PUZZLES
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Subtraction by Blake Slonecker
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
East Oregonian
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021 Volcanic Anticipation
As Shakespeare wrote, “the course of true love never
did run smooth.” While today it will seem even and
frictionless enough, there is hot lava burbling inside,
anticipating tomorrow’s connection between romantic
Venus and explosive Uranus. Stay outside the danger
zones and you can enjoy the beautiful spectacle
without getting scorched.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Courage doesn’t have
to be a substance in limited supply. Grow your own.
Cultivate it through the magic of habit. Whatever you
feel like shrinking from, move toward it instead. Do
that over and over and suddenly, you’re brave.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The purity of your
intention will be felt by all; the loveliness of it reads
loud and clear. Because of this, you don’t have to say
the perfect words or overthink your approach.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll be moved to do
something unusual, outside the routine, maybe even
against the social norms. This is a new day and a new
chance for self-reinvention and discovery.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s coming easily to
you today – this charismatic communication that
just flows. The more you use it, the stronger that flow
becomes. You can share it by speaking on someone’s
behalf or putting your thoughts in writing.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll get two kinds of
compliments today: compliments born of neediness
(you pity the giver) and compliments that come from
genuine appreciation (you love them back).
ACROSS
1 Float through the
air
5 German lament
8 Rude things to
make
13 Red Sox Hall of
Famer Martinez
14 Pi follower
15 Subside
16 Stereotypical
dorm meal
17 *Hero’s journey?
19 Stylish Saab
20 Repurposes, as
food scraps
21 Club light
23 Grp. that clashed
with Israel
24 Crunch targets
27 Original sin’s
aftermath
29 *Military snitch?
32 Yiddish laments
33 Cut calories
35 Famed fabulist
36 *Passengers per
car, e.g.?
39 Cosmetician
Lauder
42 Drinks that may
be iced
43 Ancestry test
molecule
46 *Adore weed?
49 Trees for giraffes
51 Anatomy experts,
briefly
52 Get first place
54 Drum kit parts
struck with the
feet
55 How dental
procedures
should be
59 Indy 500
champion
Luyendyk
60 *Grouchy splinter
group?
62 Opposite of
subsequent
63 No later than
64 Jazmine
Sullivan’s record
label
65 “Secret” or “free”
follower
66 Out of style
67 Tofu base
68 Room with toys
everywhere, say
DOWN
1 Well-to-do
2 Looks up to
3 With 50-Down,
pro bono ... or
like each starred
answer, based on
its deleted word?
4 Unit of bricks?
5 2012 movie set in
Iran
6 Bite like an
alligator
7 Big to-do
8 Helpful website
pages, briefly
9 Share a boundary
with
10 ___ Palace (Las
Vegas landmark)
11 GRE org.
12 Thicken, as
custard
13 “Abraca-dabra!”
18 Knocker’s place
20 Salsa legend
Cruz
22 Image problem
that Photoshop
can’t fix,
informally?
25 Chinese steamed
bun
26 Race car driver’s
additive
28 Luau loop
30 People of the
African Great
Lakes
31 So far
34 Network for
“Claws” and
“Snow-piercer”
36 Golf ball support
37 Caribbean ___
38 RPM gauges
39 Common tree in
Central Park
40 Lawn repair
option
41 Ads that may last
30 seconds
43 Targets for nosy
siblings
44 States or
countries
45 State as fact
47 Dominates, in
slang
48 Some bathroom
contractors
50 See 3-Down
53 Colorful wafer
maker
56 Yard sale caveat
57 Place to get
marooned
58 Don’t go
60 Cone alternative
61 Messenger’s
letters?
62 “The Office”
character who
marries Jim
Leadership Summit by Laura Zipin & Ross Trudeau
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 “___ on earth?”
5 “Confound it!”
9 Big ___ (7-Eleven
drink)
13 Sharpen
14 Landlocked
African nation
15 Chimpanzees
and bonobos
16 Nobelist
Tokarczuk or
Olympic medalist
Korbut
17 On-screen parent
such as Lorelai
Gilmore
18 Transcript figs.
19 Cookbook author
Curry
21 Most gauzy
23 Queen’s domain
25 Declare
26 Sphynxes might
sit on them
29 Agenda
component
30 Soccer ball filler
31 Not just think
32 Have the final
turn
35 Nutrition fig.
36 11-year-old, say
38 Med. research
agency
39 Thing an anxious
writer may chew
42 Dull and dreary
44 Letters before a
pseudonym
45 Middling
46 Have plenty of
vegetables, say
48 Ones deserving
of respect
50 Honey-mooners’
hotel booking
51 “Who wouldn’t
want to date
me?!”
53 Hole-enlarging
tool
56 Org. fighting to
end bullfighting
57 Wishful words
59 Thompson who
qualified for the
U.S. Women’s
Open at age 12
60 “All right
already!”
61 Birds with big
eyes
62 Not eliminated
63 “I double-dog ___
you!”
64 Zilch
65 “Boy” or “girl”
lead-in
DOWN
1 “Amazing!”
2 Word before
“Grail” or “Ghost”
3 Title for Obama’s
satirical assistant
Luther
4 Buckingham
Palace service?
5 Driver’s license
org.
6 Bashes into
7 Hawaiian
greeting
8 3/4, e.g., in music
9 Source of laughs
at the end of a
comedy?
10 Top of an
organizational
chart, and a hint
to the first words
of 3-, 8- and 17-
Down
11 ___ common
denominator
12 Cheater’s sound
during a test
17 Competition
within Miss
America but not
Miss Universe
20 “___! The Herald
Angels Sing”
22 This, in Spanish
24 Sound from a
tabby
26 Complain
27 Helper on the hill
28 Greta Thunberg,
nationality-wise
33 Believer in a
turban
34 This’ partner
37 Noted stretches
40 Savory fish
appetizer
41 Offshore
43 Sometimes-
baked cheese
47 Roma’s home
48 2004-’05 NBA
Rookie of the
Year Okafor
49 Unstressed vowel
51 Device with
a phased-out
Shuffle variety
52 Embrace
54 Leave
55 EGOT winner
Moreno
58 Charitable ad,
briefly
A15
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Talking to a stranger is
always a risk, one worth taking when you feel the
friendly vibes flowing today. Regardless of what you
learn, good or bad, it will be well worth the effort to
get to know new people.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). When there is no one
telling you what you must do to improve, you’ll take
matters into your own hands. You’ll explore novel
territory to stay ahead of the game.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your process is more
important than the end product. The product will be
handed over in the end, but the process is yours. You
can use your process over and over, reshaping to fit
the problem at hand.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). As soon as you say
what you want, the spirit of resistance perks up its
ears and readies itself to take form – laziness, fear,
fatigue... it has many shapes. You’re well-equipped
to fight them all.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). As you repeat similar
types of projects, you become more proficient in
identifying which actions lead to a desirable result.
But it’s when you’re pushed outside your comfort
zone that you really shine.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re taking care of
the things that matter to you. Some of these things
you don’t recognize as crucial elements of your life,
but the fact that you tend to them as you do tells the
truer story.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re figuring out
what’s working for you. All you have to do now is
more of it! Each time increases your confidence and
competence further and eases your trepidation about
scaling up.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 21). You may not think
of last year as strength training, but you’ll notice
you’re stronger, solid in your footing and moving
with confidence. This year is a dance. Parts go off as
though intricately choreographed, and other parts are
passionately unbridled. You’ll be brilliantly partnered
in both love and business. Cancer and Leo adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 20, 1, 18, 14 and 32.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021 Venus and Uranus Shake-Up
Did you feel it coming? This chemical reaction of
Venus and Uranus will burble, spit and combust into
colorful plumes. Well, love was never intended to give
people more of the same. The unpredictable plot of it
is exactly the point. If love is to stay upright when the
ground is shaking, it must be flexible enough to bend
at the knee and shift as needed.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). First, you had worries
about the endeavor. Then you did it enough to get
comfortable, and next you’ll take it further. You’ll
be excited by the challenge and look forward to
commanding this realm.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re unlikely to
participate in sheer fun for great lengths of time
because you feel too much pleasure indicates an
unbalanced life. You’re probably right about that, but
could you tip the balance just a bit in the name of joy?
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It doesn’t seem like it
would be so, but having less time to work on a project
will lead to more creative results. The crunch will
focus you on what matters and you’ll be smart about
how you use your minutes.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Once again, it’s time to
confront your inner critic, who is getting out of hand.
Before you express your need for peace and space,
be sure to give hearty thanks for all the good taste
guided by your critic’s vigilant presence.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There are plenty of instances
where it’s appropriate to do the safe and expected
thing, contributing to a smooth interaction without
drawing attention to yourself. Not today. This one
requires you to be bold and memorable.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your working habits didn’t
really need to improve, and yet they will as you make
a practice of keeping up a certain pace. You are
becoming more confident in your capacity to turn out
results in any given timeframe.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re so productive now
because you’re using everything you feel to fuel your
endeavors – the good, the bad. There’s nothing that
can’t be used here, so just throw it all into the engine.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Who is asking you to
be the next superstar in your realm? No one but you.
And you would be wise to give that expectation a rest
for a bit while you dedicate yourself to the humbling
repetition needed to gain practical skills.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You will take
chances and perform experiments, each risk teaching
you, among other things, how to access your intuition
in the pursuit of meaningful results.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). With all the digital
tools available to you, today’s cosmic advice may
surprise you. The stars indicate you will flesh out
ideas and land on a direction for your project using the
fastest technology available – a paper and a pencil.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). What you stand to win
is well worth the minor risk of getting your feelings
hurt. So, though you’re fearful of certain outcomes,
you’ll move forward knowing what’s at stake is far too
important and exciting to indulge these fears.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You don’t always think
of your interactions as creations, but they are. Each
scene unfolding on the stage of life is an opportunity
for beauty. Work purposefully. Meaning is the most
powerful element in play here.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 22). For this day and
beyond, grant yourself permission to focus on
yourself. You’re so generous in your vision of others.
Shine that optimism on your own life and live the
joyful adventures you were meant for! You’ll brush
with fame. An encounter will change your views.
Professional endeavors stretch and pay you. Aries
and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1,
28, 15 and 7.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS