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Thursday, August 12, 2021
Measure for Measure by Joel Elkins and Andrea Carla Michaels
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Beginning of an
idea
5 Toy dog from
China, informally
9 Italian city where
Galileo lectured
14 Moisturizer brand
15 Comedian ___
Andre
16 Barely managing,
with “out”
17 Question about
where the pain
is, scientifically
speaking?
19 Washer cycle
20 Any one of the
two
21 Attaching, as a
patch
23 “Weekend
Update” show,
briefly
24 Unseen before
26 Voice actor Blanc
27 Firecracker that
doesn’t go off
28 Readied for a
drive?
30 Blot lightly
32 “___ Lisa”
33 “We’re live!” sign
35 Twists and turns,
like a road
36 Only temporarily,
scientifically
speaking?
39 Parking places
41 Tarnish
42 “Batman” sound
effects
43 “Pet” bone to pick
45 Nintendo rival
49 Lawyer: Abbr.
50 AOC or JFK
51 Mind reader’s
“gift,” briefly
53 Name, in Nantes
54 Spicy sausages
57 Free-for-all
59 Davenport
resident
60 Gem safe,
scientifically
speaking?
62 Student, at the
Sorbonne
63 Ingrid’s role in
“Casablanca”
64 Lake touching
four states and a
province
65 Decorated again
66 Small
denomination
67 Virginia ___ (folk
dance)
34 Negative
responses
35 Shouted “Bingo!,”
DOWN
say
1 Classic advice to 36 Knelt
a young man
obsequiously
2 Jerry’s ex on
37 Very positive
“Seinfeld”
review
3 Crib plaything
38 Doesn’t stick up
4 Story about a
at all
Greek god, e.g.
39 More out to lunch
5 Eyed through a
magnifying glass, 40 Road hazard
perhaps
43 Candy in a
6 Be wrong
dispenser
7 First aid sets
44 Winking Face and
8 Itchy skin cause
Sparkling Heart
9 Danger
46 “Play more!”
10 Similar (to)
47 Masked hockey
11 “___! The Witch
position
Is Dead”
48 Beer brand
12 Not firm, as a
named for a
foundation
Dutch river
13 Meeting plans
50 Ate in high style
18 One of the
52 Before, at the
broody bunch?
start of a word
22 Like fresh paint
55
Shankar
who
25 Child such as
mentored
George
Oliver Twist
Harrison
29 Fashion faux pas
56 Bottom of a shoe
list
58 Affirm confidently
31 “Et tu, ___?”
32 Makes, as money 61 Sch. for Trojans
Uppercut by Lindsey Hobbs
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Get-together,
slangily
5 Studied (up)
10 Santa ___ Beach
Boardwalk
14 “That’s hilarious!”
15 Winning slightly
16 Vacuum
extension
17 Name hidden in
“hypnotist”
18 Heart-to-hearts
20 Salon request
that hints at the
letters to write (or
imagine) above
the starred clues’
answers
22 Safe job, say?
23 Android
alternative
24 Keys in
26 Makes an offer
28 Looking at
32 Lead-in to “back”
or “foot”
35 High beams
display?
38 Orangutan, for
one
39 With 59-Across,
another theme-
appropriate salon
request
41 Spanish shout of
support
42 Situation that’s
really out of
control
44 Word after “life” or
“time”
45 Gymnastics
moves requiring
flexible legs
46 Huff and puff
49 The “N” of TNT
52 Afternoon
refresher
56 Apple desktops
59 See 39-Across
61 One who
searches for bugs
63 Marshmallowy
Easter treat
64 Privy to
65 Connect with
66 It might be lesser
or necessary
67 Grand totals
68 Twenty-fifths of
quarters
69 Refute
DOWN
1 Japanese paper
screen
2 *Put in the
microwave, say
3 ___ kebab
4 “No question!”
5 *Shared a border
with
6 Abbr. next to 0,
on an old phone
7 Tag player’s
words
8 Them, to us
9 *Metaphorical
lightbulb
10 Gruyere and
gorgonzola
11 Indian flatbread
12 *Deceptive
schemes
13 Shavings in
marmalade
19 “___ here!” (“Our
guests have
arrived!”)
21 Young
Skywalker’s
nickname
25 Banana “wrapper”
27 Moved on ice
29 All-day breakfast
spot
30 Crescent City, for
short
31 Pioneering
journalist Ifill
32 Some are
checked at
airports
33 Each
34 “It’s been ___!”
36 Put away some
groceries?
37 Train destination
39 Sculptor or singer
40 At sea
43 Low-tech mobile
phones?
44 Brewed, as tea
47 Houston baseball
players
48 Medical research
org.
50 Word War II
riveter
51 Time and again
53 “12 Years a Slave”
director McQueen
54 Front-wheel
alignment
55 Exert
56 Sacred bird of
Egypt
57 It may be written
daily on a
chalkboard
58 Bit of matter
60 Boba ___ of “Star
Wars”
62 “... you get the
picture”: Abbr.
East Oregonian
A11
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2021 Fates and Friday the 13th
A loving Libran lunar trine of good fortune involving
Jupiter in the agape realm of Aquarius flies in the face of
myth and legend this Friday the 13th. Optimism prevails.
Love conquers all. And once the transformational
Scorpio vibes take hold of the moon, superstition will
turn into super-action. Don’t wait to see what happens;
make it happen.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Be judicious with your
generosity. Give more than expected but not so much that
your recipient feels unworthy, uncomfortable or overly
indebted.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re brave. Love
yourself for it. Many wouldn’t even attempt what you’ve
devoted so much life to. Give yourself credit, and let the
confidence spill over to other areas of life.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Is it possible to be
extremely moderate? As any jumbo shrimp lover can
attest, just because it’s an oxymoron doesn’t make it a
bad idea. Good fortune follows your embrace of life’s
contradictions.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Gatherings highlight
different personality facets. Grouped around a table,
you’ll learn new things about people you thought you
already knew everything about.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Are you making choices or
being manipulated into decisions that don’t benefit you?
Follow through with a conscious though slightly absurd
choice to assert your free will.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your eyes are bright,
and you’re looking out for yourself and everyone around
you as you strive to bring the higher energies of grace,
courtesy, attentiveness and wit to this scene.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your politeness knows
no bounds, which is why it takes you a minute to realize
you’re bored with a situation. Don’t worry. The slightest
shift will produce a radical difference and bring back the
excitement.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your emotional IQ is
soaring high. Emotions enter the realm, and you respond.
It doesn’t matter to you who they belong to; you’ll savor
the positive ones and mitigate the negative.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Before you jump
into the next thing, you’ll spend some time contemplating
your options. You’ll think about what the people around
you need and how you might fulfill it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Because you aim to
exceed expectations, you’ll make sure not to set them so
high that you’d be challenged to fulfill them. In fact, the
best-case scenario is a situation in which you have no
expectation at all.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Not everyone is
happy when you act on your own behalf. Some will think
your move is an afront to their wishes and preferences.
Don’t agree to this logic. You can be (SET ITAL)for(END
ITAL) yourself without being (SET ITAL)against(END
ITAL) them.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Take a relationship
out of context and it will change entirely. This can
be accomplished by moving things to a different
environment, tackling a unique task together or
introducing unusual motivations.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 13). A spiritual growth
spurt will blossom in the realm of creativity and wisdom.
You could measure this by the shift in your perspective.
Big goals get suddenly more achievable, people more
likeable, life more enjoyable. You’ll knock out five projects
and then find yourself in a position to show others how
to net similar results. Libra and Gemini adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 39, 2, 20, 11 and 15.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2021 Lunar Square and Opposition
The Scorpio moon isn’t here to make friends, or perhaps
she just has an unusual approach to socializing. The
antagonism she brings to Saturn and the challenge she
poses to Uranus are like the pinch of bitterness that
makes a coffee drink delectable -- or the spikey jewelry
that turns a ballgown into high art. The key here is an
open mind.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Stay awake even as
you repeat an action for the hundredth time. The routine
works, but if followed without question, automatically
enacted without a mental process, it will fail its higher
purpose.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Don’t try to pick the
perfect moment to get involved. That’s easy. It’s always
now. There’s no way to predict if or how you’re needed.
Just show up, say what you do and see what happens.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll decide whether to
continue a relationship. You could base this on finance
or feeling, but those factors change. Are you better for
the effort? Does it sharpen you? These are reasons to
continue.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The emotional safety
inside a relationship will hit levels special and rare.
You’ll care less about what’s acceptable and more about
answering your curiosity, expressing yourself and being
close.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Work out territorial issues.
It’s best accomplished quickly, informally and possibly
with primal and subconscious communication. Body
language and tone convey more than a 10-page contract.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You don’t expect people
to take care of your feelings, but you appreciate when
they do. It will be obvious who’s looking out for you, and
they’ll quickly rank among your favorites.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The behavior of others
is beyond your control, but you’ll love your newfound
power over your own reactions. Things that used to
bother you now just remind you of how far you’ve come
and the cool skills you’ve picked up.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Friction polishes
jewels, relationships, projects and endeavors of all
kinds. It’s the little rubs that keep things interesting.
Even so, keep the conflict light and playful. It should
scrub, not cut.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The answer to
one problem could fix things in multiple realms. Think
about what worked before that you might be able to
apply in a new way or in a different group of people.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What you’re doing
may not make sense to people who don’t understand the
situation like you do. This is why it’s best not to try to
explain things to them. It will only diminish the certainty
you feel. You’re right. Go with that.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Impatience is
an internal issue -- a false belief that one’s timing is
superior to the timing of the world. To be internally
measured and calm is to align with the workings of the
world. This is, of course, the more powerful mode.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll be called to
fulfill a duty. You recognize the honor in this, even if
you’re not that excited about the actual work involved.
The right attitude can turn anything into a pleasure.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 14). Here comes a
flurry of new people and challenges with a rather steep
learning curve to boot. Instead of trying to control and
organize the pandemonium, try dancing with it. New
ventures are exciting not in spite of the chaos they pack
but because of it. You’ll travel in October and win hearts
far and wide. Sagittarius and Capricorn adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 9, 30, 1, 33 and 29.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS