PUZZLES
Thursday, March 11, 2021
Cold Front by Barbara Lin
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Expense
5 Statement after
a disappointing
game
10 Prepare, like
some potatoes
14 “The Handmaid’s
Tale” home
15 Love to ___
(adore)
16 Purina brand
17 Get-to-know-you
event
19 Enter
20 Where Oedipus
was king
21 Brian who left
Roxy Music
22 German currency
23 Word after “ball”
or “bottomless”
24 Bury, as with
homework
26 Travel from
Topeka to Terre
Haute, say
28 Peevish mood
29 With 43-Across,
bustle
31 Relaxes, as
pressure
35 Tennis do-over
36 It’s between
words ... or
worlds
39 Dennings of “2
Broke Girls”
40 Some 20
Questions
answers
43 See 29-Across
46 Fashionable
49 Mercedes model
whose name
sounds like an
online course
50 Money often
used for bribery
54 Pale or amber
brew
55 Schooner pole
56 ___-la-la
57 Away from the
waves
60 POANG chair
seller
61 Ancient Roman
salute
63 God with a
thunderbolt
64 Sharp as ___
65 “Star Wars”
character
modeled after
Einstein
66 Award for
gymnast Katelyn
Ohashi
67 Cuddly bear
68 Complication
DOWN
1 Note that may
say IOU
2 “That hurts!”
3 Nighttime
backyard events
4 More rotund
5 Time to beware
6 Thompson of
“Back to the
Future”
7 Like many
whiskey barrels
8 Court reporters
9 Given, as a party
10 Printer cartridge
color
11 How a book may
be read
12 Cathedral topper
13 “On my ___
...” (Girl Scout
promise)
18 Pave again
24 Finish pulling
over
25 180
26 Joy
27 The “S” of GPS:
Abbr.
29 Travel by jet
30 Org. that
regulates black
boxes
32 When many visit
Vail
33 Has Mongolian
beef, say
34 Slob’s room,
metaphorically
37 Looped in, in a
way
38 And so on, briefly
41 Feeling upon
winning the
lottery
42 “It’s a secret!”
44 Comedian Glazer
45 Yosemite and
Napa
47 “Maybe even
less”
48 Oversee, like a
museum
50 Facial expression
coined by Tyra
Banks
51 Crater and Huron
52 Exhaust the
supply of
53 Water nymph
that anagrams to
“Diana”
57 Really gross
58 Nothin’
59 ___ race (contest
on a straight
track)
62 PC monitor type
Unexpected Turns of Events by Paul Coulter
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Monster such as
Shrek
5 5 + 5 = 10, for
instance
8 Barber’s quick
job
12 “Me too!”
14 Creole vegetable
15 Sandwich also
called a grinder
16 Builder’s sign on
a vacant lot?
18 Cheese in a ball
19 Say yes to
20 Beautyrest
mattress maker
22 Like pigs in a
blanket?
23 Dove call
24 Green Hornet’s
sidekick
27 Sport where
everyone dresses
like a catcher?
33 Balances (out)
35 Actor Diggs
36 Earl Grey, say
37 Bleat
38 Modernizes
41 Some run
between Olympic
races
42 “We ___ to
please”
43 Kid’s query
44 Divination deck
46 Political group
focused on
supplying
schools with
building toys?
50 Is victorious
51 Cheer in Spain
52 Carnival
attraction
54 Arctic shipping
hazard
58 Peter or Paul, but
not Mary
62 Fly high
63 Small bathroom
fixture?
65 Flow that may be
2,000 degrees
Fahrenheit
66 Rental company
that used the
slogan “We Try
Harder”
67 Essential acid
variety
68 Split
personalities?
69 Acquire
70 Terminates
DOWN
1 Fed. workplace
watchdog
2 Gunk
3 Freeway entrance
4 Boston college
5 Make tracks in
the snow
6 Coffee
dispensers
7 ‘90s optical
illusion fad
8 Group with family
ties?
9 Overhaul
10 Country known
for rug weaving
11 Some PTA
members
13 Clickable image
14 Alpha’s opposite
17 Egg cell
21 Unlikely to brag
24 Food that a chef
might skewer
25 Be of use
26 Latin lover’s line
28 Step in a flight
29 Kit ___ (breakable
candy)
30 Classic video
game company
31 Strung along
32 Stands the test of
time
34 Nurse, like a
piglet
39 Sack lunch holder
40 Chain letters?
45 “Very cool!”
47 Deadly snakes
48 School lunch
holders
49 Sharp barks
53 Qatar’s capital
54 Little bit of land
55 Cajole
56 Gutter site
57 ___ a hoot (cared)
59 Perfect choice for
a body double,
perhaps
60 Allow to borrow
61 Cupid, to the
Greeks
64 Boring thing?
East Oregonian
A13
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021 Moon Cycle Closer
People have palpable, if unspoken, expectations of
one another now. Whether paying for a certain result,
anticipating one inside a personal relationship or just
wanting something from life, knowing what to expect
and what is expected of you (plus whether or how to
deliver) will be the main focus on the final day of this
moon cycle.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). People only take risks
in hopes of achieving goals they think are possible.
You’ll paint a picture of your vision with well-chosen
words and provide the inspiration others need to
move forward.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Are glamour and
authenticity at odds? Of course. Don’t let that stop
you from moving forward with both at the same time.
The best things in life are mixed bags.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Both sides of the
argument can’t be right, but there is a rightness in
each stance. It will bring you good fortune to look for
it. Do it quietly, gingerly and with great respect.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). If you don’t have an
“elevator pitch,” then this is the perfect time to come
up with one. It’s not for the influential people you
might meet; rather, it’s your clarity of purpose.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re efficient and
impressively productive, appearing to balance many
things at once, when really you are balancing one
thing at a time, giving your full attention to each,
however briefly.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Too-good-to-be-true
almost always is, but sometimes the karma of one
situation pays for the karma of another. Be a little
open-minded on the matter today.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). People fear their
vulnerability and imagine far worse outcomes
than would typically occur. Opening yourself to
vulnerability is the most admirable, attractive and
relaxing response to the day’s challenges.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Others don’t know what
they want, so how are you supposed to? You’ll either
have to help them find out what they want or create a
new appetite from scratch.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The sky is a
masterpiece we take for granted because it’s always
over us. But you won’t make that mistake today.
You’ll choose your moments for appreciating the sky
outside as well as a reflective appreciation of the sky
inside you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re influential.
Maybe you won’t detect it, but you can be certain
that people believe something different after they’ve
interacted with you than what they believed before
they encountered you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s all about thinking
ahead today. You’ll anticipate potential pitfalls and
either avoid them or, if they are unavoidable, deal with
them as quickly as possible.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The foundation of
friendship is important, and you’ll lay it well. It takes
several more months and years to build the rest,
especially the shelter that you can live inside that
will weather the storms of life. Be patient and keep
building.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 12). Your creativity
soars high. This year, you’ll follow a wild idea to full
realization. The golden question is this: Which one?
You have so many! The criteria your idea must meet to
be successful: It helps others, is needed and doesn’t
exist in the world already, and there’s a clear vision
to the first dollar you’ll make to sustain it. Libra and
Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 18, 44, 17
and 30.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021 New Moon of Empathy
How much emotional resonance do you experience
on a daily basis and with whom? Can you extend your
care to people who are very different from you? These
are the challenges wrapped into the next moon cycle
which begins with today’s new moon in Pisces, the
sign of augmented (and even uncanny) powers of
empathy.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You are rewarded for
fulfilling the expectations of others, whereas serving
yourself comes with very little fanfare. This is why
you sometimes put yourself last, but should instead
incentivize for prioritizing yourself.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Something you just
found out about will keep showing up in multiple
places. It’s as if the universe is saying, “Hey, this is
for you.” Even so, ask to try before you buy or go in
for a sample size.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It takes a big person to
recognize that you don’t always have a good reason
for not wanting to do something. A willingness to
challenge yourself, fight laziness and generally
motivate yourself will pay off big-time today.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). While most people
don’t like being bossed around, they do appreciate a
person with a vision who is willing to take charge and
execute it. You’ll be that leader-type today.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). In your quest for truth and
justice, stay aware of the silence. The quiet packs the
most honesty per second than any words you’ll hear.
Pay special notice of when and where it’s placed and
how long it lasts.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re friendly to everyone
and you don’t need a reason to be. There’s love in
you and you want to give it – that’s reason enough.
Tonight you get the feeling that your luck could spring
from anywhere, and you’re right!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Close relationships
become competitive for stakes that are obscure to all.
Vicinity and familiarity can be a threat to control and
autonomy. Suffice it to say, everyone needs dominion
over their space.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Encouraging someone to
change is an act of hope that will be spurred on by a
positive response. Your chances of the change really
happening are especially good when the “someone”
happens to be you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The day’s plot
hinges on discerning truth. Lies of omission are
harder to detect than those told out loud because they
do not come with any tell-tale variances that give
their recipient a fighting chance at detecting them.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your intuition is spot-
on this weekend, so all you have to do is follow it. That’s
harder than it sounds though, with social influencers
around you trying to impose their own agenda.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). When you think you
might be missing something, you double back, pat
yourself up and down, and ask questions out loud.
Do that today even when you’re sure you’ve got it all
together. There’s luck in the double-check.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It’s one or the other:
Take a leap of faith on a reality you can’t see, or
accept the fact of the current one. It sounds dramatic,
but the choice comes in details so small they are
commonly overlooked.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 13). You are constantly
promoting the happiness and success of others this
year, an endeavor that splashes back on you in waves
of abundance. You’ll learn a territory inside and out,
becoming confident, quick and sure. The hesitation of
others will be an opportunity for you and you’ll make
money acting fast, and then repeat the success. Leo
and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8,
4, 44, 10 and 17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS