PUZZLES
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Making Progress by David Alfred Bywaters
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Rainbow goddess
5 Anti-censorship
grp.
9 Really bad
14 “A dolphin sleeps
with one eye
open,” e.g.
15 In a few minutes,
say
16 Employee’s
annual goal?
17 Janitorial
innovations?
20 Novelist’s
language
21 Smile segment
22 Sophs., in two
years
23 Horses with
speckled coats
25 “Boo-hoo!”
27 Address that
contains dots,
briefly
28 Revolutions
in playground
design?
34 Name that
sounds like an
insect
35 Lack of difficulty
36 Pungent bulb
37 Costa ___
39 Fail to save
42 Miss, in Mazatlan:
Abbr.
43 Notions
45 Word after
“sitting” or
“waiting”
47 Mask holder,
usually
48 Improvement
that makes paper
money harder to
counterfeit?
51 Tiny, magical
being
52 “Dang!”
53 Collect together
55 Mud bath venue
58 Tuna type
59 Approach hastily
61 Positive
outcome of child
psychology?
66 Very, informally
67 Ages and ages
68 Steep, as tea
69 Gather little by
little
70 One may jump
into a garden
71 “Now, about ...”
DOWN
1 Possibilities
2 Not cooked
3 Structures that
are many blocks
wide?
4 Unrelenting
5 Seller’s warning
6 Edible ice cream
holder
7 Proverbial bump’s
place
8 Rid of obstruction
9 Great Plains tribe
10 Pallid
11 Fruits that Turkey
produces the
most of
12 Manual reader
13 Not as much
18 Entourage
19 Sound like a
snake
23 Grading aid
24 Frozen french fry
brand
25 Dismiss with
contempt
26 Clamors
29 Used to be
30 Cable co., often
31 People who have
hot meals?
32 Completely
destroys
33 Gobbles (down)
38 Satisfied cries
40 Gallic denial
41 Person with a
stethoscope,
briefly
44 Very arid
46 Intended
49 Qatar’s capital
50 Made null
54 African snake
55 Self-satisfied
56 Thing often
stored in a weekly
organizer
57 Just one chip,
perhaps
59 Ancient letter
60 Russia, once:
Abbr.
62 “... blessing ___
curse?”
63 Coffee, slangily
64 Cautious
acrobat’s device
65 Lowest roll in
Monopoly
Auto-Incorrect by Rich Proulx
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Cold-weather
jacket
6 And people who
didn’t make the
list: Abbr.
10 Sage or fennel
14 Clock radio
feature
15 Untainted
16 Burn balm
17 Candidate who
lost to Truman
18 “Really?”
19 Little bit of land
20 Pause mark that
blends in with its
surroundings?
23 Last part of a
date?
24 An ant has six of
them
25 The “S” of GPS:
Abbr.
27 Author Ayn
30 Lowest point
34 Feline-oriented
section of lease?
37 “That’s terrible!”
38 First Hebrew
letter
39 Vow at a vow
renewal
40 Blew it
41 Dangerously
serious
42 List of starters?
44 Seedy bagel type
46 Word on an
octagonal sign
47 YouTubers’
money sources
48 Boorish
50 Fit together
snugly
52 Word processing
feature that
went haywire
when correcting
20-, 34- and
42-Across?
58 God who “died”
in multiple Marvel
movies
59 Long vehicle for a
celeb
60 Hazards when
unloading
silverware from
the dishwasher
62 “Sign me up!”
63 Supply-and-
demand subj.
64 “Lovergirl” singer
Marie
65 Warped
66 Mildewy, perhaps
67 Surgeon,
informally
DOWN
1 Rocket launch
site
2 Baldwin of “It’s
Complicated”
3 Seafood
items that are
supposedly an
aphrodisiac
4 Krispy ___
5 Youngest of the
“little women”
6 “Game of
Thrones,” e.g.
7 Fanny
8 Popular sans
serif font
9 Request for
solitude
10 Noisy weather
phenomenon
11 Someone ___
(not me)
12 Candy shaped
like a truncated
cone
13 Existed
21 Asia’s shrinking
sea
22 A fragile one is
easily bruised
25 Lots
26 New Haven
student
28 Depilatory brand
29 Bros
31 Like an
endangered
species
32 Standing up
33 ___ operandi
35 Refreshing gum
flavor
36 Squishy
40 Most likely will
42 Spun one’s
wheels?
43 Skye of “Say
Anything”
45 Mother, to a Brit
49 “Fear of Flying”
author Jong
51 One may need
a lift on a snowy
day
52 Smooth-talking
53 City built on
seven hills
54 Related by blood
55 “Let’s go!”
56 Traffic sound
57 Nevada’s third
most populous
city
61 Squid’s ink holder
East Oregonian
A15
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 Sensibility Trine
The Libra moon flirts with Saturn in Aquarius, favoring
friendships with shared sensibilities. People bond
over liking the same music, enjoying similar foods or
having favorite artists in common. Such connections
happen regardless of location or generation and defy
socioeconomic differences, too. Aesthetic sharing is
sharing of the soul.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You have been known to
do things to make other people happy, but try something
different just for today. Selfishly delight in the satisfaction
of giving satisfaction.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll be drawn in by
attractive people. Stay alert to red flags to avoid wasting
your precious time. Qualities like flakiness and insincerity
have a high potential to prevent smooth proceedings.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Communication is
your gift and your passion. It’s a skill that always needs
updating as language and culture evolve. The right words
said the right way will get you in to and out of situations.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The task at hand is one
you’ve had to grapple with many times before. Don’t
let your experience blind you to new approaches. You
already know one way to solve it. Think of 10 more and
things get really interesting.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You appreciate this time
when everyone is getting along and working toward the
same aim. Even so, you remain observant, and you know
whose side you would choose if it came to it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Logic doesn’t always
rule. Relax your reason. What about poetry? Your abstract
ideas will be touched with brilliance. They may not be the
solution, but they lead you to the next good idea.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll wonder how much
something is worth. Perhaps the more pertinent question
is, what’s it worth to you? Possessions, relationships and
skills have the value you give them.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It doesn’t even take
much courage for you to embrace change now because
it’s become such a way of life for you lately. However,
it will benefit you to seek council about the general
direction things are headed.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Mounting tension
builds up energy that will eventually find release. It could
fly out in a burst of aggression, celebration or creativity.
Decide ahead of time how to best use this fuel. Plan for
its expression.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You have the
drive to revitalize a tired scene, rekindle a lost feeling or
renovate an environment. There are helpers in your midst
who will gladly join in once you get the job underway.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Even though you’re
among the friendliest in the zodiac, starting a conversation
isn’t always easy. There are times you just don’t feel like
trying. But you’ll be better for making a connection, so
just reach out.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Usually, strong feelings
will find their own outlet, but you needn’t leave that to
chance. Putting an array of tools and options on your
table gives the best chance at creating something really
beautiful when the mood strikes.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (SEPT. 8). Community
activities bring out the best in you, and you have a knack
for drawing in people who can get the most from your
contributions. The most important generosity you’ll
give is spiritual. People gather to your warmth and are
inspired by your work. You’ll enjoy hard-won prizes at the
turn of the year. Aries and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 1, 22, 4, 39 and 17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2021 Trine of the Everyday Hero
The lunar trine to Jupiter in air signs suggests it’s
auspicious to tend to the handful of people who make
your routine sing. Without these everyday heroes, your
ride down life’s road would be rickety at best. Don’t wait
to do something special for these people. It counts more
when your thoughtfulness comes as a surprise out of the
blue.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your progress will
inspire others. But if you devolve instead, that will, in
time, be inspiring, too... just as long as you don’t give
up. The difference between a comedy and a tragedy is
where you end the story.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Even though you like a
degree of bustle and noise around you, you also require
serenity to thrive. You’re super productive as a result of
getting different distinct moods into your day.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your cheerful attitude
is infectious and attractive to the likeminded. You’ll
have interesting conversations and pick up fun facts
and helpful social information to connect you to new
prospects.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You expect people to
spin their stories to the most flattering effect and will be
caught off guard by more honest types who would rather
connect with you in their vulnerability than try to impress
you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There is no true fulfillment
in conquest or winning the games of love. There may
be momentary exhilaration and ego inflation, which is
not the same as the wholeness experienced in healthy
reciprocal connections.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Swimming against the
current, you will stay in one place at best; at worst, you
regress and tire yourself out in the process. This flow is
too strong. For now, go with it.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). When you’re doing what
you must, it seems to take forever. Meanwhile, you feel
like you have to steal your brief moments of pleasure. Is
it possible to give yourself much more time for delight?
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The relationship has
gotten vague, imperfect, unreliable and full of paradoxes.
In other words, it is in a good place -- a place where
anything can still happen.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You give
interactions your own personal touch. If you knew you’d
be celebrated and remembered for this, would you take it
one step further? Or perhaps three?
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You appreciate
and attract those with an enthusiasm for turning life into
fiction. This is much better than listening to someone
complain on and on about a dull reality.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You would dispel the
mystery if it weren’t so fun to watch people try and figure
it out. Actually, transparency would only ruin the fun.
What if you kept the secret forever?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ve earned the trust
that comes with doing what you say you will, at times
knocking yourself out to keep the agreement. Now you
know to limit your commitments to only what you can
handle with ease and pleasure.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 9). You live alongside
others, but you don’t live for them. The adoring eyes of
loved ones will sparkle up your days, though the path is
illuminated by something coming from inside you -- an
inner drive and clear purpose to give society something
unique. After your move in January, you’ll be getting
around in style. Sagittarius and Libra adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 30, 12, 20, 6 and 4.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS