PUZZLES
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Inner Beauty by Sally Hoelscher & Brooke Husic
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Woe for a
streamer
4 Sign of a
Realtor’s
success?
8 Ancient Andeans
13 Yours and mine
15 “With this ring I
___ wed”
16 Tennis star/
activist Osaka
17 Write to
19 On better
behavior, to
Santa
20 See 10-Down
21 Drain of energy
22 Solo
23 Card-guessing
ability, for short
24 Issa of “The
Lovebirds”
26 2019 film with
“digital fur
technology”
28 Gets a head start
on the day
33 Hagia ___
(Istanbul mosque)
36 Colorado people
37 Stead
38 Work, as dough
39 Malia, to Sasha,
briefly
40 Try to get
41 “Law & Order:
SVU” co-star
42 Word before “pal”
or “name”
43 Apt-sounding
name for a
sincere person?
44 Philanthropist
who wrote “The
Moment of Lift”
47 Fly high
48 ___ Bo
49 Tarnish
52 Ice cream drinks
55 Budget exec
57 “Level Up” singer
59 Honolulu greeting
60 Description in
many a travel
guide, and a
hint to a word
concealed in
17-, 28- and
44-Across
62 Busy month for
CPAs
63 Little whirlpool
64 Point value
of EIGHT in
Scrabble
65 Like sweaty
palms
66 Prescription
amount
67 White Claw or
Schweppes
container
29 Seeking damages
30 Teeming
31 Many August
babies
32 Round dwelling
DOWN
33 Look over quickly
1 File, as a
34 “___ is enough”
complaint
35 Bananagrams
2 Intangible vibes
shout
3 Pool together
39 Googled, say
4 City in eastern
40 Mykonos’ country
Mo.
42 Kissing on the
5 “Ah, understood”
sidewalk, e.g.,
6 Emmy winner
briefly
Waithe
43 Lyft info
7 Singer’s lesser-
45 Margarita option
known songs
46 Disagreeing
8 Inherent
49 Sorceress’s
9 Places to get
specialty
manicures
50 Amway Center,
10 With 20-Across,
for one
tennis star/
51 Noodle soup that
activist who
might be topped
upset Venus
with an egg
Williams at age
52 Polite address
15
53 Iams competitior
11 “Well said!”
54 Model Harvey
12 Father, as a horse 56 Generic dog
14 Beach lotion
name
initials
58 Holiday ___
18 Scared
61 Henna, for
25 Letters before an
instance
alias
27 “Great” animal
28 “Could you
please explain?!”
Letters of Communication by Adrian Johnson
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Lo mein vessels
5 ___ pal
8 “Austin Powers”
genre
13 Diva’s
showstopper
14 Victoria’s
Secret garment,
informally
15 On the horizon
16 Boating hazard
17 Perched on
18 Circus structures
19 Guns N’ Roses
power ballad
22 “The ___ is as
near as we come
to another world”
(Anne Stevenson)
23 Mistakes
26 Nail polish brand
29 Leading woman
33 Like futile
situations
35 Tupperware tops
36 Looked at
37 Reaches across
38 Pennsylvania,
e.g., in D.C.
39 Scottish cattle
breed
40 Sicilian volcano
41 Taiwanese
computer maker
42 Cook with a little
oil, say
43 Class you can’t
get through
alone?
46 Org. with Ducks
and Penguins
47 Like some fence
wire
48 Cause of
restlessness for a
princess
50 Galas for movie
stars
56 Biggest U.S. lake
by volume, after
the Great Lakes
59 Tab at a
restaurant, or
what you might
use to pay it
60 Muppet who
testified before
Congress
61 Serbs or
Bosnians
62 Pleasure trips’
focuses?
63 Egyptian
goddess of life
64 Toys for windy
days
65 Parlor image,
briefly
66 Grp. spelled
using its own
alphabet at the
starts of 19-,
29-, 43- and
50-Across
DOWN
1 Caution
2 Treat that had
a Watermelon
flavor
3 Capital of
Ukraine
4 Places to keep
valuables
5 Suffix meaning
“scandal”
6 Love, in Caracas
7 They see what
you’re saying
8 “South Park” or
“The Onion”
9 Extraordinary
happenings
10 Japanese
currency
11 Blubber
12 Things shown to
TSA agents
14 Conspiratorial
group
20 Statistical
averages
21 Some sounds
from a Lab
24 Futuristic weapon
25 Detective
26 Start, as of
symptoms
27 Can convenience
28 “Lemme do it!”
30 Did some
gambling
31 Queen bees’
places
32 Notorious Ford
flop
34 Performing well
39 Ed of “Elf”
41 Actor Baldwin
44 Fixate (on)
45 Milky fall
birthstones
49 Dined at home
51 Capital of Latvia
52 Need for building
a house or story
53 “Casablanca”
role for Ingrid
54 Give off
55 Passable
56 Disapproving
sound
57 Mahershala of
“Moonlight”
58 Fez, e.g.
East Oregonian
A15
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021 Lessons from the Frozen Distance
Pluto has a nitrogen and methane atmosphere that
freezes when Pluto is farthest from the sun. This first
full day of the Pluto retrograde is a reminder of our
power and many freedoms. Perhaps, at times, you’ve
felt stuck in your life. And yet much more movement
was available than would be possible if the air itself
was frozen around you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). After an interaction, you
feel charged, drained or neutral. Whether you decide
to keep moving forward with a person has a lot to do
with which category you most consistently fall into
after being around them.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The same person who
asks terrific questions and helps you along can
also miss your point from time to time and/or be
unavailable when you need them. It’s why you need
lots of people on your team. Keep adding.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Embrace your inner
juvenile delinquent. And if you don’t think such a
person exists, all the more reason to discover and
celebrate that naive rebel who holds the key to your
creative genius.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You are still discovering
how to best project your talents. Right now, this is not
about trying new things out. Rather, it’s a process of
stripping away the excess to reveal the pure essence
of what you do.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Crude resources and tools
will force you to reckon with the soundness of an
idea. The concept will have to be very strong to shine
through. Indeed, when you have a wonderful idea, it
doesn’t take much to convey it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The important thing sticks.
You may not know why it’s important, but the picture
that lingers in your mind after the situation has long
passed is there for a reason. All will be revealed in
time.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). While it is pleasant to
spend time with that cheerful and even-tempered
someone, you must admit that the troublemaker in
your life has an irreplaceable role. To interact with
both people in the same day is heavenly!
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There’s a danger of
getting too stuffy in your approach. What if you were
to take things in a direction quite casual, whimsical
and anti-intellectual? In a weird way, the scene can
be elevated by the seemingly low brow.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re not always
in an environment that is conducive to influence,
so don’t expect yourself to just know what’s
current. Observation and research will freshen your
perspective and get you thinking ahead of the curve.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Relationships aren’t
always about the sort of connections that can be fallen
into. Often these bonds must be created. Though
instinct helps, right now it’s a downright intellectual
enterprise.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today holds all the fluid
fun and challenge of one of those line drawings where
you’re not allowed to take your pen off the paper for
the entirety of the sketch.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There are so many
worlds inside this world that it would be impossible
to reflect on rules that apply to all. You’ve a gift for
visiting other worlds with openness and yet sticking
to your own rules.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 28). The spotlight swings
to your talent for putting people at ease and the many
benefits that go with the breezy atmosphere you
cultivate. Do not underestimate the power of taking
a social risk. A stranger-connection or cold call will
be among the year’s most lucrative opportunities! A
group win will sparkle up a leisurely endeavor. Leo
and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9,
30, 22, 1 and 40.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021 Mercury Assists Feedback Loop
The magic questions of the day: How many attempts
should you make before you change your approach?
The answer lies in nuanced feedback coming from
the thing we are attempting to alter. Note that your
subject speaks its language. A suggestion from
Mercury and Neptune: Turn up your sensitivity and get
ready to decipher a code.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Because you want to
make your work the best it can be, you’re willing
to entertain new ideas. You’ll banter, twist and play
around with your resources. Changes and add-ons
will take it to the next level.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The essence of your
attractiveness today is made tangible in the way
you approach common activities with uncommon
grace. Yes, you’re being observed. In fact, you have
someone’s rapt attention.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Casual relationships
continue to have a profound influence on the path
your life takes. Friendships lead to the career
opportunities, romantic ties and lifestyle choices that
color your world.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). No one likes to feel like
the person they are talking to is looking over their
soldier for more interesting engagements. You are
careful to devote quality attention to the one you’re
with and should accept no less from others.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ve known your nearest
and dearest long enough for the relationship to exist
within a large margin of predictability, and yet... today
will still bring you a surprise.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Complex problems may
not require complex solutions. However, finding
the solution that works may be a long and winding
journey that seems complicated indeed! Regardless,
stay in it for the long haul and the satisfying end.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You are invigorated by
the creativity that flows through you when you’re
designing answers. Your aim is to make something
that contributes to an easier, more harmonious and
lovelier experience of life.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are no ideal
groups, though it’s fun to imagine things being better.
Organizational change tends to happen very slowly;
changing yourself is relatively quick and doing so will
affect the entire group.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You want
something from someone, and this gives a nervy and
uncomfortable tension to the relationship. It’s hard to
subvert such a thing. You’d be better off breaking the
tension by calling out your want.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’d rather make
things than own things. You scratch an itch by making
something and giving it away. You’ll repeat this several
times until one day you’ll decide to charge for it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Enthusiasm is Miracle-
Gro for projects, people and bonds. Still, there’s such
a thing as too much. The wrong dose of excitement
makes people uncomfortable. Learn what’s
appropriate by incrementally testing the waters.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Nobody is perfect and
those who try and accept everyone’s faults are saving
themselves from a lot of wasted energy and drama.
Busy people living their purpose (read: you) don’t have
time to mix into pettiness.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 29). What is the secret
to your good fortune? The same thing that’s at the
heart of all good manners and best practices: paying
attention. You do it thoroughly and with style. As for
the professional boon in July; it’s not all about the
money but it sure will feel good when this allows you
to do something special for your people. Scorpio and
Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 3,
33, 28 and 12.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS