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PUZZLES Thursday, January 21, 2021 Knife Skills by Lynn Lempel Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg ACROSS 1 Flat-topped hills of the Southwest 6 Band with a museum in Stockholm 10 Device downloads 14 Put forth, as effort 15 Troubles 16 Chowder chunk 17 Speak vaguely 19 Adobe abode, perhaps 20 See 38-Across 21 Title boxer of a 2001 biopic 22 Election participant 23 Fragrant purple shrub 26 5, for 125 29 Barry with the hit song “Mandy” 31 Stereotypical mathlete 32 Unskilled 33 In an unfriendly manner 35 Amt. based on 100 38 With 20-Across, first National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs 39 Twitter symbol 41 Hollywood’s “Norma ___” 42 School commence- ment? 43 Greatest Hits song, often 44 Air spray targets 46 Martial art with throws 47 Marriage partners 49 Yahtzee, e.g. 53 Take into the family, as a shelter dog 54 Wharton who wrote “Ethan Frome” 55 Harvard Univ. neighbor 57 Seine substance 59 Risks money at the track 60 Sushi-eating implements 64 Current craze 65 ___ California (Mexican state) 66 Entered a poker game 67 Gobs and gobs 68 Declined 69 Iraqi port DOWN 1 Note from the boss 2 They connect to off-ramps 3 Guards keeping watch 4 Curve 5 Sault ___ Marie, Michigan 6 Deserter’s acronym 7 Kind of acid used as an antiseptic 8 Hotel room essential 9 Numbskull 10 International agreement 11 Greek author of the “Republic” 12 Sporty ‘90s Toyota 13 Brainy 18 Texas home of Baylor University 22 “Nice job!” 24 Half a kissing couple? 25 However 27 Joins forces 28 Composer Bartok 29 Speechless performer 30 Sagacity 34 Tai ___ 35 Possibilities 36 Pet owner, for one 37 Hardy’s Miss Durbeyfield 40 Alan of “Bridge of Spies” 45 Twosome 46 Social elites on the go 48 Bits of butter 49 Actress Messing of “Will & Grace” 50 Embodiment of perfection 51 Gas station name 52 Texted image with an attitude 56 Tablet for surfers 58 Fed. food and farming agency 60 “Big Brother” network 61 Computer in “2001: A Space Odyssey” 62 Bar bill 63 ___ jiffy College Expenses by Erik Agard Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg East Oregonian HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2021 Martian Message Good decisions are made of sound minds acting on favorable odds. Good outcomes are up to the fates. While good decisions have a better probability of creating good outcomes, the best decision of all is to be proud enough of the action that the outcome is irrelevant. This message was brought to you by a square of Mars and Jupiter. ARIES (March 21-April 19). It’s not that some are worthy of your attention and others aren’t, but you can only give your attention to one at a time. Now, there is the matter of fitting the right offering to the one who can extract value from it. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You would like to hear that you are the best at something, and you don’t even care if it’s true or not. Maybe it will become true in time, but right now the chiming sound of those melodious words is gift enough. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Great work in its early stages looks a lot like a mess, a blunder or a confusing pile of disparate elements. There are no failures, and no successes either – only prototypes of varying effectiveness in serving the original purpose. CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s as though you have a committee inside of you, and you will do what the majority vote tells you to do. If there are conflicting ideas, expect inaction. You’re hard to convince, even when you’re the one doing the convincing. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your instincts are dead- on. When you trust someone, you’re open to their surprises. And when you don’t trust someone, there is no reason to be involved at all. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There’s no need to wonder about whether what you’re giving today is good enough. You sense what others are missing and fill in the blanks for them. What could be more elegant than this? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The current cosmic SOLUTIONS HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021 Selfless Square The golden rule of doing unto others as you would have done to you is only awesome when everyone wants the same thing. Today, follow the platinum rule instead, giving people what they most want and leaving your own preferences out of it. Oddly enough, this Mars square Jupiter suggests you credit yourself for selflessness. give it your absolute all. This you’ll do whether paid, unpaid, ignored or celebrated. ARIES (March 21-April 19). You will take confident action that affects every area of your life. Being strong, decisive and outspoken in one situation makes it easier to be the same the next time and the next. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Shy people intrigue you. You also feel a degree of social anxiety but will not let that deter you from getting to know people and letting them know you, which is among the most pleasurable experiences of life. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Today, your expertise centers around balancing. Mostly it is a matter of core strength and quick reflexes, plus being ready to make adjustments necessary to maintain equilibrium. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The question of the day: Should you save or invest? Unless you’re absolutely so passionate about the prospects that you don’t mind losing money to them, opt for saving. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). One person’s treat is another person’s punishment. Getting to know what others like is a pursuit that has the potential to, ultimately, bring pleasure to all. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The way you see things will affect how others see them. You’re like a lighting director applying the colored gel to diffuse the scene in just the right tones. 32 With 33-Across, tuition at a Pennsylvania school? 33 See 32-Across 35 Monastery leader 38 Pinkie’s where? 39 You might hold one in captivity, or vice versa 42 Wheedle 43 Tuition at an Iowa school? 46 Ice cream brand founder Joseph 47 A triceratops had three 48 “Understood” 49 Blue expanse 50 Dorsey of TV 51 Tolkien tree creatures 52 Tuition at a Louisiana school? 57 ___ Powers, aptly named women’s basketball star 58 “Oh, who cares?” 59 Babyproofing goal 60 Era 61 Have a go at DOWN 1 Body part that some robots imitate 2 Radio host’s fear 3 Goes down a web page 4 Comfortable 5 It hardens in a tray 6 Paper HQ’d in Manhattan 7 Ontario neighbor 8 Have dreams 9 Most definitely dissimilar to this clue 10 Singer Grande’s nickname 11 Alan who played Snape 12 “In the optimal case ...” 14 ___ pay 17 Cross- promotional ploy 21 Disapproving clucks 22 Prez from Texas 23 “Tarnation!” 26 “Doing that now” 27 It can be in the fire 28 Triumphed 31 Neat 32 Old-fashioned ailment 33 Some can be unscrewed 34 “Snakes ___ Plane” 35 Cards with A’s 36 Corner stores 37 Palo Alto’s region 38 Matisse or Rousseau 39 Most viable option 40 Very low-rated 41 Chowed down 43 Fighting 44 By mouth 45 Plied a pickax 47 Friend, informally 51 Maze component 53 Barking sound 54 Joel Embiid’s sports org. 55 Party, e.g., for a DJ 56 Tricksy alignment activates your play mode. You might even find yourself performing for your phone -- harmless enough, as long as you realize that there’s something irreversible about hitting “send.” SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The fortuitous arrangement has not been forthcoming. What gives? You don’t like their offer. They don’t respond to yours. It’s all a signal to broaden the search terms. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). This weird bit is true: “Failing” at a new task is far more satisfying than succeeding at a task you’ve already mastered. The quotations are used because it’s very possible that “failure” is just an early version of success. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Others may be happy when you take the known road, but you’re not in charge of the happiness of others, you’re in charge of your own happiness, which is more likely to unfold when you take the other one. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Sometimes, you need space, and other times you need closeness. You appreciate the one who understands the limits of intense engagements and follows up intensity with sweetness and distance. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your empathy is a talent for sure, but it can also be overwhelming to feel so much for others when you cannot do anything about those feelings. Whatever you can do to be communicative and persuasive will help. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 22). You’ll manage others like a boss, and you’ll delegate like a psychic. The most impressive part is that you do this outside of a work context. Maybe it’s a weird thing to celebrate, but you cannot argue this impressive fact of your talent – people love being ordered around by you. The windfall comes in August. Pisces and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 5, 12, 28 and 17. Universal SUDOKU TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll see the overall picture that others are losing sight of. Speak up about it! By nature, you are an executive who will manage others and delegate masterfully. ACROSS 1 Mid-show plugs 4 Sloth, for one 7 Denizen of Doha 13 ___ effect (memory bias toward items at the end of a list) 15 Password go- with 16 Tuition at a Wisconsin school? 18 Actor or politician Jones 19 Long-legged bird 20 Kit ___ 22 In-land connector 23 “Nothing Runs Like a ___” (machinery slogan) 24 D.C. United’s sports org. 25 Tuition at a Texas school? 28 Crossing instruction 29 Many internship applicants, briefly 30 Bread from a tandoor 31 Musical awards A11 LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re not one to grind away at a futile task, but if you have the slightest indication that it matters to a few people, then you’ll SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). While busily doing what it takes to survive within the context of an environment you have landed in, it’s easy to forget where your choices lie. You’ll wake up to a circumstance and see your options anew. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). In the coaching community, the question is worded, “How are you showing up?” If posed this question, your own community would probably answer, “Super strong.” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There is absolutely no use in wishing you were anywhere else. Your current location and state of being as a good a place to start from as any, and much better than most. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The downtime isn’t really downtime at all. It’s a chance for you to get better acquainted with your surroundings and the cast of characters who will be with you on the next adventure. Take advantage. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 23). You are well aware that anything worth accomplishing is done through blood, sweat and tears, and you’re not averse to the investment. The adventure your restless soul has not been able to take will now call you forward – better even are the funds that show up to aid in this. Best of all is the company you’ll keep in this journey. Libra and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 15, 1, 24 and 18. Universal SUDOKU SOLUTIONS
