PUZZLES
Saturday, May 8, 2021
Broken Promises by George Jasper
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 One way to serve
prime rib
6 Place to dock
10 Treble or bass
14 Avoid, as work
15 “Next one’s ___!”
16 What stowaways
do
17 Anyone can learn
it (notice this
answer’s first 1 +
last 5 letters)
20 Pronoun for
Batwoman
21 “The Bridge of
San ___ Rey”
22 Apple or potato
variety
23 Goodyear product
24 First date no-no,
for some
25 Short-winded (first
1 + last 3)
29 Vegas opener?
32 Photo session
33 Austin-to-Kansas
City dir.
34 Pants support
35 Disrespectfully
brief
36 Fine-tunes
38 Secret retreat
39 Missouri state
quarter image
40 ___ de cologne
41 Refinement
42 Cheering fan’s
syllable
43 TV program with
many acts (first 1
+ last 2)
46 Wine menu
heading
47 Electric Chevy
until 2019
48 Cuban woman,
perhaps
51 Right-hand
person
52 Mincemeat
dessert
55 Touch, essentially
(first 1 + last 3)
58 Down the drain
59 Real knee-slapper
60 “That’s for sure!”
61 Favorable votes
62 ___ out a living
(scrapes by)
63 Full of passion
DOWN
1 Egyptian biters
2 “Nah”
3 See eye to eye
4 www.wikipedia.
org, e.g.
5 Way up in the
mountains?
6 More sluggish
7 Roadside
stopovers
8 Angst-filled genre
9 Big jobs for
editors
10 Game that can
end in two moves
11 Tops at coffee
shops
12 Slight advantage
13 Word after “flat”
or “square”
18 Hold in check
19 Rife with greenery
23 Nail’s partner
24 “Citizen” who said
“Rosebud”
25 Award for a movie
26 Shipmate of Sulu
27 It’s held up in New
York Harbor
28 The blahs
29 One may guide a
guide dog
30 Kagan’s colleague
31 Scatter, as rose
petals
34
36
37
41
43
44
45
46
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
56
57
___ furnace
Source of worry
Dinghy propellers
Pain relief brand
Start of Caesar’s
boast
Forces off the
premises
Heading for a list
of errands
Follows a court
order?
Lydia Ko’s sports
org.
Greeting at sea
Daly of “Judging
Amy”
Common
succulent
Hard work ___ off
Cool-sounding
rapper?
Site for crafters
NASA approval
Day of
Thanksgiving:
Abbr.
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
37 Bicycle brand
40 Bert and Ernie,
e.g.
41 “___ the night
before ...”
43 Move like sap
44 Make a speech
46 *Tool with inch
marks
49 April payments
50 Stevie of
Fleetwood Mac
53 42-Down calls
55 Not that?
57 Haven’t yet paid
59 Archaeological
city in Jordan
60 Words of
encouragement
that also hint
at each starred
answer’s start
62 Mete out
63 “Jane ___”
64 Priority Mail org.
65 Ejects forcibly
66 Treble, for flute
music
67 ___/them
pronouns
DOWN
1 Bambi, for one
2 Hebrew letter
before bet
3 Serpentine yoga
pose
4 ___ Talks
5 Eyesight
6 Related (to)
7 Humongous:
Prefix
8 Word after
“frying” or “pie”
9 Steam open, say
10 Arrives like fog
11 Drink that might
turn your tongue
purple
12 East of Spain?
13 “I feel ___ and
heard!”
18 Delights in
22 (That was corny!)
24 Greek P
25 Circular currents
27 Reverberates
28 “Holy
guacamole!”
29 Stretched tight
30 Like the name
Joe, for a barista
31 Little salamander
32 One of 11 for the
UConn women’s
basketball team
A9
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2021 Venus Communicates Through Mother’s Day
Form a Bond by Karen and Matthew Stock
ACROSS
1 True statement
5 Improvise in jazz
9 Strongly suggests
14 ___ vera gel
15 Scandinavian
furniture store
16 Medieval
Scandinavian
language
17 *What studying
many pages
makes you good
at?
19 Old-timey
chalkboard
material
20 “Code Switch”
network
21 Totenberg or
Simone
22 Alternative to a
ballpoint
23 U.S. Poet
Laureate Joy
25 Wipe clean
26 *Chores assigned
by a spouse,
collectively
30 Irk
33 Closing musical
passage
34 Miley Cyrus’
musical sister
36 Chest muscle,
informally
East Oregonian
35 Tool stored near a
shovel
38 Tags along
39 Completely safe
42 Bird with a house
variety
45 “Parks and ___”
(2009-15 TV
show, informally)
47 Americans living
abroad, for short
48 Youth-assisting
org.
51 ___ ball (toy with
strands)
52 Make a choice on
Tinder
53 Pros at 49-Across
54 “Rescue me!”
55 Texter’s “Bye for
now!”
56 Bring on board
58 Site with
handmade
Mother’s Day
gifts
60 “Just a ___!”
61 Chiding syllable
Each of us is born from a mother whose being
remains etched on our very essence. This Mother’s
Day lands on the first full day of Venus in Gemini. For
those who have a special language with their mother,
that identifying banter will be in full force, as will
shared aesthetics, recipes and other matters of style
and much more.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). It may seem far-fetched,
but the truth is there are people in the world who
are happy just knowing you are happy. In this light,
prioritizing your own happiness serves many.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). For the keen observer,
observation can be just as empowering as action.
With your eyes wide open and bionic ears that pick up
on both subtlety and subtext, you’ll learn many useful
things.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Never doubt your ability
to influence the outcome. Today, it is stronger than
ever. You won’t have to say the right thing or make the
right move. All you’ll have to do is show up.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). So much that the
world asks you to do will be neither productive nor
necessary. What if you just did the bare minimum?
There’s nothing to gain from filling all of your time.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Hospitality is sacred to you,
and you tend to your role as a host and as a guest
with forethought, creativity and restraint. Social
arrangements will go well, adding an extra sheen to
an already-shiny reputation.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). While the need for
attention is a commonality among humans, the
amount that satisfies varies widely among individuals.
You’d like as little as possible now, as there’s freedom
in making moves without an audience.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Feelings, like weather,
move over the scene, some lasting longer than others.
Though eventually, everything passes through, over,
on... This is bittersweet in the case of passionate
intensity but a deep relief in the case of grief.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). While some cannot
seem to recognize the magnificence of a thing until
it’s gone, you add foresight to the matter, imagining
the thing gone in order to better appreciate the impact
of its presence while you have it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It took awhile for
you to make a decision, and now that you’ve made
it, you have no intention of changing your mind. Your
commitment is admirable. Note that it is possible to
stay at once committed and open.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You have a vision,
and you can make it come to life. Do not doubt your
taste or your ability to create things that are beautiful
for all who experience them.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ve an amused
indifference to nonsense that others seem to think is
crucial to the rotation of the world. Your lighter touch
is inspired from something you learned long ago: Cry
or laugh, the world spins on.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It would be a mistake to
pass blame to those who show poor judgment for acts
that occurred quite beyond the realm of judgment.
Being in control at all times is not possible for anyone
on the planet.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 9). You’ve been starry
eyed and eager for certain experiences, and this year
brings the chance to set sail, like an explorer bound
for new emotional landscapes. You’ll give in a way
that follows tradition and in ways that you wish others
had given to you. Your generosity will lift and move
people. Scorpio and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 8, 30, 1, 11 and 17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021 Genie’s Lunar Lamp
Tomorrow’s new moon in Taurus, the sign of money,
is among the year’s luckiest days for setting financial
and material intentions. Those inviting abundance will
take a moment to consider what they want and get
their mindset right for it. Imagine the moon as a genie
in a lamp, ready to grant a wish. If the fairytales are
right, phrasing is key!
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ve come to the point
in an interaction where a softer stance will benefit all.
Seek resolution, not conquest. This frees up energy to
spend on more important and uplifting things.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The intensity of emotion
you feel can be disproportionate to your actual
investment in the relationship, indicating a bit of
unresolved historic pain in the mix. It’s an opportunity
for dealing and healing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Children like to be treated
as though they were older, and adults like to embody
the liberties of youth. Both will get their wish today, a
day that favors closing generational gaps.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s counterintuitive,
though you’ll witness it firsthand and understand the
truth of it: Things can be dark in a way that lets the
light in. You’ll see very clearly and know exactly what
needs to be done.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Though you carry yourself
everywhere, the conscious awareness of what it’s
like to be you waxes and wanes within. It’s strong
today, this unequivocal feeling: Home is where you
are welcomed to a place you never left.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you do what’s good
for you, you’ll also help someone else. The opposite
is also true, so take precautions against working too
hard and doing too much. The burnout would not only
be your own.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Because everyone is
doing the same thing, it seems acceptable to miss
the point. You’ll step back, only to see how appalling
certain “normal” behaviors really are. Ultimately, this
clearsightedness will lead to change.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It’s acceptable to make
the wrong choice. People do it every day. Holding
compassion in your heart for human error allows you
to learn quickly. Wrong choices lead to right choices.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The person who
challenges your ideas is helping you broaden and
strengthen your mind. The challenger could come
in many forms – gentle, antagonistic, intelligent,
thuggish. There’s something to learn from all.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). As for the thing that
is weighing on you... don’t forget that you are part of
the equation that gives it a particular kind of gravity.
Change your position or drop it. The thing weighs the
same, though not to you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll suddenly see the
answer to a puzzle. It was there all along, of course,
mixed in with the other pieces, just waiting for you to
pick it out. Once seen, it’s so obvious you can never
unsee it – a perfect fit.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). A quiet joy lightens
your step now. You are buoyed by your undertakings,
honored by your responsibilities, and you feel the full
gift of your current position.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 10). Not only do you have
a clear vision for the good of the group; you have the
amazing talent of managing and leading others in a
way that’s virtually undetectable. You and your friends
will help one another without keeping score, though
all will be equitably balanced. Nurturing relationships
naturally come together. Cancer and Sagittarius
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 30, 11, 20 and
15.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS