PUZZLES
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Measured Words by Prasanna Keshava
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Des Moines’
home
5 Texting format,
briefly
8 Convert into a
movie script, say
13 Mall business
14 ___ Lane
(Superboy’s
mom)
16 Sidestep
17 Insignificant
amount (notice
letters 5 to 8 in
this answer)
20 Scold loudly
21 Where a child
may learn
canoeing
22 “Alas ...”
23 Hasbro game
with voice
commands
24 Number of
capitals Bolivia
has
27 Approximately
28 Reporter’s retinue
(6 to 9)
30 Positive or
negative particles
31 “Common Sense”
author Thomas
32 Develop a plot?
36 Offers bait to
37 Texas’ Battle of
the ___
38 Money plant?
40 Not be yourself (3
to 5)
43 Gala who inspired
a surrealist
47 Visualize
48 “Home ___” (film
about a failed
burglary)
49 Exorcist’s target
50 Lambs’ fathers
51 “Very neat!”
52 Colby, for one (8
to 11)
57 Disney’s “Little
Mermaid”
58 Painter Francisco
59 “Yeah, sure!”
60 Drive back
61 Not gross,
financially
62 Covers, as a
highway
DOWN
1 “Because
___!” (parental
justification)
2 “Good heavens!”
3 Earthlike planets
4 Moon landing
program
5 Narrow cut
6 Day after Sun.
7 “Friends” and
“Modern Family”
8 Program that
finds homes for
cats and dogs
9 Medic
10 Suffix with
“Gator”
11 Drivers’ grp.?
12 What half the
letters of “twenty”
spell
15 Square, usually,
for a crossword
grid
18 ___ through the
nose
19 Middle Eastern
ruler
23 Prohibition
24 “Journey” for
your ego
25 Came and ___
26 Is under
obligation
28 Liberal arts
college in
1-Across
29 Surveillance
device, briefly
30 Boast heard at
the roulette table
32 Drains of strength
33 Pointer to an
answer
34 Really, really
dislike
35 Brooding rock
subgenre
36 Mine explosive’s
letters
38 Large, imposing
house
39 Word before
“cream” or
“crystal”
41 Comedian King
42 Menu
reassurance
43 Good liar’s skill
44 One-celled
organism
45 Slacker?
46 Features along a
coast
49 Play-___
51 “Go away!”
52 All’s fair in love
and this
53 Anger
54 Taste of a
beverage
55 Average grade
56 12/31: Abbr.
Set List by Julian Lim
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Generous
helpings of
1-Down
6 Dish soap brand
10 ___ Air (tablet)
14 Ready for a
renter
15 Indonesian
honeymoon
destination
16 Forbidden act
17 Exit’s opposite
18 Reason for a
hung jury
20 New ___ music
21 Brainstorming
output
23 Makes angry
24 “Slaughterhouse-
Five” novelist
28 Attended, or
departed
29 Punishment for a
toddler
33 Type of flute
36 Lady ___ (singer
at Biden’s
inauguration)
37 Basis for some
vaccines, briefly
38 Prominent
members of
orchestras
43 Only just get,
with “out”
44 Poker holding
45 Popular e-reader
46 Savoy Theatre’s
London district
48 Like Beethoven,
late in life
51 Spirit with
Peppar and
Mandrin flavors
56 “Lo and behold!”
59 Predator of the
deep
60 Take sides?
61 Inflatable river
ride, and what
18-, 24-, 38-
or 51- Across
contain?
64 “Let me run that
errand”
66 Consumer price
index subj.
67 Binary digits
68 “Back to Me”
singer Lindsay
69 Message status
70 Partner of “turn”
71 Pigs, collectively
DOWN
1 Porterhouse, e.g.
2 Cute sound?
3 Make tweaks to
4 Honey source
5 Try hard
6 Part of AWOL
7 Marie Kondo’s
country of birth
8 Against ___ odds
9 Top number on a
sundial
10 Beckon, as
trouble
11 Where you might
see a noodle or a
float
12 Cost of a
44-Across
13 Accomplishes
19 President elected
in 1948
22 “White Noise”
novelist DeLillo
25 What the animals
boarded Noah’s
Ark in
26 Citation abbr.
27 Model Hadid
30 Roughly
31 “... ___ us a son
is given” (Isaiah)
32 Chore
33 Three or four, say
34 Social media
approval
35 ___ leches cake
36 Shiva, e.g.
39 What lawyers
pass
40 Vehicles for
moving
41 Intro to Chinese?
42 Facts and figures
47 Knack
48 Being under it is
threatening
49 “I could keep
going, but I
won’t”: Abbr.
50 Is of benefit
52 Frontal and
occipital
53 New ___ (world
capital)
54 Elena of the court
55 Set things right
56 Competes (for)
57 The second “O”
of YOLO
58 Privy to
62 Tater ___
63 Cinco - cuatro
65 Down in the
dumps
East Oregonian
A15
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 Expectation Triangulation
Can’t do everything? It means you’re normal. Still
expect yourself to everything? Also, normal. Now, if
you drop the expectation, then that’s when you start
to become extraordinary. Mercury and Saturn connect
in a most auspicious trine. Thinking differently is easy;
just choose different thoughts. To change the picture,
first pop it out of the frame.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You choose business
arrangements that serve common interests and
friendships with people who have complementary
qualities. And you choose your passions based on...
well, the methodology there is mysterious, even to
you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). To know requires being
open to knowing. You cannot shun, ignore, negate,
reject or protect yourself against that which you are in
the process of understanding. Awareness, by its very
nature, is a welcoming state.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). All those things that
happened before were happening right now. All the
things that haven’t happened yet will also occur right
now. To live right now is to live in the only time.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It would seem that we
have to fight against the situations we don’t approve
of, but to do so only creates more conflict and holds
negative feelings in place. What are you willing to
understand about it? This is the key.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Social media posts give
the impression that everyone is coping beautifully,
working efficiently, radiating confidence and living
their best life. You know better, and you’ll lead with
awareness and compassion.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). No one makes you feel
love, annoyance or anything else. Those feelings are a
reaction to your thoughts about people. You’ll examine
and change your thoughts to cultivate a better mood.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Thoughts cause feelings,
and then feelings cause thoughts, and then the
cycle rolls along like a bike headed downhill. Is it
exhilarating? Does it go where you want? Much
depends on whether you know how to balance and
steer.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You learn much about
yourself by interacting with the ones who are attracted
to you. Your repeat customers resonate with you for
reasons that will be a delight to discover.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s so fun to be
able to save the day, and you’ll be in just the right
place and time with all the right stuff (willingness,
awareness, kindness) to do this for someone.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You say yes to what
is happening, and that will turn out to be the only word
you need. “Yes” will affirm the present, add energy
and open the gates to the route of ease.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s generally believed
that animals lack rich interior lives, but the time
you’ve spent with animals has definitely convinced
you otherwise. You’ll be favorably impacted by a
member of the animal kingdom today.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Silent strangers put you
in touch with your expectation and fantasies in a way
that relationships with known, talking people cannot.
The magic question: What did you want before you
heard what the other person wanted?
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 12). Many of your
relationships will pay off, though none so handsomely
as your investment in people. You bring out an honesty
in others that makes for interesting and fortifying
interactions. You’ll make many friends, yet each
relationship will be unique. You’ll build a structure,
company or ideology together – a collective legacy.
Leo and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8,
20, 1, 11 and 17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 Jupiter Goes Swimming
The sky god dives into the ocean for a swim, kissed,
massaged and escorted by the adoring waves of
Pisces. In this realm, the abundance of the universe
is focused on matters of spiritual and artistic
expression. It’s an excellent omen for the payment
and appreciation of artists and soul-healers. The
transit will last until July 28, 2021.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your creative endeavors
are like a net you cast into the world. They will bring
you some of the things you chase, as well as what
just happened to be drifting by, caught in the middle
of that pursuit.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Getting positive
feedback and encouragement is helpful but not as
helpful as the criticism that will shine light on where
you can improve. Dare to ask for that, and you’ll get
both respect and valuable information.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Limits lift with the
acceptance of this truth: Our minds, as reliable as they
may be, can only witness the smallest slice of any
reality. Wisdom is not knowing more but embracing
that you don’t.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Today, you will read the
signs better than the Oracle at Delphi herself. Just
remember that criticism isn’t a sign that you shouldn’t
be doing a thing, it’s actually just an opportunity to get
better. Everyone can get better.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Nobody likes to do what they
are not good at. When you’re not enjoying the work,
the culprit is a knowledge gap that needs filling. Take
a breath, stay receptive to learning, and it will get
better.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Since you can’t prove it
either way, you may as well believe that this destiny
unfolding includes the right people at the right time
and the opportunities that lead to your ultimate
fulfillment and what’s best for all.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You made your choice, and
now you’re baffled as to why. You cannot remember
your reasons, if you had them. Did outside forces
have a hand in this fate? Perhaps, though it is yours
to handle now, and handle it you will.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Everyone has their own
private worries. You’re braver about this than most.
You realize that hiding can be more energy than it’s
worth. You also know that your story cannot inspire
other people if you don’t tell it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Taking on too much
leads to diminished results in all categories. But
how do you tamp down the ambition that swells in
you? Maybe you can’t, but instead of rushing to tell
everyone, air it somewhere safe, like a diary.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). One difference
between a bouquet of wild roses and a bouquet
of weeds is that the wild roses can draw blood.
Expensive tastes require sacrifice that may or may
not be worth it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Contrast helps us see.
The negative space is as much a part of the silhouette
as the object itself. You’ll understand what matters
because it will stand out against a backdrop of so
much that doesn’t.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It’s hard to say why
people come down hard on one another, but usually,
it’s about something different than the situation at
hand. You’ve a gift for steering clear of drama and
staying in your own business.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 13). Your cosmic birthday
boon is a well-focused supply of fearlessness. It
allows you to trade in the change you thought you
wanted for a fresh idea just coming into your realm.
Breezy connections develop into deep bonds. Lifestyle
upgrades will be affordable and in fact you’ll be paid
to teach others the change you created in yourself.
Virgo and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 9, 30, 22, 1 and 10.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS