A12
East Oregonian
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Simply Delicious by Susan Gelfand
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Leap
5 Like the
Pantheon’s top
10 Sunflower stalk
14 Jacob’s twin
15 ___-average
effect
(psychological
bias)
16 Smoke with
e-liquid
17 Balkan native
18 Vatican leaders
19 Offramp
20 Place to cross
words made of
foam letters
21 Burger patty
topper
23 Lymphatic organs
25 Boring routine
26 Vogue competitor
27 Type of stove
32 Winery vessels
34 Sheltered inlets
35 ___ de cologne
36 Short, for short
37 Like a newborn
38 Soccer great
Hamm
39 Org. concerned
with pearly whites
40 Remover of
raindrops
41 Like court
testimony
43 Surfers’
destinations?
45 Benefit
46 Goof
47 Tree-lined road,
perhaps
50 Something
easy ... or what
21-Across,
3-Down, or 29-
Down could also
be?
55 Fleecy farm
female
56 Zero, in tennis
57 Tire pressure tool
58 Driver in movies?
59 Carried a balance
60 Glowing remnant
61 Fairy-tale monster
62 Diminish
63 Requiring lots of
attention
64 Sharp
DOWN
1 Kids around
2 Burn through
3 Kitchen island
countertop,
perhaps
4 Watering hole in
Bath
5 Nymph who
rejected Apollo
6 Instruments
related to
heckelphones
7 Sulk
8 Pre-holiday nights
9 Like the islands in
many New Yorker
cartoons
10 Gracefully
slender
11 Approach the
arrival gate
12 Grander than
grand
13 Apportion
21 Animator’s
frames
22 Long lunch
offerings, briefly
24 Antlered animal
27 Jabs
28 Finished
29
30
31
32
33
34
37
40
41
42
44
45
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
58
Citrus garnish
Lion’s retreat
Chinese currency
Not-so-fluffy part
of a cat
Congressional
staffer
Superman’s wrap
The majority of
air
Current conductor
Feeling
yesterday’s
workout
Pan for kung pao
chicken
Formally
withdraw
Gingerbread
house’s home
Flipped (through)
In the loop
Country by the
Red Sea
Snow clearer
Hawkeye’s home
Neck and neck
Celebrity
Sugar shape
Fine and
dandy
Strong Chance of Showers by Jeffrey Wechsler
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Site with film
ratings
5 Informal attempt
9 “Nanny” or “kiss”
follower
12 Concert hall
section
13 Brit’s “See ya!”
14 Draped Indian
garment
15 Swedish furniture
chain
16 It’s often hard to
tell
17 Turkey ___
(November race)
18 Part-time athlete
20 Comfortable chair
feature
22 Patricia of “Hud”
23 Banded stones
24 Application for
the very young
27 “Bosch” actress
Rogers
28 Womack of
country music
29 Ceiling fixture
30 Catches a few Z’s
34 Country by the
Caspian Sea
35 Planet in the
Pale Blue Dot
photograph
37 Natural skin
soother
38 Tadpole habitat
39 Not sweet, to a
wine lover
40 In utero
42 With 50-Down,
body of water
by the Ontario
Peninsula
44 Processed, as
iron ore
45 When many
parks open
48 High wind
instrument
49 ___ Brown
(Snoopy’s owner)
51 Dresses for cold
weather, with “up”
55 Triangle sound
56 Composer of two
“Peer Gynt” suites
58 Tiny amount
59 What Zapzyt
treats
60 Classic sound
system, for short
61 Vigorous spirit
62 Zodiac’s setting
63 Check for quality,
maybe
64 Say something
25 British plane
attachment?
DOWN
26 One of many in a
1 Words before and
chili
after “what”
27 Rug relative
2 Apt name for an
29 Prepare, as
audio technician?
empanadas
3 Consider
31 Very much
4 Like Mensa?
32 Sponge opening
5 Enjoy a wooded
33 Mail out
path
36 “___ we there
6 It precedes
yet?”
upsilon
41 Glowing gas
7 “___ girl!”
43 Leatherworker’s
8 Nonsense in
tool
a Persian Gulf
country?
44 “I accept that”
9 “Insert this”
45 Play the role of
indicator
46 Like a good
10 Came up
shake
11 Oven gloves
47 “___ Boy”
14 Food intake for
(beloved Irish
the very young?
tune)
16 One in a
50 See 42-Across
medieval joust,
52 Title woman in a
presumably?
Kinks song
19 Low-level worker
53 List-shortening
21 Film studio
abbr.
Amazon acquired
54
Certainly
wasn’t
in 2021
seaworthy
24 Radar screen
spot
57 Uncertainties
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 Lunar Tips for Maximizing Opportunity
Turning lemons into lemonade takes sugar. But what if
you just accepted the lemon for what it is without adding
anything to change the direction it naturally takes? As the
lunar energy progresses to Sagittarius, every challenge
is an opportunity. You don’t have to change or improve
anything to make it so; you need only use what’s before
you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You are not strong in
spite of your pain but because of it. Reinforcing this will
take the edge off. If it’s not too much of a stretch, try this
mantra: “This pain is making me awesome.”
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The power of myth and
entertainment cannot be underestimated today. A story
will change the power dynamics. The meek will become
mighty; you can use this to your advantage.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You will think more about
what’s not going well when you are amidst unwanted
circumstances. Boredom, tedium and irritation fuel their
own existence by attracting more of the same, unless you
interrupt the pattern.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Experts can get confused
and believe their mastery of one area of life carries over
to all realms. A system of checks and balances will
render this pitfall of power avoidable.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Jealousy can help or hinder
your process; it all depends on what you do with your
feelings. Acknowledge them. There’s excellent fuel here.
If you direct it well, you can use it to do your most
competitive work.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your brain, being
efficient, sees no reason to examine things that are very
familiar to you. But look twice today because there’s a
change -- something small, but worth noting.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re still deciding if and
when to transform. The process takes a lot of energy,
so preparations must be made first. Before it happens,
you’re like the famously hungry caterpillar, storing the
fuel necessary for change.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Even though it’s a ride
that most people would say they don’t want to take, the
emotional roller coaster has a line just like all the others.
Learning the range of human feeling has its thrills.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The
circumstances will shift and so will the way you think
about them. Try to get into situations that will afford you
the flexibility to act on new opportunities as they arise.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even though it
seems like you’d benefit from letting someone else
handle some of your workload, it’s all a little trickier than
it looks. This will only go well if they do things exactly
as you would.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The thoughts and
input of others will strongly influence the direction
things take. You can shape these impressions. Be
forward-thinking. How do you want to be perceived?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It is not your style to
automatically assume leadership. However, you are the
best one for the job today. You can lead the conversation
that challenges and excites but doesn’t ruffle feathers.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (SEPT. 12). A strong bout of
beginner’s luck accompanies this solar return. You’ll
be good at things you’ve never done before. You’ll hit
it off with new people and have remarkable wins in fresh
scenes. Respect, love and connection with those of a
different generation is featured. A reward in November
will kick off an adventure. Taurus and Sagittarius adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 30, 2, 22 and 16.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 Sacred Lunar Tides
As the lunar tides form angles both holy and unholy,
there’s confusion about the sacredness of things.
Nothing is inherently meaningful. If it has meaning to
you, then it has meaning. It doesn’t matter how small the
item or how inconsequential the issue may be in the big
scheme. The “big scheme” is made up of what matters
to people, i.e., you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Among the most
magical things you can give another person is your
sight. You may see a rarely noticed talent, a secret pain
or undiscovered potential. You don’t have to speak of it;
just seeing is a gift that can be felt.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You think you know the
boundaries of you, who you are and what you would and
wouldn’t do ... but those borders are as changeable as
lines on a postwar map. Keep an open mind because
your shape is changing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Stress levels get
uncomfortable. It’s an opportunity to look at your general
management of these things. Everyone needs an arsenal
of coping mechanisms for modern life. What are your
top five?
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re learning
someone. Context will play a huge role. You can tell
more about a person through overhearing five minutes
of their conversation with an intimate friend than you can
from spending five hours together in public.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). No matter how much you
like someone, if they act selfishly and take advantage of
your kindness, their presence in your life will diminish,
instead of contribute, to your good energy.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll soon be around
your favorite type of people: The sort who take charge
of their own happiness. They know what they want, take
pleasure in their pursuits and make fun wherever they
are.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Like a rock star, boxer
or firewood chopper, you’ll channel your anger into
something that brings people together. The way you turn
bad feelings into entertainment and warmth is downright
magical.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It won’t take much to tip
the ordinary into the realm of extraordinary, though it will
be hard to pinpoint exactly what it is that tips it. It could
be as subtle as lighting, fickle as mood or soft as a smile.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Sometimes it’s
hard for you to say no to people, but you’ll have a much
easier time of it as a new purpose takes hold of your
scene. Knowing what you’re saying yes to makes all the
difference.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The best part of
your routines get even better as you leap up in skill,
connect with others and find comfort in the realm. Hard
to believe this wasn’t even a part of your life not so long
ago. And you’ll soon add even more fun.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There are many ways
to ask for what you want. You like the mystery of hints and
implications. Those on your wavelength will pick up on
your cues. The others need more direct communication.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). All that’s standing
between you and your goal is a discovery. But this
discovery won’t happen until you’re in the process of
work. So go forward blindly using the tools you have.
Your intent will get things moving.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (SEPT. 13). Put your hands on
your hips and let that hero cape flap in the wind. There’s
a situation to save, and you’re just the one to save it. Take
a chance in October. A pay-off will allow you to expand
in one area and wrap-up an endeavor that has already
served you well. Music, children and celebration bring
you into 2022. Gemini and Aquarius adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 10, 4, 44, 48 and 17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS