PUZZLES
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Online Followers by Rob Gonsalves & Jennifer Lim
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Nippy pooch
6 Swiveled joints
10 Forthwith, in a
memo
14 ___-Lay
15 Wallet fillers
16 Sleeper agent
17 Bet taker on
social media?
19 Fix the spelling
of, say
20 Hawaii’s third-
largest island
21 Frosted cereal bit
22 Property value
determiner on
social media?
27 French writer
who loved his
madeleines
28 Actress Chaplin
29 Santa’s strap
30 Desirable
Halloween option
32 Apt Greek letter
for a Penn frat
name
35 Language expert
on social media?
39 Winter hrs. in
Helena
40 Bottom of the
barrel
41 “Do ___ others
...”
42 Serb or Croat
43 Do more than
hear
45 Patent holder on
social media?
50 Booth warning
sign
51 Itty-bitty bit
52 Money holder
53 Professional
socializing that
17-, 22-, 35-, and
45-Across are
engaged in?
59 Seaweed in a
forest
60 Shrek, notably
61 Edmonton
hockey player
62 Handicrafts
website
63 Sheared stuff
64 Hard-to-find guy
in a red-striped
shirt
DOWN
1 Closest pal, in
texts
2 Long-term
savings plan, for
short
3 ___-tac-toe
4 Hot time in Paris
5 Modern assembly
line workers
6 Commotion
7 Prepare for
printing, as a
press
8 Canada’s
smallest prov.
9 Kansas City-to-
New Orleans dir.
10 Aviator Earhart
11 Fizzy drinks
12 Similar
13 “The Tale of ___
Rabbit”
18 Hops-drying kiln
21 Coke’s fruity
cousin
22 Small birds with
big voices
23 Pull up with a
pulley
24 Father’s sister,
e.g.
25 Works by
Dickinson and
Angelou
26 Meander
27 Overly proper
30 Roman fountain
31 Old T-shirt,
perhaps
32 Ford from the
‘70s
33 Troll on a fan
page
34 Part of, as a plot
36 Grace of “Will &
Grace”
37 Reunion
attendee, briefly
38 Iron oxide
42 Peanut butter
brand
43 Shannon of Thirty
Seconds to Mars
44 All lined up
45 Enlightenment
philosopher from
England
46 Small bay
47 Woodworker’s
fasteners
48 Prefix for
-glycerin
49 Y is the only one
in “syzygy”
53 Immediately
54 A narcissist has a
big one
55 Rio manufacturer
56 Not feeling so
great
57 Homer’s neighbor
58 Miracle-___
Prankster’s Refrain by David Steinberg
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 ___ scale, on
which talc is a 1
5 “I’m not done ...”
9 Dad
13 Very much
14 Cross-legged
yoga pose
16 In its current
condition
17 *”Once was
enough”
19 Curling surface
20 Longtime U.K.
record label
21 Dinner invitation
excuse
23 “My dear ___”
(old letter opener)
25 *”Rocky” theme
song
28 Fuss
29 Cultivating tool
30 “Pea soup”
weather
31 *Approve officially
35 Human rights
activist Clooney
39 Lord Voldemort,
to Harry Potter
40 23andMe
molecule
41 The “)” in :-)
42 Water-resistant
cover
43 *”See what I’m
saying?”
45 Small battery size
48 ___ ball
(complete miss)
49 Cable box, for
short
50 *Like a rising star
55 One may wear a
wire
56 Soccer move
involving a spin
57 Hoppy beer
initials
59 Superfan
descriptor
60 What you’ll be
after reading
the starts of the
starred entries?
65 Plateau relative
66 Perfectly pitched
67 Capital of Norway
68 When Caesar
said “Et tu,
Brute?”
69 Do, re or mi
70 Spread, as an
aroma
DOWN
1 “Geez!”
2 World Cup cheer
3 Prepare to click
on, perhaps
4 Thorny rose part
5 Order ___ carte
6 A hiker might sit
on one
7 White shirt woe
8 Board with four
vowels
9 Beer pong, e.g.
10 Like sushi and
chow mein
11 Burrito bean
variety
12 Off-center
15 Tobacco in a box
18 Southpaw’s
counterpart
22 ___-mo
23 Bob of stand-up
24 “Let It Go” singer
Menzel
26 “I have an idea!”
27 Like a partner
who constantly
texts you
32 Fried Spanish
street food
33 Activist Yoko
34 Hawaii’s “Garden
Isle”
36 Not-so-spicy dip
37 MLB award that
Mike Trout won in
2014 and 2016
38 Cautious
41 Golfer Garcia
44 Spiny fish part
46 Follow : Twitter ::
___ : Snapchat
47 Squirrel’s nut
50 “Fifth taste” in
MSG
51 Unlike a dirt road
52 Come up
53 It makes a cook
cry
54 Masculine to the
max
58 Post-blizzard
vehicle
61 Caboodle go-with
62 Hwy. such as 66
63 ___ on the Shelf
64 Period
East Oregonian
A13
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2021 In the Last Days of the Capricorn Sun
You can’t always do what you love, and you’d be
lesser for the indulgence of such a constant. To decide
to love what you’re doing is where the real magic is.
Commitment plus attitude makes what you’re doing
become lovable – the actions, the trajectory, the
purpose behind it. With this as a background, the
picture will fill in with deep, resonant hues.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). A feeling of progress is
an exhilarating high. The actual length of the stride
forward isn’t the point. That it’s forward at all – that’s
a gift wrapped in the shiny paper of hope.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Before you tend to
the typical things, carve out time for those unusual
pursuits. They will hold you in good stead, becoming
more interesting to you as you delve deeper. You, in
turn, become more interesting to others.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The value of love is
beyond anything that can be quantified. Those who
are counting what has been exchanged are ultimately
exchanging something other than love. It’s fine, as
long as you recognize the difference.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). One myth is that people
who feel great and have lots of energy get the best
results. The truth is that astounding and important
things happen from all kinds of moods, so appreciate
whichever one you happen to be in.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are afraid to require things
of people because you want it to be easy for them to
be around you. What you’re not understanding is that
people need to be needed. Requiring something of
them is a gift.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). What is said is important,
but who is saying it is even more important. Some
words must come from you, and other sentiments will
be better received coming from a different voice.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re so concentrated on
your deliverables that you don’t even consider what
it’s going to feel like to enjoy the fruits of your effort.
Good. It will be a surprise.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When people praise
your vision and follow-through, you can’t fully bring
yourself to accept the credit. That’s because you’re
honest. You realize that you got here, at least partly,
by accident.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You can mostly, but
not totally, be your own coach. You need someone
to show-off to, impress and be accountable to and
encouraged by. This, however, can be accomplished
in the briefest of interactions.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you work,
you work hard. This is why it’s so important that you
choose the best things to work on. Hint: It’s probably
not the task being tossed to you. Forget about the
others for a minute. What do you want?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You prefer that the
people around you be happy, and you’ll make efforts
to that end, all the while realizing that no one actually
makes another person happy, though it’s possible to
create environments more or less conducive to joy.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It will be obvious –
the possession that no longer serves a purpose, the
baggage that has both spiritual and actual weight,
the subscription you don’t use or habit that you’ve
outgrown. This calls for ruthless subtraction.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 15). The secret to winning
at your game is refinement. In matters important to
you, you’ll review your process, pour over data, invent
improvements to try, reassess the data, double down
on what’s working, cut out what’s not and endlessly
strive for mastery. Your relentless attitude pays you in
an abundance of joy. Leo and Gemini adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 8, 30, 1, 27 and 17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 2021 Capricorn Solar Check-In
On the heels of the first new moon of the year and
a direction change for Uranus, we ride out the last
days of the Capricorn sun. It’s a good time to report
to the leader within. How well have you been able to
manage yourself? The right goal helps, which is to
say the one with enough magnetism to pull you past
distraction and temptation.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). While putting in the time
is definitely part of what makes improvement happen,
the harder part is putting in the effort. Do the hours
with a ride-or-die attitude and you’ll go far today.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When someone thanks
you for putting up with their flaws, you may realize the
power in this gesture. You, being imperfect as well,
will feel a warm rush of gratitude to those who love
you anyway.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Since you are in love with
a process, you don’t have to wait until you reach a
milestone to be happy. You love the game – the small
decisions you make along the way, the chance to
move, test, observe and move again.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Someone expects more
of you and you, in turn, expect more of yourself. This is
priceless. Although, if you’re value-curious, just look
at how many coaches and consultants are out there
willing to charge you for the same thing.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You want attention but only if
it helps you make a difference. You’re not interested
in fame for its own sake. It is only meaningful in so far
as you can do good in the world with it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When the discussion turns
to friends in high places, it’s better not to chime in.
The temptation will be to prove how well you know
someone but the more admirable choice is to say very
little.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Because of limited
attention spans, the one who talks for an hour will
be listened to for four minutes. The one who talks for
four minutes will also be listened to for four minutes
– that’s 100% listened to. Make that you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Excellent communication
skills can be learned. You can memorize the right
things to say and deliver them with perfection, and
yet... the messy, intuitive blowout may very well
connect deeper and say more.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll execute an
artful plan regardless of how creative you may be
feeling at the moment. That’s the thing about artful
plans. They can’t help but fall beautifully together.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). “I still have a lot to
learn,” or so you may say. These magic words apply
across the board in dozens of contexts. Use as many
times and in as many places as you feel they’re
appropriate.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). To find out what’s
inside a pretty package, you have to find a way in and
open it. Then again, what’s the rush? Why not carry
it around for a while and let everyone wonder, just
like you do.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Does every wondrously
bright quality have a shadow side? No, although
entities without dark elements will be ill-defined
by earthly eyeballs. Contrast gives shape, though it
needn’t be extreme to be effectively seen.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 16). There’s no shortage
of opportunity this solar pass, and your true talent is
choosing wisely. You don’t always pick the pretty or
easy things, opting instead for prospects that glow
with the potential to refine your skills, improve your
lifestyle, enhance your relationships and elevate
your soul. Scorpio and Cancer adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 37, 7, 30, 16 and 42.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS