PUZZLES
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Core Curriculum by Jess Shulman and Brian Thomas
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Underwater
habitat
5 La Tomatina’s
country
10 Word after
“nanny” or
“panda”
13 Simple
racetrack’s shape
14 Big name in
insurance
15 Bull’s gender
16 First, in
Psychology, Joe
Six-Pack learned
that students who
do best ___
18 De-wrinkle
19 Former
quarterback
Manning
20 Angled
accessibility aid
21 Recorded
22 A step up ... or
down
24 They say it
doesn’t pay
26 Then, in Civil
Engineering, Joe
and his workout
buddies teamed
up to ___
31 Apple’s word
processor
34 Bert’s roommate
35 Not feeling well
36 Trois + cinq
37 The Big Apple, for
short
38 Close tightly
39 Blunder
40 Magazine edition
42 Letter before
delta
43 Later, in Naval
History, Joe
heard about
traitorous sailors
who had to ___
46 “___ Anatomy”
47 Soaks up warmth
50 “Get outta here!”
52 They’re steeped
54 Graceless person
56 Pound sound
57 Finally, in
Statistics, Joe
was taught
several ways to
___
60 Lie adjacent to
61 One celebrating
Diwali
27 Contact case
contents
28 Run out of water
29 Glitz’s partner
30 Fitzgerald known
for scat
31 “What a relief”
32 Spiritual glow
DOWN
33 Band such as
1 Stood up
BLACKPINK or
2 Lesser of two ___
Bananarama
3 Weird Al hit
38
Fifth Avenue store
whose title is
40 Hot couple
sung after “just”
4 Seasonal ailment 41 Bashful
5 iPhone browser
42 Grind, as teeth
6 Popular ‘do in an 44 Cheez Whiz
‘80s yearbook
company
7 Sitting on
45 What you can
8 Place to stay
count on
9 One running in
48 Australian animal
D.C.?
that isn’t a bear
10 The original
49 Glossy fabric
YOLO?
11 Succulent
50 Try to hit
described as a
51 Corn holders
“wonder plant”
52 Fish in a joke
12 Darn, like a sock
about a piano
15 Dolphins’ city
53 Finishes
17 Toyota hybrid
55 Destiny
21 Get sleepy
57 Chinese life force
23 Aid’s partner
58 Tear
24 Take off the air
59 Bit of cream
25 Ballplayer’s stat
62 Landed
63 Sugar measure:
Abbr.
64 Poker player’s
“Check”
65 Cause of great
annoyance
Sink Your Teeth Into This Puzzle by Victor Barocas
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Tears to shreds
6 Irish name
related to Mary
11 Fannie ___
14 River’s small
cousin
15 Full of cargo
16 First word of “A
Hard Day’s Night”
17 What a 40-Across
wouldn’t order at
a bakery
19 Congressperson,
for short
20 Smooch on the
subway, e.g.
21 “Get lost!”
23 Cast with one
line, perhaps
26 Homer’s neighbor
29 Slides along a
bench
30 Prefix for “matter”
31 Lumberjacks’
tools
33 Mess up
34 Scottish group
35 Office fixture
36 Gets exactly right
39 Mouse-spotter’s
cry
40 Monster with
fangs
42 Came together
43 “Stone Cold”
Austin
45 Window section
46 Auburn rival, for
short
47 It’s thin in the
mountains
48 Metal containers
49 Frankenstein’s
assistant, in
movies
50 “Space Invaders”
venue
53 Bread for a
reuben
54 Polite fellow
55 Yuletide activity
for four birds
57 Young trick-or-
treater
59 Not yet
scheduled, briefly
60 What a 40-Across
wouldn’t want
from a tailor
66 Noh costume’s
sash
67 Whole-grain
cereal brand
68 City northeast of
Lincoln
69 Edge
70 Like some winter
days
71 Evil spells
DOWN
1 1993-2020
SCOTUS
member
2 Important time
3 “Neither a
borrower ___ a
lender be”
4 Usually gray
swimmer
5 Slide along the
pavement
6 Mike Trout’s org.
7 Gondola propeller
8 Conception
9 Paper quantities
10 Director’s last
words
11 What a 40-Across
wouldn’t want to
see at a salon
12 Irked
13 Athletic awards
18 Country with the
most polar bears
22 Name hidden in
“decorator”
23 Turns toward
24 Coastline recess
25 What a 40-Across
27
28
32
37
38
40
41
44
46
50
51
52
56
58
61
62
63
64
65
wouldn’t do with
an insurance
agent
Not obligated
Hopelessness
Like a latte made
with nonfat milk
Garnish for a Tom
Collins
Get underway
Decisions
Turns back to
zero, e.g.
Glass container
To a great degree
Role player
Rosh Hashana
VIP
Energy company
in 2001 news
Attend
Alternatively, in
text-speak
Took notice of
Full of guile
Government
charge
2008 film
about a Cuban
revolutionary
Possesses
East Oregonian
A9
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2021 Trine of Abundant Treats
Mercury, ruler of communication, angles Jupiter, the
planet of abundance, with such sweetness that it’s
like the world is a Candy Land board, complete with a
molasses swamp and a gumdrop mountain. This trine
of good fortune shines on costumes, too, which are a
form of communication. The costumes we choose say
a lot about us.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). TRICK: Your knack
for storytelling will have an audience glued to the tale
of what happened to you. TREAT: You’ll realize how far
you’ve come. You’re definitely not the same person from
the story.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). TRICK: That part of your
image that you’ve carefully cultivated will, for the most
part, draw the desired response. TREAT: People want to
hire you to do the thing you really love doing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). TRICK: You’ll
unexpectedly hear from someone and be momentarily
rattled; it won’t be readily apparent how to respond.
TREAT: Everyone will be impressed by what you come
up with when life forces you to improvise.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). TRICK: Your life is so
full you will need to lose something just to get wiggle
room. TREAT: Paring down will feel addictively good.
You’ll soon have plenty of space for fresh energy to flow
through your world.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). TRICK: They’ll look to you to
teach and inspire them. However, you’re new to this, too,
so how are you supposed to help? TREAT: You don’t need
to know everything -- just the next step.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). TRICK: The behavior of
others will test your patience. TREAT: You can’t change
another person, but whatever work you do on yourself
will favorably alter the relationship dynamic.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). TRICK: The spooky part
is not knowing where a relationship is heading. It takes
a little faith to find out. TREAT: Someone schemes to
scintillate and entertain you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). TRICK: You’ll notice
something you missed out on, (SET ITAL)almost(END
ITAL), and then swoop in with a quick save. TREAT: An
attack of unexpected cuteness will make your heart swell.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). TRICK: You’ll
believe in your abilities, even when you’ve never
done the thing before. You get the feeling you can pull
something off, then you do. TREAT: Laughter will be
sweeter than candy.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). TRICK: You feel
like you know a person before you actually do because
you’re paying good attention and picking up on dozens
of tiny clues. TREAT: The effect plays like the strumming
of heartstrings.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). TRICK: The
competition will be heightened. You’ll be challenged
in a way you haven’t been. TREAT: This excuse to reach
deeper will tap reserves of grit you didn’t know were
there.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). TRICK: You’ll tap into
a force greater than your individualistic needs and act
in service of generosity itself. TREAT: Rituals you’ve
observed since childhood now seem more profound and
yet somehow lighter.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 31). No chasing
necessary; love comes to you as a byproduct of your
other pursuits. You’ll be struck with a major idea,
complete with its own engine. A team forms; what you
build together will be a source of pride for all. The
foundation form takes longer than anticipated. Remain
unhurried; do what’s necessary to get it right. Aries and
Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 20, 14, 9 and
2.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2021 Sharing and Oversharing, According to Mercury
Should you share your personal feelings? Who should
know about the goings on in your life, and who shouldn’t?
These questions are worthy of our consideration
now when public relations will have an impact on our
attainment of goals. Among other things, the Mercury
trine to Jupiter suggests a strategic approach to sharing.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You will meet the idea
at the intersection of a memory and a dream. Let it board
your vehicle, and take it as far as it will go with you. This
is a good one and will make fine company.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Belongings will echo
your emotional state. Something you’ve been wearing,
toting or looking at every day needs to go. Chuck it and
you’re immediately lighter.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The deliveries, the
visitors, the amusements... All drop in on their own
schedule -- one you’ll get no forewarning about. The
door opens, and in comes the future.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll live truthfully in a
fantasy, commit to a delusion or believe what you know
couldn’t possibly be. This is what it takes to make magic
real, which will be your goal, your pleasure and your
privilege.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are in pursuit of
something you can’t quite put your finger on. A moment
of astonishment, a wondrous beat, a magical experience
of the ordinary... You don’t know what form it will come
in, but you’ll know it when you’re in it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll buzz with electric
insight, especially in the realm of personal relationships.
This is tender territory, however, so don’t give all your
knowledge and advice. Hold back, read the room and
then go cautiously forward.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). First-time happenings
don’t have to be amazing to be memorable because
the inherent surprise of novelty is, in and of itself,
impressive. This principle will work for you as you
present something entirely new.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It feels as though
someone is performing for you. They play a character of
what they believe the role should be instead of bringing
who they are to the task. You can train your perception to
see through the show.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ve seen
much of the situation, but not too much. You still have
enough wide-eyed optimism to look forward to what’s
coming around the bend.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). One theory of self-
realization suggests that who you are is essentially how
you explain yourself to yourself. Work out the verbiage.
It’s a project worth spending time on. A little eloquence
on the matter goes a long way.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Get the big things
right, and the small matters will come together brilliantly.
You can depend on your intuition to guide you through
quests of all sizes, from finding love to finding your keys.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Vanity serves its
purpose. Pay attention your image now so later you can
relax and do your work without worrying about what you
look like doing it.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 1). You’ll have the means
to help a loved one and bring an ongoing lift to your
family. Adding to your knowledge of a subject dear to
you will thrill you. It’s amazing what you can accomplish
with others as passionate as you about the quest. One
particularly sparkling relationship will open worlds.
Sagittarius and Leo adore you. Your lucky numbers are:
17, 25, 12, 38 and 4.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS