PUZZLES
Thursday, September 2, 2021
Inside Look by David Karp
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Cellist Casals
6 Baby carriage, to
a Brit
10 Actress Kate or
Rooney
14 Model of
perfection
15 Nelson’s laugh on
“The Simpsons”
16 Metal with the
symbol Fe
17 Kick off date
night, say
19 Pro ___
(proportionately)
20 Not as expensive
21 Musical finale
22 Secretive group
23 Doc hidden in
“patients”
24 Totally awesome
26 Where bubble tea
originated
28 Certain flower
girls
29 Aerodynamic
30 Whiskey barrel
33 Co. with blue
lawn signs
34 Some birds’
peepers, and
a phonetic hint
to three letters
within 17-,
24-, 50- and
59-Across
38 PC’s “brain”
41 Columbus
MLS team, or
a synonym for
“team”
42 In need of
vacuuming
46 Intricately
decorated
49 “Hooray!”
50 Pasta lover’s
nightmare?
54 “___ & Oh’s” (Elle
King hit)
55 Boot out
56 Smallest of a litter
57 Presidential
rejection
58 “Dibs!”
59 Organizer in a
binder
61 Tacks on
62 Emmy winner
Falco
63 Deck out
64 Loch ___
monster
65 Bobcat, e.g.
66 Catch with a rope 30
31
DOWN
32
1 Babies in sties
2 Gland near a
35
kidney
36
3 ___ Boys (“Fight 37
for Your Right”
38
band)
4 Most popular
39
dogs, per the
AKC
40
5 Ancient
43
6 ___ Penh
44
7 Genre for Aretha
Franklin
45
8 Yet to come
9 Scrape or scuff
47
10 Desert illusion
11 Flavorful kind of
48
coffee bean
49
12 Spun
13 One may look for
trends
51
18 Widely admired
person
22 Movie FX
24 “The Great British 52
___ Off”
53
25 Like a lefty’s
57
hand after using
59
a fountain pen,
often
60
27 It might catch a
fly
Rank below capt.
Response to a
captain
Leave in stitches?
Laptop brand
Abridge, maybe
“How’s it goin’?”
Camping gear
maker
Bring home the
bacon
Relaxes
Skimpy swimsuits
Some distracted
drivers
Like 20 Questions
questions
What a VIP pass
offers
Bit of bod art
Word from the
Tibetan for
“rocky” and “bear”
Quarterback with
the most Super
Bowl wins
Append, as a
vocal track
S&P 500, for one
Spanish for “life”
Bus. card number
Former WNBA
president
Ackerman
Sea What I Mean? by John Clark Levin
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 South American
caffeinated brew
5 Wired up onstage
10 Covert “Over
here!”
14 Dell competitor
15 What Marx and
Engels told
workers of the
world to do
16 Mosquito bite
aftermath
17 Affordable fish?
19 Reid of
“Sharknado”
20 Dojo instructor
21 Gradually
weakens
23 After expenses
24 PC’s bailout key
25 Thwarted, as an
evil plan
27 Lead-in to
“climate”
30 Fish topped with
cheese?
33 Granite State sch.
34 Amble
35 Sandy hill
36 Sit there brooding
38 Herb used to
flavor pizzelle
39 Victoria’s Secret
merchandise
40 Bay or beech
41 Ralph who
finished third in
2000
42 Onetime RCA
competitor
43 Some fishing
cords?
45 Shoelace tip
47 Ipecac, e.g.
48 Bay Area airport
code
49 Much-used pencil
50 ___ platter
(Polynesian
appetizer)
53 Consume, like
sashimi
57 Country once
ruled by the
Pahlavi dynasty
59 Tough, chewy
fish?
61 The Golden
State, to LL Cool
J
62 Villain, to a hero
63 Where a fall
came early?
64 Fitzgerald dubbed
the First Lady of
Song
65 Homs’ home
country
66 “Did u solve 66-
A?,” e.g.
28 Like dorm
dodgeball
leagues
DOWN
29 Corny to the max
1 They don’t have
30 “Catch and Kill”
Windows
author Farrow
2 Tylenol target
31
Parenthetical
3 Typical TikTok
comment
user
32 “Ja” and “oui”
4 It may be full of
chalk
34 Jobs that involve
5 Pop or rock
much filing?
6 Printer supply
37 Cornel who wrote
7 Optima and
“Race Matters”
Sorento
44
Back
talk
8 James who sang
45 Many miles off
“At Last”
9 Appliance at a
46 Prepared oneself
fair
48 “So long!”
10 Hollow out, as an
51 Small and
olive
insignificant
11 Oliver Hardy’s
52
App
that
co-star
disrupted
the taxi
12 Anonymous, say,
business
for a troll
13 “OK, you’re in
54 Traveled by
trouble now!”
horseback
18 Baja bar tender? 55 Late host Trebek
22 “Hamilton” Tony
56 Took off
nominee Phillipa
26 Where to look up 58 Actress Vardalos
60 Stat based on
the cast of “CSI”
27 “Aren’t you lucky!”
weight and height
East Oregonian
A11
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021 Virgo Solar Check-in
Life’s extreme highs and lows teach us who we are; they
show us our grace when we’re on top and our grit when
we’re down low. But it’s what we do in those neutral zones
like the one we hit today that can really define us. Tend to
the goal. Practice when you don’t feel like it. Work when
you don’t want to. These are the defining moments.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll decide to go
forward, thinking that even the worst-case scenario will
be manageable to you. Once you’ve made your decision,
start envisioning only the best outcomes you can dream.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). People who can only see
things one way, their own, should be easy to predict. If
you think they will throw a wrench in the efforts, don’t
waste time with them. Choose supportive company.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Wondering why you’re
not there yet? Maybe there is no “there,” only resolving
“here” to the best of your ability. As you apply yourself to
your present environment, you are the embodiment of a
key unlocking your own fate.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). If you’re not finding the
cool arrangement you want, it’s only because it’s up to
you to make it happen. It is well within your ability to put
this together, or, if necessary, invent it.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The goal is the same, but your
motivation has shifted, begging the question, “How badly
do you really want it?” You can change the intensity of
your appetite by focusing more or less on it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your sense of
responsibility extends further than most. You don’t always
feel like driving the bus, but you’ll do it in a heartbeat if
the person behind the wheel doesn’t seem competent.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your worldview is unique
and ever-changing. You’ll enjoy learning what others see,
and this broadens your capacity and knowledge. Wisdom
cannot be achieved alone.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The classic story
structure has something to teach us all if we’re not careful:
pride goeth before the fall. Don’t be afraid to pursue your
ambition, but do it with humility.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s not a favorable
time to open the arena to outsiders. You don’t need a hero
to save the day, especially not one who isn’t as familiar
with “the day” as you are. Let the day evolve with the
original team.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you choose
to fight, you also choose destruction. A decision to create
or educate is a decision to build. What’s right for one time
is wrong for another time. What will best serve the current
situation?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If things are mostly
agreeable, you are wise to go along. Nitpicking is for
another day -- a day when you’re paid to deliver detail-
oriented work.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The stronger move is
actually the softer move, too. It takes fortitude to forgive
and security to be compassionate. The weak find it
difficult to nurture others as you do now.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 3). Physical vitality
increases, and you feel more attractive than ever. Future
you will whisper into your ear, guiding the next moves to
a place that will be comfortable fun to inhabit later. An
investment will pay dividends for years to come. You’ll be
trusted with problems to solve; leadership will bring you
to foreign soil. Aries and Gemini adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 4, 44, 1, 2 and 19.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 Breezy Trine
Mercury and Saturn are forming an air sign trine to activate
the intellect and clear the air with breezy communication
and friendly banter. The best connections to make are
casual, low-expectation bonds, though, strangely, these
wind up with more lasting results than in other instances
where stakes are higher and intentions are more serious.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Laughter, triviality and
other underrated delights are in store. Take note of the
people who tend to bring out the lightness in others, as
they are the ones to keep close.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). As a goal, happiness is
loosely definable and hardly quantifiable, but it’s a worthy
aim all the same. But if you’re not happy, all the other
definable quantities matter very little to you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). People want to spend time
with you, perhaps as houseguests. You’re comfortable to
be around, and the cozy environments you create reflect
this so well.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll stumble across a
hot tip or excellent advice, though it’s roughly delivered.
It may even sound like a warning or a criticism, but you
can hear past that to the golden suggestion under it all.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If you’re uncertain and you
show it, others will take hold of the situation. If you’re
uncertain and you act like you know what you’re doing,
they’ll believe it. You don’t have to know every step in the
plan -- just the next one.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You can remember both
the positive and the negative about a situation. You can
see it a few different ways and feel the complex mix of
associated emotions. This gives you options that a more
limited person doesn’t have.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don’t want to shake
confidences or offend egos, but you’re not sure who to
trust. Knowing more will help you make a decision. Ask
your questions. Only those with something to hide will
be upset by them.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). No relationship is all
one tone. Every relationship comes with mixed feelings.
Things can be sorted out. Confusion can be worked
through, or you can just wait to see where things settle in.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A special
relationship comes into focus. For now, forget about
passion, which is a temporary intensity you can come
back to later. Start with compassion, and see where that
leads.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Stop and consider
the miles of life experiences you’ve journeyed. It’s
impressive, even to you! It’s OK to quietly acknowledge
yourself, as a friend would. Befriending yourself is
essential to your well-being.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You don’t need
everything around you to be orderly in order to see how
you fit into it. In fact, you’ll thrive on a taste of chaos and
see at once how you can use the energy to further a goal.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Partnerships in which
no one confronts the other are bound to be less honest.
Into every relationship, a little conflict must fall. Let the
love in your heart coat the words on your lips.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 4). The area of life
you found so difficult to reign in will fall under your
steady hand. Your power grows. You direct the scene.
You tame wild forces and apply them to building better
relationships and more options for you and your loved
ones. You’ll meet collaborators and mentors at the turn
of the year. Scorpio and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 4, 11, 44, 38 and 16.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS