PUZZLES
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Measure for Measure by Gary Larson
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Mark from a
wound
5 Transmission
concern
10 Donkey
13 Mythology and
such
14 Come about
15 Man in “The
Matrix”
16 *Seasoning for
the Christmas
turkey?
18 Thieves’ place
19 Word after “black”
or “photo”
20 ___ gras
21 White rice’s lack
22 Pointless to
discuss
24 *Part in a play put
on at the end of
the school year?
28 Protrudes
30 Lead singer, often
31 Oktoberfest
souvenir
32 Rap’s ___
Rhymes
34 Two, in Toledo
35 *Halloween
costume, e.g.?
38
41
42
46
48
49
52
53
54
56
57
58
62
63
64
65
66
67
Yes, in Yokohama
“Bland” color
Kind of fork
Italian football
club in a fashion
hub
Go in circles,
literally
*Condition after
hours of lolling in
the sun?
Web location
One of 12, in
recovery
Job for a body
shop
Failed firework
Football Hall-of-
Famer Dawson
Luxury hotel
chain, and a hint
to the phonetic
“changes” in the
starred clues’
answers
Most frequent
letters in “lollipop”
Ready to film, say
Widespread
Stain, as cloth
Rush hour
sounds
Some signable
files
DOWN
1 Leave
surreptitiously
2 Gaming device
3 Forger’s domain
4 Coral ridge
5 Disgruntled
diner’s decision
6 Yellowish shade
7 Cold and slick
8 Total
9 Before, poetically
10 Mobile operating
system with a
robot logo
11 “For more
information,” in a
dictionary
12 Fourteen-line
poems
16 Beds before
cribs?
17 “Friends” friend
... or supreme
Supreme
21 Dude
23 “So glad the
week is almost
done!”
25 Cause for
concern
26 “Wasn’t me,”
quaintly
27 Like
expressionless
eyes
29 Give the power to
32 Like someone
who may read
braille
33 Fluffy boot brand
36 King whose
youngest
daughter was
Cordelia
37 Listening
devices?
38 Bothered
39 With intensity
40 Huge
43 Finally left alone
44 Makes
harmonious
45 Exploits
47 Little
troublemaker
48 Chromosome
component
50 Commercial
salesperson
51 Scrapes the peel
of
55 Diamond cover
58 Watch chain
59 ___-trick pony
60 Exploit
61 Nickname within
“president”
Baby Talk by Paul Coulter (and Ava Coulter, age 2)
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Website for film
buffs
5 Machine
workers?
9 Splinter groups
14 Crime film genre
15 Artificial bait
16 Be of use
17 Graduate’s school
(notice letters
3-6 in this clue’s
answer)
19 Land, in Lyon
20 Fat source from a
tree
21 ___ by the light
23 “Don’t give up!”
24 Face-to-face
exam
26 Taking care of
business
27 Became less
emotionally
involved with
(letters 4-7)
31 Disrespects
34 No longer edible
35 Name hidden in
“Friday”
36 1982 film inspired
by “Pong”
37 Dell products
38 Battery contents
39 Monk’s condition,
briefly
40 Batman and
Robin, e.g.
41 Like the Witch of
the West
43 Juliet’s words
before “That
which we call a
rose” (letters 7-10)
47 Good kind of
market
48 Loads and loads
49 U.K. military
branch with jets
52 Hamsterlike pets
55 Hot, in Vegas
57 Saved on supper,
perhaps
58 It celebrates
1867’s
Constitution Act
(letters 5-8)
60 Reeked
61 Syrian, say
62 Viral internet item
63 Like a baby’s
arms, usually
64 Russo of
“Ransom”
65 Deserving a “D”
grade
DOWN
1 Not suitable
2 Back biter?
3 How a bar may
be lit
4 “Dracula” author
Stoker
5 Fashion/jewelry
chain
6 Ban
7 Coll. senior’s test,
maybe
8 Belgrade resident
9 Smooth and
lustrous
10 No matter
whether
11 One might involve
making a king
disappear
12 Word before
“rotation” or
“swing”
13 Coaster?
18 Sculptor Henry
22 Amount of work
25 Garment that
sounds like a
certain dog’s hair
27 Channel whose
first letter stands
for “Game”
28 Exists no longer
29 “Garfield” dog
30 Road safety org.
31 Tuck away
32 Curve, as an
eyebrow
33 Irish loaf
37 Groaner
38 ___ up one’s
sleeve
40 Pickle flavoring
41 Fame-hungry
person
42 What :-( means
44 Riding down a
river, in a way
45 Toy used on a
staircase
46 “Babe” director
Chris
49 Contest with
bronc riding
50 1836 battle site in
Texas
51 Philadelphia
hockey pro
52 Have a sudden
inspiration?
53 “___, Brute?”
54 Lasting mark
56 Alternative to
steps
59 “Whose side ___
you on?”
East Oregonian
A11
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2021 Earth Sign Trine
Yesterday, Uranus revolted and bolted. Mercury is the
first to get involved in the reversal, inviting us to speak
the change we want to see, though in only the kindest,
most constructive terms. Be careful not to trigger fear in
people by putting them on the spot, challenging them
unnecessarily or asking questions they might not know
the answer to.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You doubt you can do it,
and you move forward anyway, awkwardly, with quivering
confidence. Your courage summons a new sense of self.
This is your brave tomorrow.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). A pattern of behavior is
developing. As you enact key repetitions, you set up the
anticipation of what follows. Take a step back to consider
the appetites and expectations being established.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Decide what you’re going
to do, and do it. It’s easier without the imposition of
too many rules. These early stages of a pursuit are not
about attaining specific results so much as establishing
a routine.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Be merciful with your
power, especially in the realm of love and romance.
Power, if abused, is fleeting. Romantic power, if abused,
usually flees on the arm of another.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s not just you; the heat
gets to everyone. Whether it’s the internal temperature
rise caused by anger, passion or desire, or the weather
outside, you benefit from measures taken to stay cool.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ve created something
very different from what you set out to do. You’re in good
company with this phenomenon. Your creation will buzz
and breathe, having had a hand in its own birth.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If you leave the date,
meeting or job site feeling exposed, give yourself credit.
Relationships aren’t forged in strength, but in needing
one another. To show your need is to offer others the gift
of opportunity.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). What’s on stage isn’t
necessarily what makes the show. The audience plays a
huge part in the energy, thrust and magic of an experience.
Consider the teamwork at play in today’s drama.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Initial impressions
will be unreliable indicators of a relationship’s true
potential. It takes an entire experience with a person to
get an overall picture of where you fit together and how
your trust is best invested.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Creative whims
seem frivolous because they are. Don’t discount the
impact of frivolity. Unnecessary fluff can buoy the
spirit, providing shimmering motivation and sweet soul
sustenance.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Someone close is
in need of a helping hand but reticent to ask. Keep your
awareness open, especially to neighbors and those just
slightly outside of your usual circle.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Feelings count.
Emotions trigger your brain to release chemicals into
your blood, and then every cell that is you takes a bath in
those chemicals. Even so, you declare the meaning. You
decide the next action.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 20). Your compassion is
like a growth serum. You’ll be astounded by what this
gentle force can accomplish. You’ll rain benevolence and
watch people heal, sprout, improve and create. You will
be the caretaker of a legacy and thrill to seeing its proud
continuance. Extravagance follows a windfall at the end
of 2021. Sagittarius and Cancer adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 5, 44, 2, 15 and 30.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2021 Lion’s Last Call
On this last full day of the Leo sun, with the moon
swelling to tomorrow’s fullness, Mars and Uranus form
a trine of good fortune in the earth sign realms. The
message is one of seizing the moment with action swift,
direct and well-aligned. Effectiveness dictates its own
future. Working for a result is unnecessary; the work is
the result.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll summon your
courage on behalf of another. A loved one in need or the
dare of friend is as good a reason as any to dig deeper
and dip into your potent audacity.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). As you interact with
someone in a way you haven’t before, there’s a sense
that you’re not entirely in control of your actions... yet.
You’ll gain skill in this realm with repetition over time.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Part of the story
isn’t adding up. The good news is, unless you’re
an accountant, it really doesn’t have to. Push your
imagination, emotion and intuition into the situation,
and let the rest find its own balance.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It is possible, though
rare, to admire someone without bringing yourself into
a comparison. If you must evaluate, it benefits you to
do so privately, internally or within your locked journal.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your unique relationship
with destiny is fortified by the way you talk about what
has happened and what you think will happen. Every
time you affirm something beautiful and hopeful, it
paves the way for more of the same.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You didn’t set out for
this destination, but this is where the relationship has
landed. Even if you were to retrace your steps, you still
wouldn’t be able to figure out exactly how you got here.
Make this the new starting place.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ve been known
to avoid allegedly enjoyable pursuits. You have your
reasons! For instance, you’ve discovered types of work
that are legitimately more fun than fun.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). In the past, you’ve felt
as though no one was listening close enough to you, if
they were listening at all. That will be remedied today as
the influence you hold will be made obvious.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A vision has
come to you multiple times now, a gentle but persistent
tap on the shoulder letting you know of an alternate
reality that could be yours if you want to put the work in.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Because you are
curious, social and multifaceted, you have relationships
that don’t necessarily represent your interests, share
your beliefs or serve an obvious purpose except for the
exchange of joy.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Places carry the
energy of the events that happened in their boundaries.
Emotional vibrations have a way of lodging themselves
into the ground, walls and atmosphere. Only stay where
you feel welcome.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Wanting sets you up
for suffering, especially if you want something that is
not within your control. You may find it hard not to want
at all, though a little easier to want what is within your
power to create.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 21). Friendship, love,
passion and romance light the candles on this year’s
cosmic cake. A talent you didn’t know about will
surprise you. Extend beyond your comfort zone; your
amateur status will afford you advantages and freedoms.
Definitely be as wild and experimental as you wish.
You’ll turn pro soon enough! Libra and Scorpio adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 2, 11, 28 and 6.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS