PUZZLES
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Wrong at the Start by Zhougin Burnikel
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Strong suit
6 Peeved
10 Parentheses’
shapes
14 One may behave
childishly
15 Mournful cry
16 Word that can
precede or follow
“dish”
17 Workplace
antics?
20 Laryngitis doc
21 “No ifs, ___ or
buts!”
22 Adjective for a
shoppe
23 In former days
24 Lazy person
26 Chain of
Japanese
restaurants
in Ottawa’s
country?
30 Mongolian tent
33 World’s largest
rain forest
34 Corn castoffs
36 Informal
turndown
37 Brawl
38 Feel rotten
39 Pasta with
slanted ends
41 Certain batteries
42 Stereotypical
techie
44 Orbiters with tails
45 Go ballistic
47 Tightfisted
surgery aide?
49 Island nation near
Tunisia
51 Graffiti signatures
52 Artist’s inspiration
53 Skin woe treated
by Retin-A
54 No. on a college
transcript
57 Longing for
B.B. King’s
performances?
61 Garfield’s dog pal
62 Plant that
soothes burns
63 Vigor
64 VSCO uploads,
slangily
65 Opens, as a hood
66 Classic cow
name
DOWN
1 Fortune’s partner
2 One-eyed Norse
god
3 Buildup on some
old Tonka trucks
4 “No Scrubs” girl
group
5 “Burn After
Reading” co-
director
6 Most populous
Nordic country
7 Clumsy sorts
8 Kia subcompact
9 North Pole
assistant
10 Rick who sang
“Never Gonna
Give You Up”
11 Speedy bird
12 Place to order a
croissant
13 Lip balm stat,
perhaps
18 Like some
Andean artifacts
19 Note before la
23 Flow slowly
24 Celebrity with a
huge following
25 Bit of eye cream
26 May honorees,
informally
27 “Just to clarify ...
“
28 Latin genre
featuring congas
29 Bases’ opposites,
in chemistry
31 Tirades
32 “Kids ___ days
...”
35 Squidward’s
neighbor
38 Solo for Lisette
Oropesa
40 Birds that are too
heavy to fly
43 Defib pro
44 Construction site
hoist
46 Doesn’t get an F
48 Carves in glass
50 Luau garland
52 Skirt that covers
the knees
53 Perched upon
54 They surround
the roots of teeth
55 Livens (up)
56 Like a dirty
fireplace
57 Cleaner in a
bucket
58 Toddler’s break
59 Day-___ paint
60 Bathroom, to
Londoners
Cryptic Clues by Ed Sessa
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Walk leisurely
6 Bathroom fixtures
10 Possible sib for a
sis
13 Response to “Am
not!”
14 Medium’s deck
15 Years and years
16 Sellers’
inspector?
(unscramble
letters 5 to 9 in
this answer)
19 Ctrl-___-Del
20 H.S. exam
21 Classic Ford
cars, for short
22 Dishonest person
23 Financial liability
24 Family court
decree (3 to 7)
28 Defense policy
grp.
31 Minor adjustment
32 Astros, on
scoreboards
33 ___ Men (“Who
Let the Dogs
Out” group)
34 Stouts and
porters
35 Bite down
37 Basic shape for a
toy train track
38 “Chicago” actor
Richard
39 Nomad who
threatened Rome
40 “I’m here to help”
41 Trough spot
42 Place to get a
date ... but not
to bring one (6 to
10)
45 Dead set (on)
46 Large Australian
birds
47 Cream-filled
pastry
50 Boy in “The Kite
Runner”
51 Burglarize
54 “The Thinker,” for
one (6 to 10)
57 Vehicle that may
be articulated
58 Perfume
compound
59 “Fear of Flying”
author Jong
60 China collection
61 Poker type
62 Iraqi money
DOWN
1 Goya’s “The
Clothed ___”
2 Like some
traditions
3 Religious branch
4 Lawyer’s title,
briefly
5 “I don’t have a
preference”
6 Diplomatic skill
7 Online address
8 Turned on, as a
computer
9 Short and thick
10 “Cold one”
11 One way or
another?
12 Burden
14 Bygone Russian
leaders
17 Hairy twin in
Genesis
18 Watch the baby
22 Rental document
23 Gloom’s partner
24 Fawns’ fathers
25 Little bird that
hoots
26 Mistrusting
27 Flip-flop
28 Belly feature
29 Former 52-Down
attraction
30 Name hidden in
“scale back”
33 Anjou alternatives
35 Violin part that
touches your face
36 Pursue game
40 Took by force
42 Takes by force
43 Madagascar
primate
44 Name that’s
a sour fruit
backward
45 Prohibition
47 Slowly recedes
48 Heavy metal’s
Motley ___
49 Extremely
confused
50 Got a perfect
score on
51 Devastation
52 Killer whale
53 Word after “polar”
or “teddy”
55 VW precursors?
56 Prefix with
“angle”
East Oregonian
B3
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021 Anticipating the Mercury Change
Can you feel the intentions of last week’s new moon
manifesting? Tomorrow brings the Mercury change
that will have you witnessing your progress in a
different way. If you were to, very scientifically, log
recent happenings by writing them down, taking
pictures, etc., you will have an accurate (and
repeatable) record of your success climb.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Power depends on
alignment. Misaligned values provide a friction-filled
experience. But when belief, word and deed coincide
beautifully, all rolls smoothly forward.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When opportunity
knocked confidently at your door, you answered.
Opportunity’s current signal won’t be so easily
detected; it’s the flicker of feeling across someone’s
face, a clip of passing dialogue. It’s as subtle as a
pulse.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Accept and enjoy what
you’ve made of things. Don’t let yourself obsess over
what could have been different. That would only
disempower you. It’s a tricky way of sabotaging the
present. All good comes from loving what is.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You know what it feels
like to be contractually obligated, and you know what
it feels like to be in love. A relationship from one
category surprisingly feels more like it belongs to the
other.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Relationships get better
when you slow them down a bit. Some strategies to
consider: talking less, listening more, being slightly
less available, making fewer, but more interesting,
plans.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The fear you avoid
worsens. Confront it, and it will be scary at first, and
then gradually get a little better each time until you
genuinely can’t relate to the “you” who was afraid of
the thing.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There are few indications
of character that are more defining than how a person
responds to loss. As you learn about people, pay
special attention to this aspect of their story.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). A group is going to help
you with what you wish to accomplish. It will be up
to you to seek these connections, to participate in
different gatherings, to find the right fit or to cherry-
pick your team from different places.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have the
opportunity to redefine yourself. One small habit
opens the gate. Amazing things will be accomplished
with mundane but decisive acts that have been
systemized to the point of being automatic.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Getting the right
amount of sleep will make a huge difference in how
the plot of your life develops this week. You can set
yourself up for it with today’s thoughtful acts of self-
care and planning.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). While others turn the
conversation back to themselves, you’ll be the first
to say, “Tell me more,” thereby opening the door to
deeper and more intricate knowledge. No wonder
you’re so smart.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). To be warmed by
a drink, by the sun, by the knowledge that you are
loved. Just one of those temperature changes would
be luxurious, but all three in a single radiant moment
is to feel you are missing nothing.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 14). You move inside a
setting too familiar for you to see as glamourous, but
others will. Entranced with how you work, they’ll want
to join your scene. The making of adjustments and
accommodations will be educational and emotionally
fortifying. Financial moves are your summer forte –
fortune will favor your boldness. Libra and Gemini
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 10, 44, 3 & 15.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021 Mercury in Pisces
The messenger of the gods turns in his winged shoes
for a surfboard and rides the waves of Pisces through
April 3. These Pisces weeks will show you just how
well you know people. Already tight relationships will
get so close that you will seem to share the same
head at times. Reading one another’s thoughts and
co-dreaming are normalized.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Everyone has a difficult
job to do. Mistakes are likely to occur that will require
your understanding. You’ll be appreciated (celebrated
even) for your ability to go with the flow.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Today will point out the
difference between investing, sacrificing and wasting.
If you don’t hope to get a return, and you’re not taking
a loss for the betterment of someone or something
else, then it’s probably a waste.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The need for glamour
is legitimate. Other legitimate needs include, but
are not limited to: fun, novelty, thrills, delicious
anticipation, adventure flirtation, silliness, frivolity,
levity, ridiculousness and hilarity.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Sure, you’d like to be
traveling, taking in big events or elaborately designed
cities, exhibits and culture. But in the meantime, there
are wonders available to you right now. Look up. The
sky is a masterpiece.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). So much of your success will
be a function of shifting the focus from yourself to
others. When in doubt, you throw the conversational
ball back, or you simply allow for silence, which in and
of itself can be a lovely gift.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You are the authority of
you. You’re not looking for anyone else to lay down
the plan or manage you in any way. However, you will
gladly take guidance from those whose methods have
worked. A mentorship is in your future.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Do you get the feeling
you’d better prepare for an upcoming conversation?
Do you sense something crucial is at stake? You’re
right. There’s something wondrous in it for you, and
you’ll be glad you were prepared.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Love that is new needs
to grow roots before it will sprout. Don’t expect to see
anything on the surface when you’re clearly still in the
“water it and hope for the best” stage.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Powerful humility is
the oxymoron of champions. You show up and people
feel your presence though you don’t declare it. You’re
more likely to take a helping role, even the bottom
rung, and lead from below.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Life is too
unpredictable to waste time waiting for the ideal
moment. Just go. You’ll find out some of the trouble
you anticipated isn’t even a thing. Problems get small
once you grow.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As far as you’re
concerned, useless things aren’t pretty. What’s
beautiful is functional, and what’s functional is
beautiful. These are the guiding principles by which
you’ll improve your environs.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). What you begin today
won’t be finished tomorrow, but start it anyway.
Once it’s underway, it will have a force of its own and
momentum will be on your side.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 15). Being inside yourself,
your qualities are impossible to fully appreciate. But if
you could dance with your own personhood, you’d find
yourself witty, wise, graceful and strong –characteristics
that are only getting better this solar journey. Someone
new contributes to your sharper vision and more
ambitious plan. Aries and Gemini adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 2, 29, 4, 44 & 16.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS