PUZZLES
Thursday, November 18, 2021
It Goes Both Ways by Paul Colter
Universal Crossword edited by Amanda Rafkin
ACROSS
1 Turn away
6 Dog food brand
10 Chunk of dirt
14 Exposes
15 Back end
16 Bee’s home
17 Netflix program
inspired by “The
Twilight Zone,”
literally?
19 Not many
20 Abominable
Snowman
21 “Raiders of the
Lost Ark” snakes
22 Extremely
23 Sacred object
25 Poems by Horace
or Sharon Olds
27 Alexa’s device,
literally?
33 Lead-in to
“Saxon”
36 Two-way, like a
door
37 Doc concerned
with Lab safety?
38 Hecklers’ shouts
39 Glasses, for short
40 Queen of the
Greek gods
41 Inner ear?
42 ___ New
Guinea
43 Propelled a
rowboat
44 Quick, clever
reply, literally?
47 Mysterious loch
48 Surface for some
firewalkers
51 Pants part
53 Char on the
surface
56 Boat part made
of fabric
58 Some soup
containers
59 Coming back
from a breakup,
literally?
61 “By yesterday!”
62 Toy flown on
Makar Sankranti
63 “Absolutely,” in
slang
64 Landform in a
Wile E. Coyote
cartoon
65 Inbox junk
66 Really worries
DOWN
1 Soccer Hall-of-
Famer Wambach
2 Person parking
cars
3 Muse of erotic
poetry
4 Musical
performances
5 Scolding syllable
6 Parentheses, e.g.
7 Big jump
8 The Golden Girls,
to each other
9 Sphere
10 Civil rights activist
Cesar
11 Candy with a hole
12 No longer into
13 Wet, like morning
grass
18 ___ Sutra
24 Angsty rock
genre
25 Unpleasant
obligation
26 “i” ball?
28 Full of life
29 Do better than
30 Lil Tjay song in
which he gets
honest about his
past
31 ___ mortal
32 Slightly
33 They’re often
sung to the tune
of “Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little
Star”
34 “High” time
35 Totally lose it
39 Puts into words
40 Might just pull it
off
42 Second
afterthought
letters
43 Yoko who crafted
the Imagine
Peace Tower
45 Place to pamper
pooches
46 Unit of land
49 Coffee order that
might have art on
top
50 Tendon
51 “Enter your Social
Security number
to win free
AirPods!,” e.g.
52 Opposite of
difficulty
53 Scissors sound
54 Blues singer
James
55 Throat-clearing
sound
57 Red ink amount
59 Approves
60 UFO pilots,
presumably
Something’s Fishy by Ann Shan and Matthew Stock
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Like the climate
where Santa lives
6 Wheel edges
10 “Thanks, it’s
intentional”
14 Was bright
15 Bit of land in the
ocean
16 Cheese
sometimes baked
17 *Light, airy
dessert
19 Helps
20 “TiK ___” (Kesha
hit)
21 2D measure
22 Bronx athlete
24 *Chowder
accompaniments
27 Boater or beret,
e.g.
28 Sunrise direction,
in Spanish
29 Colombian
cornmeal treats
32 Last word in a
card game?
33 Front’s opposite
37 Apt pronoun for
Gabi Wilson
38 Coastal fare, and
what each starred
clue’s answer
surprisingly isn’t?
41 Confidential
contract, for short
42 Reason to say
“Eureka!”
44 Quid pro ___
45 One on parental
leave, maybe
47 Praise
49 Collapsible bed
50 *Frozen dessert
with chocolate
and pecans
57 Admirer’s
admission
58 The “E” of EGOT
59 Longtime actress
Arthur
61 Prefix for
“technology”
62 *Small, sour fruits
65 Name that’s a
small, sour fruit
backward
66 Slowly settle
(into)
67 You maylie
through them
68 What fresh eggs
do in water
69 Zoomed
70 Full of lip
DOWN
1 Subtle attention-
getter
2 “Aw, rats”
3 “Get a load of
this!”
4 Journalist Curry
5 Boat races
6 Gadget for
potatoes
7 “Minari” director
Lee ___ Chung
8 “I Have a Dream”
speaker, in brief
9 “Lookin’ forward
to it!”
10 Certain financial
adviser,
informally
11 Three-wheeled
vehicle
12 Contract add-on
13 Approvals
18 Before, poetically
23 Play a role
25 Maple syrup
source
26 Nevada city on
the Truckee River
29 ___ tuna
30 Cranberry’s color
31 The Fibonacci
numbers and the
days of the week,
e.g.
32 E.T.’s craft
34 They may be next
to a couch
35 Mathematician
Lovelace
36 “Coolio”
39 German
automaker
40 Puzzles out, as a
code
43 Hybrid music
genre with
traditional
elements
46 “___ is me!”
48 In the manner of
50 Pointers in the
kitchen?
51 MSG’s flavor
52 Quickly entered
53 Stop
54 Insert into a web
page
55 Honor for
Miranda Lambert:
Abbr.
56 Sports events
with events
60 Covered with
cinders
63 Genre for Lauryn
Hill
64 Royal pain?
East Oregonian
A11
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2021 Moon of the Blinking Bull
Add a lunar eclipse to the full moon in Taurus and she’s a
blinking bovine, adjusting to seeing more than expected.
Among the traditional names for a full moon in November
are Beaver Moon and Mourning Moon. But the feeling
of the current omen is neither industrious nor sad, just
hungry and ready to take on the whole of life.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re analytical and
thorough, and yet you don’t have to know why everything
works the way it does to solve today’s problem. You just
need the remedy that allows you a productive day. You’ll
find it, too.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Grudges are too costly
to keep alive. It takes a certain amount of strength to hold
on to an unpleasant memory -- energy you could be
using somewhere else.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You yawn when someone
else yawns, wince when someone hits his finger and
when someone ducks. Your sympathetic responses are
automatic, but today you’ll back them up with deliberate
help.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll see the charm in
things. Voice your praise and you’ll find you’re not the
only one. The kindred souls are out there for you and
once you connect, you’ll be amazed at how much you
agree upon.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Manipulative behavior can be
a playful game or a serious strategy, a reflex or a signal
of bad intentions. Pay attention to the ways people try
to motivate one another. Try to understand underlying
motives.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Love can be wrapping
your fingers around the thing and holding on tight. Love
can also be letting the thing fall out of your open palms.
But mostly love is matching your response to the other
person’s needs of the moment.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). People sometimes ask
questions out of habit, then don’t listen to the answers.
It’s a sign of a busy or nervous mind, but it’s still rude.
Genuine curiosity is a rare gift. You’ll give it to loved ones
and strangers, too.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You trust your intuition,
so you’ll act on it. Not everyone has to see your moves,
though. What’s called for is a strategy of subtlety, and
you’ll be outstanding in this regard.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Timing sends
a message. Promptness is a show of respect. Delays
are not always avoidable, but because you anticipate
them you have the best chance at making a successful
impression.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You work at
relationships. Maybe there’s no such thing as perfecting
your act in this context, but you can certainly improve
aspects of your style and take things to a masterful level.
You’re in it to be the best.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you have to
convince yourself that you’re right, you’re probably not.
Of course, there are gray areas to navigate, best done with
someone you trust who’s coming from a different point
of view.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The way to a productive
day is to pick your high priority and give it all to that.
Otherwise, it’s like you’re on an elevator with all the
buttons pushed, stopping at every floor and taking
forever to get to the top.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 19). You’ll dedicate
yourself to learning and see destiny come full circle. You’ll
lift your own teachers then learn from your students. You
will accomplish what those before you wanted to do but
couldn’t. You’ll work hard, so to keep your energy strong
it’s important to schedule regular breaks and fun events
you look forward to. Leo and Cancer adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 7, 14, 3, 27 and 16.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2021 Cosmic Complaint Box
On the final day of Scorpio season, Mercury and Jupiter
square off to present an opportunity to speak up, get
things off our chests and bring problems to light. This
could come across like complaining, but if it’s voiced to
the people who can actually do something, then it’s the
start of progress, nonetheless.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Trying on a new
personality will be as easy as sticking your face into one
of those photo boards at tourist attractions. You line it
up and people see the visage while the real you stands a
little further back.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You have much to give,
so go where there are takers. At the same time, you’re
ready to absorb more life. Lucky for you, the place where
you can give and take is one and the same.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There’s a gamble in
the works. Play the game twice and you’ll double your
chances of winning, but you’ll also double your chances
of losing. If the game in question is love, don’t worry. In
one way or other, love always wins.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The dynamics of love
will bring out both the fearful and the brave side of you.
Connection is more than a matchup of preferred traits. It’s
action and reaction to a shared moment.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Good taste is inclusive. It
relies on the integration of many influences. Good taste
doesn’t fear criticism or challenge, as it only sharpens
with scrutiny. You’ll raise your awareness and more.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Because your heart is
open, life will bring you many things to fall in love with,
like endeavors that make your heart sing, places that light
up your imagination and kindred souls.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You hold the people
around you to a certain standard and hold yourself to a
much higher one. It hardly seems fair, but since you don’t
mind hard work, you’ll be better for the injustice.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When people make
mistakes, it creates an opportunity to educate or overlook,
correct or build goodwill. To call a mistake an ending is a
missed opportunity.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Everyone has a
default expectation about the nature of others. You’ll be
made aware of your own tendency in this regard. Keep
in mind that expectation is a choice, and you can always
choose differently.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll take
things public. The fun, information, feelings and other
expressions you show the world will gain support. It
doesn’t hurt that you’ve been so encouraging of others
in the past.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You have a good
sense of what’s going on with other people as you
interact with them. You interpret their movements, at first
unconsciously and then quite deliberately and with great
accuracy.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Pace yourself. Your
creativity isn’t dangerous, but it is quite demanding, as
it won’t turn off. It keeps inventing new situations which
require ever more creativity.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 20). Nothing stops your
effervescence. Your unsinkable attitude will make this a
remarkable year. What some would consider a setback,
you’ll leverage into opportunity. Your habit of admiring
people will lead to friendships and work that interests
you. New modes of transportation will be featured too.
Taurus and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 9, 14, 8, 33 and 28.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS