian Fey 48 Febreze target 49 Scheme 50 Lower-left PC key 51 Denpasar’s Indonesian island 52 Award for “Schitt’s Creek” 55 Softball pitcher’s stat East Oregonian A11 HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021 The Cosmic Hendrix Situation Active skies. Mercury enters Aquarius. Venus enters Capricorn. Mercury squares Mars. If today were a song, it would be “Crosstown Traffic” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Even though there is very little congestion on the actual roads of this pandemic traffic flow, still, many will lament, “It’s so hard to get through to you.” ARIES (March 21-April 19). What happens all of the sudden is exciting for several reasons, the foremost being that you don’t have time to think. Your animal self takes over, and you do what you were designed to do. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When the student is ready, the master appears. You feel ready, and yet there is still a piece you haven’t committed to yet. You’ll read it, work it or do whatever needs doing. Then your teacher will arrive. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Make a decision and stick with it for three days. There is no such thing as a perfect choice. Don’t waste energy trying to find it. You don’t know who is watching your bravery, but later, this will be significant. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Add heat or time and you’ll notice that the reduction of things is unique to the object. Some things become more concentrated, some less, the universal principal being that everything changes. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). They love you, but they don’t know how to show you. This is a bittersweet theme that you can make all sweet by telling them what you want and need and making it easy for them to give it to you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Asking for help when you need it isn’t a sign of weakness; rather, it’s the picture of effectiveness. Strength is the result of a willful force coming up against a worthy adversary. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Different forums have different structures. Sports favor the one with the most points. Entertainment favors the ones with the most followers. In the forum you’re navigating today, charm wins, so you have the home-team advantage. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are so few people in the world who are actually funny. You discount the gift because you were born with it and it is common to you. You won’t discount it today. Your humor helps people, and you’ll share it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You don’t need to reinvent the wheel here. Figure out what you did right back there, and just do more of that. It’s not hard to spot. What’s harder is taking the time to be with yourself, recognize and note it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your people are coming out of the woodwork. When you think about it, that is a slightly creepy concept, and yet it is the most fitting image. You’re an organic creature calling to the same. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You thought you had the time to work things out, and maybe you misjudged that. It’s a common problem. Things can be worked out. Just know that everything you do is being counted. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Test it. Go there. Something is going to happen – something uncomfortable, maybe even painful for a moment. But what if this is your one and only life? Whatcha got? TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 8). How are you putting your skills out there? This is the year that amplifies what you are good at, lifts your effervescent spirit into the ether and calls into the beauty of your kindreds. Together, you will be like a wave, providing a voyage, a ride, a mix-up of energies and processes. You’re a proud pulse in the beautiful swell. Aquarius and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 40, 22, 19 and 38. Universal SUDOKU SOLUTIONS HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 2021 Venus & Mars Call for Heroic Love The sign says, “Love like you’ve never been hurt.” Of course, that kind of love is worthless. To love like your skin has been peeled off before – and it’s about to happen again – that’s worth something. The cosmic call of today’s Venus and Mars trine is for heart-hardy heroes only. It’s for those who know what’s at stake and go forward anyway. ARIES (March 21-April 19). As much as you want a situation, territory or person to be yours, some things can’t be owned. Nevertheless, it won’t hurt to put your stamp on it and see what happens. Perhaps, the unownable thing can be borrowed for a while. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you’re in need of support, then ask for it. You don’t like to be in the down position, but maybe you are thinking of it in a limited way. “Help me” is an opportunity for someone. Are you willing to give someone an opportunity? GEMINI (May 21-June 21). One way to show someone you like them is to tease them. Teasing requires knowledge of a person. It requires that you know someone enough to know what’s going to snag and engage their attention. You’ll play it like a master. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Who is curious enough? That is the burning question of the day because so much will go unexamined. Stuff that ruins the world for humans goes unexamined every minute. Who is curious enough to solve it? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You like drama and can spot it from a mile away. The question is if you should become a part of it or just be a spectator? Should you make it your own? Only you know the answer. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Maybe it boils down to work ethic. You see something amazing and beautiful and now you must decide if it is good enough for you to throw down your energy and effort to make it a part of your own personal scenery. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re proud of how little you want from others, but consider that sometimes asking for help is actually a gift. People need to feel useful. What they do for you gives something back to them. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You always have a choice about on whom to spend your attention. To give to the one that demands it is, in all its urgency, still a choice. Think twice and then love your decision. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Rainbow illusions will drive the day. It’s not that the pot of gold doesn’t exist; it’s that the end of the rainbow, being illusory, is an unquantifiable number. Set your goals on more tangible figures. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You love. You don’t agree. That’s OK. Love doesn’t come with the implicit agreement-only package. It does come with a tolerance package that suggests you’ll work things out in time. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You get to be the person you want to be because you A) thought it out, and then B) tried it on in your own private way and later C) projected it onto the world. Keep it up. You’re on to something. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re not someone who lets everything blend into the scenery of life. You’re focused on what matters. When you see that something’s wrong, call it out and make sure that others see it, too. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 9). You create loveliness in your personal environment, not because you’re an artistic elitist but because you have taste and style that naturally shines through you. Keep working on the things that look good to you, as your senses are supernaturally attuned to make wonders happen for yourself and others. Gemini and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 33, 22, 14 and 18. Universal SUDOKU SOLUTIONS