PUZZLES
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Internal Opposition by Paul Coulter
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 “Dear old”
person
4 Keys in a chain?
9 Cashless deal
13 Obstacle to
teamwork
14 CNN host Chris
15 Harsh sound
16 Magnificent, or
an antonym of
the word formed
by letters 1, 2, 5,
7, 8 and 9
18 Threadbare
19 One may dawn
on you
20 Secret, or an
antonym of the
word formed by
letters 2, 3, 4, 5
and 6
21 ___ scale, on
which diamond is
a 10
24 Corporate
computer
whizzes
27 “Winnie-the-
Pooh” baby
28 Goes with the
flow
30 Mauna ___
31 Negative position
in a debate
32 Singer Reese
33 Ewes’ mates
34 Engine part
35 Lie, or an
antonym of the
word formed by
letters 1, 2, 6 and
8
38 Deposit, as an
egg
39 Peters who plays
Quicksilver
40 Hammer’s
partner
43 Open __ night
44 After expenses
45 Invite on a date
46 “___ du lieber!”
47 Scattered all over
49 Roadside hotels
50 Has a big meal,
or an antonym of
the word formed
by letters 1, 3, 4,
5 and 6
52 Like a yellow
lemon
54 Concave belly
button
55 Hostile feeling,
or an antonym of
the word formed
by letters 1, 4, 7,
8 and 9
60 Music rights org.
61 International
papers?
62
63
64
65
Anonymous John 20 Bike effortlessly
“So it would ___” 21 “Spy vs. Spy”
In a fitting way
magazine
Decide
22 Glorifying poem
23 Slim opportunity
25 Make less angry
26 Type type
29 Bar bill
33 Rafting
destination
34 Gingersnaps and
others
36 Doesn’t own
37 The “I” in TGIF
DOWN
38 Liquor-serving
1 Drops on blades?
permit
2 In days gone by
41 Word after “glue”
3 Put on
or “staple”
4 Decorated, as a
42 John, Paul and
cake
George: Abbr.
5 “No doubt about 43 Crime families
it!”
45 Beast
6 Relative of “lite”
47 Increase, with
7 Bird that can run
“up”
31 mph
48 Joint that’s
8 Costa del ___
flicked
9 Czech or Serb
51 Thailand, once
10 High-pressure
53 Small bunch of
fire hose
flowers
11 Where students
55 Director
wet their palettes
DuVernay
12 “___ Place” (‘60s 56 Puppy’s bite
TV show)
57 Altar words
15 Frat dudes
58 Apex
17 Show on a
59 Even so
screen
Right to the End by David Alfred Bywaters
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Rotary phone
feature
5 ___ on the back
9 Doctor-repelling
fruit, proverbially
14 A fan of
15 Modern home
of the Americas’
oldest-known
civilization
16 Classic cleaning
compound
17 Expressive bar
patron?
19 Justice Kagan
20 Country south of
Sicily
21 Countess’s
husband
23 List unit
24 John Legend
hit whose lyrics
mention “perfect
imperfections”
26 Slightly more
than never
28 Renter
29 Person who
retouches
photos,
informally?
33 Went fast
35 Reveal that you
know
36 Compen-sated
40 Sooner’s
alternative ...
or, read as two
parts, a theme
hint
42 Nine-digit IDs
43 Mythical
mischief-makers
45 Broadcast again
47 What lets
you convert a
summer shirt into
a winter one?
49 Woos
54 “The Aeneid”
55 Be immediately
noticeable
56 Layered hairdo
58 Experiment
results
61 Seaside
62 Time to solve this
crossword
64 Boxer’s training
clock?
66 Superior group
67 Voice above bass
68 Claim on a
house, say
69 Doles (out)
70 Enjoy time off
71 One can refract
light
DOWN
1 Gloomy
2 Take a breath
3 Coral islands
4 Drawing games?
5 Sauna site
6 River restraint
7 Locality
8 Happy cat sound
9 Sixteenth prez
10 Codes of
conduct and
others
11 Deceptive
excuses
12 Quiet road, or
part of a busy
one
13 Test
18 Thin cookie
22 Salmon at a deli
25 Breakfast, lunch
or dinner
27 Org. for backs
and ends
29 Pumpkin eater of
rhyme
30 Imaginative
thought
31 Very long time
32 O.R. workers
34 Show concern
36 Word before
“shop” or
“project”
37 Tavern offering
38 “That’s enough!”
39 Convention
attendee
41 Alternative to
pasta, perhaps
44 Knight’s title
46 Cook in the oven
48 Doze (off)
50 How Sisyphus
constantly travels
51 Fellow resident,
informally
52 Soup dish
53 Backs of boats
55 Endures
56 Dandelion part
57 Swiss cheese
feature
59 Way off
60 One of 100 in
Scrabble
63 “That’s right!”
65 Youngster
East Oregonian
A15
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021 Cosmic Homecoming Queen
The Venusian year is 225 days, so, compared with
Earth, the goddess planet stays fewer days in each
sign on her annual rounds. You could say that, like
any adept socialite, Venus knows how to make a
fashionably late entrance, and she times her exits to
leave others wanting more. Venus’ return to her home
of Taurus represents a happy reunion.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Inventory time. To
know what you long for is a blessing that doesn’t
feel like one. Better to have a specific want than the
maddeningly vague sense that something’s off.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Are you tempted to blurt
out what’s on your mind or flash a reckless reveal of
heart? It’s truth you’re spilling, but beware: The truth
evokes unpredictable responses – laughter, tears or
anger.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). To take responsibility
for your life is to realize that even though there is so
much that is out of your control, it is also true that you
are here because of the choices you’ve made. You’ll
celebrate and ponder the matter today.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your personal rituals
can be as expected or unexpected, regimented or
elaborate, as you like. There’s a spot in your day that
is devoid of vibrance, waiting for an infusion of your
personality.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Good news: There’s a mutual
attraction between you and the subject that fascinates
you. You need more of the subject, and the subject
needs more of you. Consider taking a class.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You don’t need to find a
workaround for obtaining what you want. All you have
to do is request it. Every time you ask for what you
want, it gets a little bit easier.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). What you do is not the
same as who you are, and you’re wise not to confuse
the two. Offer yourself some softness for the mistakes,
and, for balance, temper your response to victories,
too. Your efforts are well-intended.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It’s a strong day for your
powers of visualization, and you’ll see very clearly
where you’re headed. The image of who you want to
be is as clear to you as the person staring back from
the mirror.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You want some
sparkle and awe, and there are two ways to go about
it: Follow your curiosity deeper and deeper until it
leads you to wonderland, or create the marvel you
wish to see.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Everything in this
world was built by people who had ideas or fleshed
out the ideas that were in motion. Those people were
not so different from you. You’re thinking about what
you’ll contribute. Don’t hold back.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). While some consider
being wrong a fate worse than a lightning strike to
the skull, you don’t mind it at all. In fact, you don’t
even take yourself seriously enough for wrongness to
look bad on you.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Ultimately, the answer
is to take action while thinking positive. You’ll skip the
part where you discuss the issue with people who
categorically can’t do anything about the situation at
hand.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 14). You’ll set the goal
that has you soaring past fear and limitation into an
exciting realm of new people and plenty to learn.
Though you’re not materialistic, prizes will dress your
path, symbolizing your arrival to certain goal posts.
Validation comes in experiences with those you’re
able to care for and share with. Pisces and Aquarius
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 12, 4, 39, 29 & 33.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021 Venus Agenda
Back inside her Taurean palace, bags still packed
from her journeying, Venus begins making plans to
upgrade, update and generally change things up in
the homestead. Indeed, we are all having new ideas,
inspired by what we’ve picked up in the last 200 or
so days, and we’re ready to put our money where our
dream is.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Love fills your entire
world because you see some version of it wherever
your eyes land. Even the grass seems to sing love
songs to the sun; the mountains give friendship to
the sky.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You are discovering your
inner rock star today, playing the scene like a power
chord, right on time, with a charismatic attitude and
the tone people need to hear.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It is said that math is
the language of the cosmos, but emotion will be the
universal tongue you speak today, projecting feelings
that resonate in the world to bring unanticipated
outcomes to life.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s better not to assume
the intentions of others, as many act unintentionally
and many more have intentions you would never
guess. Therefore, it would be pointless to waste
thought on.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Because you’ve made a
decision to be in control of your life, relationships and
circumstances in opposition to your goal have come
to a standstill. Lack of common interests will do that,
and, in this case, it’s a welcome sign of progress.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you find yourself
around people with the attributes you admire, it’s
because you are either like this as well or developing
in this direction. You were meant to be inspired and
supported.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re not trying to change
anyone. True, it would rather convenient for you if
they did change, but there are plenty of remarkably
accessible people out there who already embody
what you need.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Of course, you want to
focus on what’s important, but today brings some
confusion as to what fits the category. Hint: It’s small,
emotional in nature and couldn’t happen on any other
day.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It is normal to, at
times, feel uncomfortable, displaced or lost in the
unfamiliar. These feelings accompany the passages
of life you will one day be most proud of.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It is so hard for you
to take a compliment, and yet it is so easy for you to
believe someone’s unwanted critique. In general, this
is a good day to ignore the opinions of others.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). An intriguing future is
taking form in your imagination. This is just one of
many possibilities, so why are you already putting
limits on it? Practice unbound visualization and watch
your reality free up.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Bottom line, there are
people who make you feel good and people who
don’t. To be with people in the latter category isn’t a
waste; you often learn the most from them. That said,
why make them your first choice?
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 15). Here come the
exciting influences! There are definite emotional
benefits from the changes over the next 10 weeks,
and you’ll find your mood on a steady rise. Because
of this, you’ll attract different situations in May than
you do in August. You will leverage one resource for
another more brilliantly suited to your needs. Leo and
Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 28,
1, 22 and 16.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS