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PUZZLES Thursday, February 4, 2021 Think Inside the Box by MaryEllen Uthlaut Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg ACROSS 1 Digital data transmitter 6 Bounding gait 10 Give a makeover 14 Harden (to) 15 Homer’s “Odyssey,” e.g. 16 Islamic ruler 17 Meteorologist’s jewelry? 19 Number symbolized by its third letter 20 “Help!” signal 21 Pilot products 22 Cries crocodile tears on stage, perhaps 24 The one specified 25 Speak without distinction? 26 Military leader’s jewelry? 32 British fellows 33 Many moons 34 ___ Paulo, Brazil 35 Home with your honey? 36 Enjoys taffy 38 Rotisserie rod 39 Fermented malt drink 40 Russia’s ___ Mountains 41 Full of energy 42 46 47 48 51 52 55 56 59 60 61 62 63 64 Waiter’s jewelry? Moved up Nothingness Put a value on Canary’s sounds, collectively Filmdom’s DuVernay Baptism, for one Cricket player’s jewelry? “Argo” actor Arkin Tel ___ Without interruption Some Little League players Show of temper Certain art class models DOWN 1 Hit’s counterpart 2 “Hold ___ your dreams” 3 Pairs like The Judds 4 Make a mistake 5 Tennessee city known for blues 6 Rough shed 7 Chooses 8 Part of an Insta story 9 Levels of authority 10 Correct the bad habits of 11 Give off 12 Headfirst plunge 13 Unrefined finds in mines 18 Stop nursing gradually 23 Fall bloomers, for short 24 Cassette recording 25 Flat-bottomed boat 26 Word before “pepper” or “powder” 27 Place of refuge 28 Examines by touching 29 Jelly that may contain pieces of meat 30 Overly trusting 31 Lavish affection (on) 32 Burn slightly 36 Piece of a soccer goal 37 Long-eared sprinter 38 Went smoothly? 40 ETs’ vehicles 41 French city where seven popes lived 43 Spinach and others 44 Unfold, as a theory 45 Rice-A-___ 48 Egyptian or Emirati 49 Airtight tower 50 Time at a resort 51 Large gulp 52 Acted like 53 One may climb a wall 54 “No ifs, ___ or buts!” 57 Lab eggs 58 Antelope with a mane Grist for the Mill by Gary Larson Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg ACROSS 1 You may feed them bread crumbs 6 Ring or group at a wedding 10 Select, with “for” 13 Ultimate object 15 Move like lava 16 Where rusty nails may get you hammered 17 “Dunno” 18 Like an inevitable conclusion 20 Rainbow shapes 22 Certain retired professor’s title 23 Attention-getting sound 26 Whole lot 28 Degraded 29 Coffee, slangily 30 Wedding 32 “___ be a pleasure” 33 Personification 35 Noble below a viscount 37 Gives a new title 39 Mice and the like 43 Footnote abbr. 45 ___ disease (gluten issue) 46 “Silent” president’s nickname 48 “Don’t worry about that” 50 Jazz great Jones 51 Impressive spread? 53 Leopard print source? 54 Sleeveless garment 55 Narrow fissure 57 Hurricane relief org. 59 “Supposedly ...” 61 Eases 65 Alternative to “com” or “org” 66 One may be juiced for salsa 67 Founder of Taoism 68 Some Mustangs 69 Footnote abbr. 70 Secret meeting DOWN 1 Thieves’ place 2 Card game with a Spanish name 3 Atlanta-based health org. 4 *Greek morsel with a meaty texture (see letters 9 to 7 in this answer) 5 Insulting comment 6 Lifelong pal, briefly 7 Balm ingredient 8 *Longtime cover artist for The Saturday Evening Post (9 to 6) 9 Social misfit 10 Player of a high woodwind 11 Breathed hard 12 Tire pattern 14 *Tour for a speaker (10 to 7) 19 Farmer’s storage facility, and a hint to the starred answers’ backward hidden words 21 Isaac, to Abraham 23 Slightly open 24 “I ___ an idea!” 25 Third baseman Longoria 27 Pen point 31 Stick in the water? 34 Roadie’s armful 36 Poem of praise 38 Enjoy an easy chair 40 Dark time, informally 41 Pics that may be matching 42 “Skedaddle!” 44 Sugar amt. 46 What a new homeowner may rip up 47 Turns away 49 Clumsy person 51 Looping in on an email 52 Grocery store passage 56 Watson of “Little Women” 58 Vegetarian’s no- no 60 Sushi fish 62 Sloppy farm area 63 Letters on a Navy vessel 64 ___ peeve (endless barking, perhaps) East Oregonian A13 HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021 The Overlap of Love and Time All timing is collaborative. Therefore, even if you are working or playing solo, it will still be impossible to come up with an accurate timetable all on your own. As the goddess of love aligns with father time during this Mercury retrograde, expect your cadence to be strongly influenced by uncontrollable elements like other people’s schedules. ARIES (March 21-April 19). If you accidentally turn right when you meant to turn left, then do it twice more. Suddenly, you’ll be headed in the intended direction. Bonus: You know more scenery than you otherwise would have. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). One of the biggest things you miss about being in large groups is the unpredictable sights and encounters that happen when a cross-section of people gather. You’ll get a version of that today. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You are more important to the action than you think. Your contribution may not seem quantifiable, but it’s definitely real. There will be a different outcome because you were there. CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s not like you were planning on losing it over a wonderful development, but whatever “it” is, say goodbye! Don’t worry, all reason will be restored in time. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Socrates delivered words pertinent to your day when he said: “True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. And in knowing that you know nothing, that makes you the smartest of all.” VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The first step in accepting responsibility is to recognize there is one. You’re usually the first to do it. Today, you’ll pick up the ball that you didn’t even drop. Don’t hold it. Pitch it right back into the game. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Do not assume that people are acting out because of what they know or feel to be true. Behaviors unfold for various reasons – including and especially group identity. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You aspire to understand how a thing works, but you’ll always have a special appreciation for the fun that comes out of these early moments of learning in which you have no idea what you’re doing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s not so hard for you to think of today’s interesting bit of trouble in a variety of ways. It’s like you’re scrubbing a toolbar of photo filters to find the one that gives the most appealing look to the thing. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What do child stars and baby brothers and prodigies from all walks of life have in common with you today? You all know how embarrassing it can be to grow up in front of people. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). This is a game, and you’re a player. Today, it will require you to accept and abide by rules that are very different from those existing outside the confines of the game. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s an implied statute of limitations on a lot of the bad things that happen to people. Compassionate supporters like you are willing to listen right up to the point in which it’s healthier to offer a tougher version of love. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 5). Your genius is in realizing what’s worth working on. Subtle tweaks of thought, tone and behavior will add up to blessings of magnitude. You will master a skill and be impressed how much this actually changes your circumstances. Good news in the family realm kicks off a series of celebrations and purchases. Scorpio and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 28, 1, 19 and 40. Universal SUDOKU SOLUTIONS HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2021 Venus Time Warp In the context of a movie, miles, days and other measures of space and time can be collapsed to tell the story of a lifetime. Movies are not the only devices to accomplish this miracle. As Venus aligns with Saturn and then squares Uranus, passion has a way of warping the space-time continuum. Love’s plot, fantasy and memory run unbound. ARIES (March 21-April 19). People really don’t appreciate the extent of what you do for them, but that’s actually better for you. The attention would only slow you down. Besides, you’re not doing it for them. This is your purpose! TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Everyone’s story begins in song. You’ll contribute in kind to today’s section of life, a bit of music to express what cannot be expressed as well any other way. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It is tempting to, when moved by appreciation and affection, get hyperbolic. Just know that the largess of compliments of the “best ever,” “amazing” and “awesome” variety could be trumped by small, lovely specificity. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You probably won’t be aware of what you think when you’re in the heat of the action but ponder later and much will come to you. Eventually, this gap in timing between action and awareness will narrow significantly. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If you had to make a documentary of everything in the universe that occurred today at noon, then the runtime would be approximately infinite. Good thing you’re supremely focused on tracking just your own business. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It will be a phenomenon like love at first sight today, except add a couple dozen viewings to the equation, since the object of your affection will be a person, project or endeavor you’ve been exposed to quite a lot already. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Considering Mercury’s retrograde, today will be a remarkably straightforward equation in which it’s easy to tell exactly how much fun you will have. Participation correlates exactly with pleasure. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You love everyone differently, but there are definitely similarities in the way you show up for friends, family, community and romantic prospects. Those commonalities are giving you a widespread reputation for generosity. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you’d rather not know, it’s wise (and easy) not to ask. When you’d love to know, but it’s none of your business, not asking takes enormous restraint and personal fortitude, which is what makes it the right move. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You do what’s necessary. Sometimes it’s a trudge through the muck to deliver a message no one wants to hear. But today, the delivery is as sweet and easy as a squirt of whipped cream to the top of a sundae. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Arguing can be fun when it’s a spar against a worthy opponent, and it serves to sharpen both, regardless of the winner. Ill-matched arguments are as sad as any other unfair display. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It is not every day that you find yourself at liberty to do as you please, write your ticket or take the form and make it your own. That is why, when you can, you must. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 6). You’ll pose 12 questions and get six affirmative answers – enough to go forward and be prosperous. In general, do what gives you joy so you’ll have more to forward. The love you contribute confidently will be received and utilized to fortify the good fight of improving matters beyond what you will ever know. Aries and Taurus adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 42, 9, 13 and 7. Universal SUDOKU SOLUTIONS