PUZZLES
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Hot Meal by Adam Wagner
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Alarm clock
toggle
5 Competes in a
musical battle
9 Gently urge
13 “Moana” demigod
14 2, 4, 6, 8 and so on
16 Good engine
noise
17 Fizzling noise
18 Treat with a hole
19 Capital of Latvia
20 The chicken thief
tried to ___
23 Delight
24 Chatter
25 Getting on in
years
26 Ones who eat a
fully plant-based
diet
28 Ibiza, por ejemplo
30 Founding Father
Thomas
32 Got an A+ on,
perhaps
34 The whiskey thief
tried to ___
39 Italian lawn
bowling
41 Shape of Martin
Luther King Jr.’s
moral universe
42 Arabian capital
whose name has
three A’s
43 The chocolate
thief tried to ___
46 Apartment
payment
47 Goes up
48 Network point
50 Sycophant
53 Camera initials
54 What holds
water?
57 Get on in years
58 The dessert thief
tried to ___
62 Politician Andrew
64 Device with
tuners
65 “Handling that
right now!”
66 “Er, uh-uh”
67 Hangs out in the
backyard, say?
68 Airport area
69 Little bird’s sound
70 Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator, for
one
71 Places for soaks
DOWN
1 Great way to be
rewarded
2 Crime group
3 Overly
complimentary
article
4 Softball glove
5 Warning sign
6 Not touch with a
ten-foot pole
7 Ivy in the
Keystone State,
familiarly
8 Comfy
9 Chest-pumping
skill: Abbr.
10 Board whose
name combines
two words for
“yes”
11 Alphabetically first
noble gas
12 Inside looks?
15 Sugar substitute
21 “You’ve got mail!”
company
22 Tears apart
27 Butler of “300”
29 Camera memory
chip
30 City of Love ...
and the Louvre
31 The basics
32 Core
components?
33 Foldable bed
35 Leaf-gathering
tool
36 “This 3 p.m. crash
is hitting me
hard!”
37 Photographer
Goldin
38 Kit ___
40 Poet T.S.
44 Loki’s home, in
Marvel movies
45 George Carlin
became the first
one in ‘75
49 Catan resource
50 Easy basketball
shot
51 Athlete’s best
effort
52 ___ alla vodka
53 Pigpens
55 Dog breed from
Japan
56 Doles (out)
59 Mario ___ (racing
game)
60 Falco of “The
Sopranos”
61 Gear teeth
63 Org. symbolized
by an elephant
Alternative Education by Gary Larson
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 “___ making a list
...”
4 Bedside fixture
8 The San Diego
Chicken, e.g.
14 Number not
found in “The
Twelve Days of
Christmas”
15 ___ fresca
(Mexican drink)
16 Bird that may be
black and yellow
17 Study of
government
revenue?
19 Sent an emoji,
say
20 Classic sporty
Ford, informally
21 Be worthy of
23 Ultimatum word
after “or”
24 Study of “Bodak
Yellow” rapper B?
30 Inverse of
addition?
32 Feeler
33 Give a ticket to
35 Former student,
briefly
36 Study of
supermarket
conveyances?
41 Slightly open
43 Core, or meat
44 Coped
48 Writer’s block?
53 Study of the
Punxsutawney
groundhog?
55 Relative of Hindi
56 Stomach woe
57 Gradually
exhaust
58 Word after
“physical” or
“mental”
62 Areas of study,
and a hint to
17-, 24-, 36- and
53-Across
65 “Let me get back
to you”
66 Peach or beech
67 Youngster
68 Shower problem
69 Toy that isn’t fun
in the summer
70 Full show letters
DOWN
1 More popular
2 Allow
3 What the
Equal Rights
Amendment
combats
4 Come down
5 Previously
6 It’s the word,
sometimes
7 Single-___
system
8 Pain relief brand
9 Playground taunt
10 Half a dozen
11 Simple place to
sleep
12 Spanish cheer
13 Kind of talk on
the internet
18 Layered cookie
22 Org. that
approves
toothpaste
24 “I Am ___”
(Jenner’s former
reality show)
25 Voice below
soprano
26 She and her
sister married
Jacob
27 Nothing but
28 Antelope seen on
safari
29 Thanksgiving root
31 TV adjunct, once
34 Food that might
be juggled
36 “Pretty please?”
37 Disappearing sea
in Asia
38 Well-off
39 Like a dirty
fireplace
40 School meeting
grp.
41 Sound booster
42 Rastafarian deity
45 Tony Stark’s
beard
46 Shun
47 Quote from
Homer
49 Like distilled
water
50 Real estate
developers’ plots
51 Person who may
read a book
many times
52 Reaches a total
of
54 Pains in the neck
57 Spun some
records
58 That tomcat
59 ___ Lilly and
Company
60 Everyone
61 Trip essential?
63 www address
64 Insect like a
drone
East Oregonian
A15
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 Last Day of Venus in Virgo
As we savor the last day of Venus in Virgo, there’s an
awareness of experiencing life with more than just our
five senses. Our memory informs us -- as does our
perception of context -- of place and time; beliefs around
status; prejudices and preferences; and a million other
subtleties that shape how we’ll move through this puzzle
of a day.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). To ready yourself for
something new, you must first reset. You can’t try again
until after you’ve hung up. Put in new numbers all you
want, but it won’t start a new call until you disconnect
the old one.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). One thing leads to
another. You’ll soon find yourself sorting through a
mystery with an uncomfortable awareness of the risk
factor. This is the start of an ongoing adventure.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have something to
say, though it will benefit you to hold back. Ask another
question. Listen hard. There’s more to learn and at least
one key piece of information that will have you changing
your mind or your strategy.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You did what they
wanted last time -- and the time before that, and before
that. It’s your turn to do it your way and in the timing
you’d prefer to.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll get puzzled looks and
field questions that can’t be answered. Sometimes, the
moral of the story is that there is no story -- just a list of
things to figure out before a foundation can be laid.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Getting to know people
is your forte and pleasure. You’ve a talent for drawing out
the real story so you can better understand who people
are and their motivating passions.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may be able to execute
a solo mission cheaper and faster, but it won’t be nearly
as useful as what you do in a team. Collaborations will
net the best results and come together more easily than
you anticipate.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are fancier and
trendier ways to solve problems, but new isn’t always
better. The old tool works; use it until it doesn’t. You’ll
save time and money not having to deal with a learning
curve.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There will be
something or someone driving you crazy all day, making
you yearn for peace and quiet. As a result, you’ll be
motivated to do remarkable things.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Love is intense
and transformative. Love overshadows, overtakes and
renders all prior messes and mistakes insignificant. Love
is a reset button.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You are in charge of
what you say and do, but the meaning others extract from
it is entirely their own. Let go of caring about that and you
will be set free.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It’s strange to admit,
but you do get tired of seeing things from your own point
of view. You’ll be won over by the person who offers you
another perch and a different experience.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 15). Close relationships
are the beautiful music of your life. You’ll make
connections with astounding ease. You’re never more
than a few sentences away from striking the chord of
familiarity. Harmonious dealings will be your trademark.
You’ll highlight commonalities, bridge differences and
inspire brilliant collaborations of prosperity and healing.
Aquarius and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are:
4, 44, 1, 18 and 30.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2021 Venus Goes Home
We aren’t always aware of our values. Sometimes it takes
an unusual situation to remind us of what we care about.
Venus floating into her homeland of Libra will bring our
values into stark relief. They’ll be represented in our
demeanor, what we talk about and how we relate to each
other. The articulation will help us better embody our
beliefs.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Good communication
keeps it all on track. This will involve eye-to-eye contact
and double-checking to make sure you hear and have
been heard correctly.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Is it possible to take your
show on the road? The more you get out and see people
-- especially strangers -- the better chance you’ll have at
realizing a goal.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Energy -- like love -- is
invisible to the naked eye, though the evidence of its
existence is concretely and undeniably represented in the
physical world. Action is encouraged. Don’t just feel it;
show it.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Today features whimsical
offerings to sate your appetite for excitement and change.
Join a trend or set one. Upgrades of the domestic scene
are especially favorable.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The price tag of what you want
may give you a kind of sticker shock, though dollars may
not be the real currency to be exchanged. When you want
something badly enough, you’ll do quite a lot to get it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). More than one thing will
be true at once. You’ll sort through a multitude of options
and pick the prettiest ones for a mixed bouquet on the
table of your life.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It feels like you’re starting
over. Maybe so, but building from ground zero is the
cleanest and most stable way to start. You won’t have
much to work around now. Experience has cleared your
way.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your current venture
won’t go to plan, but the choice to make something
happen is never for nothing. Everything you make and do
teaches you something new.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If you want
to know exactly what will happen, stay home. The
unpredictable excites. You’ll get out, move, interact, dare,
strive and connect. Anything can happen. Anything will.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re a hard worker
and a wise one too. When it’s time to stop and rest, make
sure you have adequate time to do so. To skip that would
put your future productivity in jeopardy.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It takes courage to
put yourself in the crosshairs of judgment. Though you’d
rather not leave yourself open like that, the potential for
connection requires risking vulnerability.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Love is the container
you’ll pour yourself into. Another will do the same to
make a mix unique to your relationship, never to be
duplicated by any other.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 16). You establish health
habits to hold you in good stead. Your focus on doing
instead of saying nets huge wins. You make plans and
act on them, surprising and delighting people with your
sureness. Shared education will bring together a winning
team. You’ll meet people who will be in your life for
years to come. Scorpio and Libra adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 7, 22, 14, 18 and 32.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS