PUZZLES
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Make Yourself Heard by Emily Carroll
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 “The Little Red
Hen” denial
5 Touch on
9 Lion in 2015
headlines
14 Accrue, as
interest
15 It’s a wrap in
Bollywood
16 ___ acid (protein
part)
17 Channels of
information that
women share
privately
20 Underlying
meaning
21 “Help!”
22 Long-running
CBS drama
23 “The Problem
With ___” (film
named for a
“Simpsons”
character)
24 Orca appendage
25 Destruction
26 In the style of
29 1989 rom-
com about an
underachiever
and a
valedictorian
32 Most optimal
34 Boy
35 Word after
“power” or
“strong”
36 “How unfortunate”
38 First name of two
Spice Girls
40 Garden creature
43 Upscale hotel
chain
45 Canola ___
47 Couple’s pronoun
48 Actress typecast
in slasher flicks
52 Have a little liquid
53 Conical items at
birthday parties
54 Place
55 Roadside
purchase
57 It has a humerus
and a funny bone
58 Perceive
59 File away
63 Revealing a lot,
or a theme hint
66 Dance that takes
two
67 Henhouse
68 Canvas cover
69 Tweak
70 Fine-tune
71 Picture of health?
DOWN
1 It may be
breaking
2 Diamond Head’s
island
3 Chi-Town paper,
with “The”
4 App for sharing
pics
5 The “A” in
LGBTQIA+
6 Rail system that
serves S.F.
7 Caterer’s
dispenser
8 Has a marketing
connection
9 Ravens’ calls
10 Angsty music
genre
11 Roundabout
12 Finishes, like a
tattoo
13 Behind on points
18 Livens (up)
19 “Jagged Little Pill”
was nominated
for 15 in 2020
24 Slowly disappear
25 Heavy charger,
for short?
26 Planking targets
27 It comes before
Virgo
28 Mixed bag
30 Orange or purple
vegetable
31 ___-of-war
33 Makes less feral
37 Chromosome
molecule
39 Whopper
41 Noninvasive
hosp. procedure
42 Clairvoyant’s
claim: Abbr.
44 JFK Library
architect
46 Surfer’s tether
48 Soda brand
named for a
California peak
49 Relating to the
wristbones
50 Satisfy, as one’s
thirst
51 Salt, in the lab
56 Closes
58 Hershey toffee
bar
59 Cosmetics giant
60 Apple desktop
61 Designer Wang
62 “Monday
Night Football”
broadcaster
64 Improve in a wine
cellar, maybe
65 Sticky stuff
Music Mix by Joseph A. Gangi
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 It bubbles
beneath the
surface
6 Nest sight
9 One may lead a
military drill: Abbr.
12 Direction indicator
13 Click the wrong
button, e.g.
14 One-in-a-million
15 *Simply
marvelous
18 Sailors’
affirmatives
19 Scottish girl
20 Tiny
21 Nickname for
President Arthur
22 Mind reader’s
“power,” for short
23 Fall behind
25 Sea beast of lore
27 Nada
28 O’er there
29 “Are we there
___?”
31 Body of water
near a cabin,
maybe
34 Unaccompanied
36 Japanese for
“eastern capital”
38 What’s impossible
to boil, in a saying
40 One may be
asked to speak
41 Blue ___ (clear
forecast)
42 Hairdo
43 Make hazy
45 Stirs in
46 PC panic button
47 Operative
49 Like some
cheeks
51 “That makes
sense now”
53 Highest point
54 “Wonder Woman”
actress Gadot
57 Degs. for writers
58 Scrape (by)
60 Vestige of the
past
62 Has
63 *Child who won’t
touch vegetables,
say
65 Melody for a
sitarist
66 “___ Persisted”
(Chelsea Clinton
book)
67 Copy genetically
68 Before, in poetry
69 Mars, to Jupiter
70 Helpful tips
DOWN
1 Scott Joplin’s
“___ Leaf Rag”
2 Precincts
3 Understand
4 Shoes with
Native roots,
briefly
5 For some time
6 Cry after seeing a
mouse
7 Became too
big for one’s
britches?
8 *Thick, creamy
breakfast
9 *Willie Mays’
nickname, with
“the”
10 Filled with envy
11 Word before
“anxiety” or after
“stress”
14 Shelving system
part
16 Periods with four
seasons
17 Notorious Roman
emperor
24 *Fond farewell
26 Picnic pests
27 Extreme
eagerness
30 Coin flip
31 Come up short
32 Causes for
conflict
33 A to B, for one ...
or a hint to the
word scrambled
within each
starred clue’s
answer
35 Twitch chat
chuckle
37 “Sure”
39 Loch with a
famous monster
44 Like a mansion
48 Palindromic bird
sound
50 Public address
52 Rae who created
“Awkward Black
Girl”
54 Joined a
conference call
55 Isn’t for us?
56 Old harplike
instruments
57 “I want seconds”
59 Sound effect in a
canyon
61 Guinea neighbor
64 Doll since 1961
East Oregonian
A17
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 Spiritual Wikipedia
The trine of Venus and Neptune in visionary water signs
is a call to integrate the third eye, which is not a sense
unique to an elite group of psychic seers, but a collective
consciousness available to all. The knowingness of
this spiritual Wikipedia is accessible with a three-step
process. Step one: breathe. Step two: open up. Step
three: believe.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Give yourself the leeway
to mess around, try things on and poke your nose into the
parts of it that don’t seem meant for you. The bottom line
is, you won’t know until you try.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You may not think you
have a lot of rules, but in fact you abide rather strictly to
your preferences. You’re even more selective than usual,
and will gladly pass on things that fall short of your
sensory and intellectual standards.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your conversational
skills will be called on. You’re in demand for being
so adaptable, comfortable and effective in a variety of
situations. It’s a natural extension of the sort of work and
play you do today.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Nobody has life solved;
it’s an unsolvable equation. Those who act like they have
the answers tend to annoy the rest. So, take off some of
the pressure. Don’t worry about who you are. Do what
you want to do.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ve skipped over the
edge of your groove and are now in an unsecured,
unpredictable place. It doesn’t feel good, but it is. Don’t
go back to the old pattern; that groove was a rut.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Some days you feel
invincible, but today you lead with a humble part of you
and, oddly enough, get more powerful results. Posturing
doesn’t facilitate connection very well because people
connect mostly in their vulnerability.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). When you adventure
with others, you feel somewhat responsible for them.
Assuming this high level of responsibility for your fellow
humans is a lot of work, but it’s what makes you special.
Besides, your people are worth it.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). We are all limited
people in a world that will test our limits again and again
-- that is, if we’re living right! You welcome trials because
the lessons make you smarter, faster, wiser and stronger.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Some people
enjoy thinking that anything can happen. You’d rather
know what’s likely to happen because it allows you to
plan accordingly. Life is more interesting with a strategy.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your drive is
powerful, estimable and intimidating. You’re a force
people both admire and fear. As a result, some of your
phone calls won’t be returned -- a sign to move on to
more promising prospects.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll deal with
the delightful and the difficult. Some act irresponsibly.
Callouts are unnecessary because everyone knows what’s
up. Believe the best about people and give them room to
rise to the occasion.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Too much of a good
thing ruins the goodness of the thing. Since life is a bit
of a buffet today, restraint will be called for. How can you
limit your exposure to the dangerous luxury of options?
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 29). Your cosmic boon
is a strong and spot-on impulse to self-care. You take
excellent care of yourself and cultivate a more vibrant
energy than you’ve felt in a while. Also, you have a
circle around you feeding you kindness, relaxation
opportunities and treats all along the way. Aquarius and
Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 3, 33, 10
and 40.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 Venus Squared Jupiter Warning
Thinking from your appetites is the most natural thing in
the world, and so are the harsh consequences that follow
overindulgence. Thinking from your goals is possible, too.
It’s best done by making a ritual out of your goals. Read them
often; internalize them; become them. Only then can your
goals be as natural to you as your appetites.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Time passes differently
depending on your company. Some friends make six
hours seem like a blink. Other times, 10 minutes can seem
an eternity. Today’s elastic minutes will stretch or snap
according to rhythms of the heart.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There are altars in churches
and altars embodied -- rooms of the heart open for prayers
and offerings, burning to be kneeled at, longing for the
sacredness of your attention.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). One record broken is all you
need to be a record-breaker. One beautiful feature and you’re
a beauty. One talent is all you need to be successful. Don’t
even think about the flaws; focus on the one shining thing.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You don’t need to leave the
world to find yourself, create yourself or improve yourself.
Spiritual enlightenment could happen on a retreat, but it is
more likely to happen while cleaning your house.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You show up for the needs of
others, provided you know who needs what. The first step is
having open channels of communication, and the second is
being available to them.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). One of the best things you
can do for your creative spirit is to love its products no matter
what they look like. Receive your own work as you would the
drawing of a child -- with sweet enthusiasm.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your power move: Withdraw
your outwardly directed attention, and aim your life-force to
a place inside you. The doorway to your dreams is front and
center of your own mind.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You have your own beliefs
about how much reciprocity and justice actually exists in the
world. But if you knew for certain your every action, thought
and intention was destined to return to you, how would you
proceed?
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). People see you.
You don’t have to tell others who you really are because
your beautiful character radiates through your every action.
Beware of those who talk about how good they are. Why do
they need to?
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). To fret over mistakes or
obsess about shortcomings is the very definition of drama --
right for television, wrong for your life. You’ll let it go, shake
it off and continue to find what works.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As you give, so shall you
receive -- although the time frame is anyone’s guess! Still,
your aim is to put something fascinating, unique, warm and
loving into the world, and on this, you will succeed.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have behaved
honorably in a situation. Would a bit of publicity steal from
the nobility of your action? Absolutely. The very definition of
nobility is that it’s done for its own sake. Avoid the tarnished
trophy of glory.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 30). Most humans excel at
a handful of endeavors and specialize in one or two. You’ve
been working on what you’re good at, but you’ll find out there
are things you are even better at, and your life changes as you
pursue and master these skills. You’ll make a tremendous
difference in the lives of young people. Virgo and Scorpio
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 10, 44, 48 and 13.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS