A16
PUZZLES
East Oregonian
Great Locations by Agnes Davidson and Zhouquin Burnikel
Universal Crossword edited by Amanda Rafkin
ACROSS
1 Goad
5 Fragrant bloomer
that’s often purple
10 No longer ajar
14 Acapulco abode
15 “Fear of Flying”
novelist Jong
16 Tuesday dinner
item, perhaps
17 Like fine wine or
cheese
18 Become narrower
19 Societal woes
20 Combat site
doctors
22 Texas home of
“America’s Team”
24 Housing complex
unit
26 “Same here”
27 Org. for Ashleigh
Barty and Naomi
Osaka
29 “___ appetit!”
30 Sense of self
31 Govt. broadcast
regulator
34 It’s inside a tire
35 *Place to find a
legend
37 Not even close
38 Shoot the breeze
40 Attach, as a
ribbon
41 Like many trees
in winter
42 Girl Scout group
44 “Holy smokes!”
45 Viral videos, e.g.
46 Fill with turkey,
stuffing, etc.
48 Grinning symbols
50 Letter before
omega
51 Silent speech
syst.
52 *Place to find a
legend
57 Fava or lima
morsel
59 Pulsate
60 Remove
unceremoniously
63 Like the Sahara’s
climate
64 Its airport code is
ORD
65 Docking site
66 Pied Piper’s
targets
67 They’re saved for
a windy day
68 Stick around
DOWN
1 Phishing scheme,
e.g.
2 Sheet in a
calendar
3 *Place to find a
Legend
4 AM/FM device
5 “I’m game!”
6 Golden yrs.
income source,
for many
7 Place to apply
Blistex
8 Blackjack card
9 Sweater that
opens down the
front
10 Elevation device
in a flood-prone
area
11 *Place to find a
legend
12 Sch. with a
“Mighty Bruins”
fight song
13 Throw gently
21 “Squawk on the
Street” network
23 Perched on
25 Arriving as
scheduled
26 “Angels & ___”
(Dan Brown
novel)
27 Electrical power
units
28 Pageant winner’s
crown
32 “Hero” singer
Mariah
33 Pungent salad
green
36 Affirmative in the
House
39 Backyard fish
habitats
41 Hotel baggage
helpers
43 El ___, Texas
45 Niagara Falls
spray
47 Popular video-
sharing app
49 Indefinite answers
52 Worms and flies,
e.g.
53 “Fancy seeing
you here!”
54 Greek house, for
short
55 Additional
amount
56 Diamonds or
clubs
57 ___ exam
(aspiring
attorney’s hurdle)
58 Historical period
61 Squid’s place
62 Give it a whirl
I’m Gone! by Josh Goodman
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Attract, as
attention
5 Throw for a loop
10 Out Magazine
letters
14 Top-notch
15 Pheasant relative
16 Golden ___
(vanilla cookie)
17 *Person with a 1.7
GPA, e.g.
19 Lightbulb unit
20 Assumed identity
21 Indian state by
the Arabian Sea
23 NYC subway org.
24 Cheese in Indian
cuisine
26 *Line dances
28 ___-bitty
29 Will’s legal
ending, usually?
31 Separated
32 Casual top
33 Iroquoian people,
or a Great Lake
35 Song division
36 *Grannies
38 When Song’s
identity is
revealed, in “M.
Butterfly”
41 Not quite right
42 Relaxation
destination
45 Third little pig’s
building material
46 Mont Blanc, for
one
47 School orgs.
48 *Clipping that can
expire
51 Puts to rest
53 It’s often taken
lying down
54 “___ who?”
55 Sea star’s locale,
maybe
56 And others, for
short
58 “Pretend I’m not
here,” or advice
for reading the
starred clues’
answers
62 ___ and dine
63 Baker with eight
Grammys
64 Auction website
65 Postcolonialism
founder Edward
66 Acknowledge
knowing
67 Draft an email,
say
DOWN
1 Beavers’
construction
2 ___ v. Wade
3 Somewhat slow,
to Scarlatti
4 Snipes of “Blade”
5 Sea star’s locale,
maybe
6 Failures
7 Actor Daniel ___
Kim
8 Special
vocabulary
9 Name that
anagrams to
“lento”
10 Like aces, in
some card games
11 Tense subject?
12 Improves
13 How salt might be
added
18 Form a knot in
22 Sources of
mezcal and
tequila
24 Peach’s center
25 Consumed
26 “Really, dude?!”
27 Gibbons, for
example
30 Zone
33 Short poems that
34
36
37
38
39
40
42
43
44
47
49
50
52
55
57
59
60
61
Kobayashi Issa is
known for
Get just right
“Sweet!”
‘80s game
featuring a
chomping
character with a
hair bow
“Nightline”
presenter
Zagreb’s country
Orchestral
kettledrums
Remain faithful to
Pony up
Stubborn animal
Mercury or Mars
One of seven on
a harp
Atmospheric
layer with holes
Floral garland
Apt-sounding
name for a car
buff
Pioneered
Little thing to pick
It may be
topographic
Pupil’s place
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2021 Thoughts for a Lunar Shift
What is a personality? Some say it’s nothing more than
a series of decisions we make. Controversial as that
may seem, there is a powerful sense on this day of lunar
change from Leo to Virgo that life is largely up to the
one living it. We can continue in the way we have, or we
can alter the decisions and they will add up to something
different.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). There are so many
moving parts to this weekend that it’s no longer possible
to keep things simple. The best you can do is enjoy the
unique brand of complexity cultivated by you and yours.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Even the toughest
individuals will benefit from letting go of some rigidity.
Warmth, flexibility, hospitality and agreeableness are the
qualities that will rule the day.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Play it loose and lively.
Oddly enough, being too careful could cause mishaps,
while a dash of recklessness excites everyone to be more
alert. Trust in life’s flow.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Give up trying to make
sure everyone is taken care of. You wouldn’t want them to
become too dependent on you! Everything in balance. It’s
time for you to have your own kind of fun.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s not that someone falls for
your charms, it’s that everyone does. Be careful where
you wield that smile and don’t set up expectations you
can’t manage.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There’s no way to prepare
for the capture of your imagination. It happens quite
without your consent! The events of the day will keep
giving to you in the form of time-released inspiration.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Sing this day the way you
would a song -- beat by beat, measure for measure. Don’t
worry about the next phrase until you get there. Devote
your whole self to the part you’re on.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The most important
criterion for determining the success or failure of a
venture will be how well you connect with others.
Nothing else will matter more than a sincere and heartfelt
exchange.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Maybe,
technically, you can’t make another person happy. But
you act, they get happy, and it seems to be entirely
related. To whatever extent you can favorably influence
the scene, you will.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You do not expect
the story to come with its own moral. Meaning is achieved
in the mind of the observer. Order is established by the
person who makes the list.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today you are the
tide, not the shore. You’re naturally pulled to test the
boundaries. Like the waves, you’ll touch down in different
places, changing the landscape with your every move.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ve paid your
dues and experienced more than your share of forced
awkwardness. Now, your work finds its own outlet. It’s
wonderful not to have to push for these things! You’re
grateful for all natural progressions.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 26). Your strong suit gets
stronger. You’ll sock away money and later pride yourself
on being able to help loved ones and fuel future ventures
too. There’s an area you’ve felt stuck in and pushing made
no difference. Now you’ll stop the struggle. You’ll give
to others and your generosity will lighten your load and
free you. Gemini and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 6, 3, 33, 28 and 41.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2021 Industrious Virgo Moon
The industrious Virgo moon has a conflict with Mercury
and carries the same grievance over to the sun. It’s a
classic case of talk being cheap and the realities of action
being so often different from what spectators can know.
Action will be its own reward. Commenting on the action
will be somehow diminishing.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re a cheerful,
animated version of yourself and you don’t have to work
on being this way. Love draws out your every joyful
movement. Take your time with people. Delight in the
moments.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re not looking for a
deal in which the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
You’re looking for a deal that’s all advantages. As
unreasonable as this sounds, it’s also entirely possible,
so why settle?
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You don’t like to have to
depend on people but sharing even the smallest need will
be a blessing. Let down your guard and you’ll be well
taken care of. Trust builds connections.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Today’s events will show
you just how far you’ve come. If they would have unfolded
a year ago, you’d have been thrown for a loop. Now you
handle things like a boss.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There’s more than one way
to break the ice. You can do it with a melting warmth,
a crackling wit or an assertive confidence. One way or
another, you’ll get it done.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You won’t regret building
your day around the needs of your loved ones or the
demands of a project. This temporary need, however
small, is a golden opportunity for bonding.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You learned long ago that
the harder a person tries to make a good impression, the
worse the impression will be. You’re feeling relaxed and
will form bonds effortlessly.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Because people feel
free to express a genuine side of themselves around you,
they keep coming back. You learn more about the human
condition from listening to people than any other way.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Theoretical love
won’t do. You need a love that’s demonstrated, or is it
even real? You’ll get the answer to your love questions in
actions taken on your behalf.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you stop and
think about it, you’ve become what you envisioned, you
embody what you once envied, you live what was once a
fantasy. There’s little time to congratulate yourself. You’re
onto the new quest.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Out of respect,
you follow the rules of a community, both implied and
explicit. You drive the speed limit through other people’s
neighborhoods both actually and metaphorically.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Unless it’s your job, it
won’t pay to correct anyone. Graciously overlook today’s
mistakes and next time you can instruct preemptively if
necessary. The best way is to lead by example.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 27). You will quite
naturally develop a uniquely attractive offering as you do
what pleases you. Your timing is something of a wonder,
which is why, on at least three occasions, jaw-dropping,
unlikely good luck falls right into your open hands.
Working for a cause, you’ll be surrounded by like minds
-- a noble crew. Cancer and Libra adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 25, 39, 1, 4 and 16.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS