PUZZLES
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Something Is Fishy by Catherine Cetta
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Long-lasting
wave, informally
5 Sports venues
11 “Dig in!”
14 Lake with a
spooky-sounding
name
15 Uprising
16 Place for relaxing
17 *Wild West
deputy who
was originally
a dentist
(unscramble each
starred answer’s
first word)
19 ___ Romana
20 Citrus drink suffix
21 Cover, as with
chocolate
22 Sometimes-sassy
assistant
23 Place for a potted
plant
25 *Crispy breakfast
bites
29 Uncommon
31 ___ legend
32 Word after “fire”
or “steam”
35 Clay and Lacy, to
one another?
38 Weaving
apparatus
39 Barn roof devices
41 Brand with a
Buzzy Bee Waffle
recipe
42 Without pause
44 People who are
often respected
46 Reprimand
47 Opera piece
such as “Dido’s
Lament”
48 *Give up in
despair
51 Like old jokes
55 Vietnam neighbor
56 Radiate
58 Continuous noise
59 Sun Devil’s sch.
60 *Patrick, for
Ireland
64 NYC opera
venue, with “The”
65 Reveal the
identity of
66 Look closely (at)
67 Grayish powder
68 Changes the
color of, maybe
69 Antonym of
“massive”
DOWN
1 Ride a bike
2 Disappear little
by little
3 Reduced to
grain-sized bits
4 Unenthusiastic
reaction
5 Folk singer
Guthrie
6 Tell, like a story
7 1996 film about
an Argentine
leader
8 Nonverbal OK
9 Apple pie ___
mode
10 Hog haven
11 James Bond’s
specialty
12 Separated
13 Uber alternatives
18 The Atlantic, but
not The New
Yorker
22 Eyed rudely
24 Pained
expressions
26 Adjust the pitch
of
27 Mistake remover
28 Late SCOTUS
legend
30 Attack verbally
32 Windy City trains
33 Word between
“sorry” and
“sorry”
34 Takes a turn for
the worse
35 “___ takers?”
36 Restaurant boss:
Abbr.
37 “H-E-L-P!”
40 Alan of “Scientific
American
Frontiers”
43 Head-slapping
cry
45 Some contain
many ingredients
47 No more than
48 Incan wool
source
49 Places where
camels drink
50 Aired on TV again
52 Farewell, in
France
53 Cloth made from
flax
54 Way in
57 Creates, as a
tattoo
60 Baby seal
61 Santa ___
62 Texter’s “I don’t
want to know!”
63 iBeer, for one
Palindromic Pointers by Jennifer Marra
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 ___ of the tongue
5 They’re above
abs
9 Ships’ landing
sites
14 Sheet of stamps
or glass
15 Volunteer’s words
16 Rural’s opposite
17 Congratulatory
lead-in to “girl”
18 Actress Chaplin
19 San Antonio
battle site
20 Advice for
someone visiting
a kennel?
23 Get hitched
hastily
24 Call from behind
the deli counter
25 Broke a fast
28 Judge to be
30 Rider of the
dragon Saphira
32 Doctor’s org.
35 Advice for a bard
who’s frightened
by Pictionary?
38 ___ party
(fraternity event)
40 Shaggy Tibetan
beast
41 Prudent
42 Questionable
advice for
someone in need
of money?
47 Silent approval
48 “R-E-S-P-E-C-T”
singer Franklin
49 Greek
counterpart of
Mars
51 Driving aid?
52 Little quarrel
55 Reef enclosing a
lagoon
58 Advice for
someone
crossing the
street, and a
theme hint
61 Origami need
64 Indian flatbread
65 Let fly
66 Wedding
destination?
67 Burst ___ the
scene
68 Song a diva
memorizes
69 Private journal
70 Illuminating gas
71 Mediator’s strong
suit
DOWN
1 Beauty spots?
2 Cappuccino
alternative
3 Spy’s info
4 Stir-fry bit
5 Lewis or Clark
6 Subj. with supply
curves
7 Important book
group?
8 Hogwarts potions
professor
9 Due doubled
10 Many start with
http://
11 Org. that
promotes pro
bono work
12 Verb for Popeye
13 ___-cone
21 Column with an
angle
22 Corp. bigwig
25 Delighted
toddler’s demand
26 Anatomical
section within
“doctor’s office”
27 Open-___
question
29 Club spread
31 Reaction to a
puppy
32 Opportunity to hit
33 Roger who
played 007
34 Concur
36 Card game of
chance
37 Gumbo vegetable
39 Part of MOMA
43 Casual apology
44 D.C. paper
45 Keynote address,
e.g.
46 “Little Women”
woman
50 “Who cares?”
53 Ohio city known
for rubber
54 Prized cut of
steak
56 ___ Ingalls Wilder
(“Little House
on the Prairie”
author)
57 Earworm
segment?
58 Shakespearean
father of three
59 Name that
sounds like a
vehicle
60 Venetian blind
strip
61 Paw part
62 Comedian Wong
63 Org. for moms
and dads
East Oregonian
A13
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 The Braveheart Alignment
Calling all brave hearts! The sun and Venus align in
the warrior planet to open a season of love. To give
or take heart is a gamble. In giving, there’s a risk of
loss. And in taking, there’s the risk of not delivering on
an expectation. Love may ride for a time on blessed
zephyrs, but it would not be love if it didn’t come with
an element of danger.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Different people inspire
you to connect to different parts of your nature. Who
has you seeking your better angels? Those are the
folks to fill your mind, heart and time with now.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Don’t worry. You didn’t
meet the right person at the wrong time because
that’s not even a thing. There’s only meeting people
when you do and making it mean something to you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Around people who don’t
yet know you, your options are wide open. You can be
anyone you want or dare to be. And though it’s more
work, the same principle actually applies to people
who know you well.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). While it’s natural to
find conflict off-putting, avoiding it altogether would
be harmful. Resign yourself to the idea that difficult
discussions are often necessary to reach a satisfying
compromise.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re drawn to people with
a pleasant resting face and an all-around excellent
default personality. Usually, you only see those things
when the chips are down and so are defenses, but
you have a sixth sense about it now.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). To be in a mix where people
want what you have is to know the power of leverage.
You have had it before and will get it again, once you
see and present one of your many gifts in a new light.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You lavish demonstrations
of respect, attention and love on those in your circle
but sometimes forget that you are part of that circle,
too, and arguably the most important part. You put the
“you” in “your circle.”
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It’s true that there are
many with less than you have, but it’s not a cause for
you to feel guilty. Instead, move your stewardship to a
higher level of doing the most good.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Even though digital
clutter doesn’t really take up much of your living
space, it can rent a disproportionate amount of space
in your psyche and to deleterious effect. Good email
organization will revitalize.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Leave draining
environments. You know who influences you in an
exciting direction and should settle for no less. You
can never have enough positive influences, so keep
up the quest.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). That thing you wished
for again and again was not a childish impulse of the
past but a calling inside of a chrysalis. It’s still growing
and will take a new form. What can you do to feed the
process?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Is it possible to revere
someone without a pedestal? To prop your admired
one up too far is to set them up for a fall. Stay on
equal footing. There is just as much to admire in the
parallel view.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 26). You’ll often apply
your warrior’s heart to causes of peace. That which
you beautify and harmonize will attract wondrous
attention. You’ll receive a remarkable communication.
With your great curiosity and the courage to follow
it, you’ll land in a place of options aplenty! You’ll
reclaim a powerful desire and aim it more effectively
than before. Taurus and Gemini adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 19, 1, 4, 16 and 22.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021 Passover on the Full Moon Eve
The spring festival commemorating the liberation of
Israelites from slavery begins at sundown on this eve
of the full Libra moon. Justice, art and harmonious
relationships are the qualities to swell tomorrow’s
lunar tide, but we are still in the realm of the Virgo
lunation of logistics and good health. A Pluto alignment
lends poignancy to the evening.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). People are born with
open mouths and minds. Many adults are better
at closing their minds than they are at closing
their mouths, but your disarming approach sparks
imagination and brings people back to openness.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Sure, living in the present
is usually optimal – but not always. When the past
keeps pulling you into its dream, there’s something
for you there. The living you do in the past counts as
living, too.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). As for the rituals and
beliefs you no longer participate in, it’s not because
you lost them along the way, rather they got traded in
the development of your soul. There’s no part of your
story that doesn’t belong there.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). What was neutral or
off-putting to you in the past has transformed into a
cornerstone essential in the manner of a nutritious
vegetable, once despised, now delicious.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There are those who will try
to impress you with their discerning taste, but if this
takes a turn toward being hard-to-please, consider
that high-class and low-maintenance often go hand-
in-hand.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The situation is not your
responsibility, and yet whatever you do to improve it
will make your life much easier. Despite your modesty
and discretion these acts will still manage to reflect
beautifully on you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Just because a relationship
is a little ambiguous doesn’t mean it’s less than
optimal. In fact, the ambiguity leaves room for each
person’s imagination to rush wondrously in.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The building goes up one
brick at a time and so does your success. There is no
glamour in it today (each move looks and feels like a
weight-lifting repetition), but eventually, you’ll dance
in glory.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you can’t
figure out what you want, start with what you don’t
want. When you X out the negative space, form
emerges. You’re like a sculptor chipping away at
anything that is not the masterpiece.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Listening well is a
challenge, an art and a discipline. There are plenty
who don’t value the skill enough to even try. Your
efforts to listen better will give you an edge in a highly
competitive situation.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be in the dance
of a relationship, figuring out when to step forward
and when to pull back. Don’t overthink it. All will flow
from respecting the space.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There is no reasoning
with a dog in a storm going wild with anxiety even
while inside the obvious shelter and warmth of
home. There are feral instincts in you that cannot be
reasoned with either, only comforted.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 27). Oh, how you are
able to sharpen your talent into a highly effective and
sought-after tool! The year brings glorious reunions
and novel occasions. Relationships are a winding
path. You’ll thrill to the turns, especially the moment a
stranger becomes an acquaintance, an acquaintance
a friend, a friend becomes a love. Leo and Taurus
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 2, 44, 13 & 9.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS