PUZZLES
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Front and Back Legs by Paul Coulter
Universal Crossword edited by Amanda Rafkin
ACROSS
1 Analyze
syntactically
6 Emailed a dupe
to
10 Officials at
Phillies games,
briefly
14 Let up
15 Big name in chips
16 Game on
horseback
17 *Like community
government (Hint:
Note the letters
that bookend
both words of
each starred
clue’s answer ...
and what these
letters collectively
spell)
19 Coffee maker
sound
20 All tied up
21 All fired up
22 Fills to excess
23 Flushed
24 After expenses
25 Opposite of baja
26 *All the other
people
31 One who values
actions over
words?
33 Broke bread
34 Most eco-friendly
dryer?
35 “Just play along”
38 Answered
40 Cable network
with a patriotic
name
41 What jowls do
42 Charged particles
43 *Spurring into
action
48 Call to a mate
49 Curved path
50 Blond shade
53 Late general
Powell
55 Adjective for a
shoppe
56 Chimney channel
57 Smell from a
trash bag
58 *Receipts
60 Clutter
61 Norse god
associated with
lightning
62 Judges’ attire
63 (Check this out!)
implement
29 Takes legal action
30 5 p.m., say, for a
workday
DOWN
1 Less ruddy
31 Ponder (over)
2 Situated over
32 “No clue”
3 Sped
35 Embrace
4 Baseball legend
36 A whole bunch of
Musial
37 Thing in an
5 Word hidden in
incubator
“three letters”
39 Captain’s journal
6 Smart
44 Craving that
7 What a filling fills
needs quenching
8 Watched warily
45 Pace faster than
9 Internet
a canter
connection initials
46 They may be
10 Modernize
marching
11 Serious sermon
47 Frosts, as a cake
subject
50 Cover story?
12 Ballet bend
51 Terrific
13 Absorbs, with
52 “Siddhartha”
“up”
author Hermann
18 Narrow street
53 Provide for free
22 Ignore the alarm
54 Uplifting poems
clock
55 Diamond Head’s
25 Penny, perhaps,
locale
in poker
56 Box office bomb
26 Moody music
genre
58 Motor oil brand
27 Rendition
59 AARP members:
28 Crew member’s
Abbr.
64 Baby beagles
65 Steeple’s tip
Headed for the Top by Nancy Stark and Will Nediger
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Top seed’s
reward
4 Frolic
8 Cowboy’s pants
13 “Hahaha,” in a
text
14 Now more than
___
15 Agree
17 In the past
18 “Billions” actor
Asia ___ Dillon
19 Move stealthily
20 Low pitch
indicator, in music
22 Gets closer to
23 Aussie hopper
24 Sharp knock
26 Fjord, for instance
27 Beachcomber’s
find
29 Marks on shoes
31 ___ spectrum
33 Palindromically
titled fashion
magazine
34 Short comedy
routine
37 Doonesbury
cartoonist Garry
39 What some
people can’t
tolerate
41 Band hidden in
“One Love”
42 Name that
anagrams to
“coin”
44 Did some
restaurant work
45 Turtleneck, for
one
47 Kind of paint or
glove
48 Nicki who sang
“Anaconda”
51 Enjoyed fufu, say
52 Athlete once
ineligible for the
Olympics
53 Dickinson who
wrote almost
1,800 poems
54 Riboflavin, e.g.
58 Put aside for later
60 Wine list section
61 Like a fox
62 Gregarious
63 Word with “rug” or
“code”
64 Take advantage
of
65 Watches over, as
a fire
66 Stephenson
who coined
“metaverse”
67 Touch gently
30 Diamond
imperfection
32 Postal delivery
34 Toast words ...
or 3-, 4- and
9-Down, based
DOWN
on their meanings
1 Reveal secrets
and direction?
2 Class with poses
35
“Gotcha”
3 It hits the ground
36 Offshoot of
when you’re
a lecture
running
conference
4 Place to end up
38 Bruins’ Golden
after walking the
State sch.
plank
5 Shape such as 0 40 Homecoming
queen’s crown
6 Cab devices
7 Foreword follower 43 Good source of
fiber
8 Pet in many a
45 Contact a radio
YouTube video
show
9 Worst possible
track meet result 46 Idolize
48 “Clean up this
10 Quaking trees
___!”
11 Flower feature
49
“Turn
on the
12 Apt rhyme for
A.C.!”
“bore”
50 One who cries
16 Obstacle in a
“Uncle”?
course?
55 Creative
21 Strongly built
inspiration
25 Word near a
56 “Casablanca”
handle
heroine
27 Leave completely
57 No, in Moscow
full
59 Windy City trains
28 Fling with force
East Oregonian
A11
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021 Solar Eclipse Theme
Martin Luther King Jr. had a theory that “He who is devoid
of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in
the best of us.” Embracing the contrasts, contradictions
and gray areas will be a theme of this Sagittarian new
moon and solar eclipse. Nothing is one way, at least not
for long.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). People want to connect
with you and if they don’t have a practical reason to do so,
they may just invent one. The relationship will be more
fruitful when you understand deeper motives.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Though “tree-hugger” is
a stereotype, the embrace of nature is a primal need. The
natural world connects people in a way the digital world
cannot. Maybe it’s not a tree you want to hug, but hugs
will be had today.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). At the very heart of
love’s nature is an element of risk. You’re willing to risk
yourself in so many ways for loved ones. You’ll risk being
disappointed, hurt, feeling foolish and more. Without this
risk there is no love.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). For reasons unclear to
you, you’ll resist your own plan. Consider this might be
your inner wisdom telling you something is not quite
right. Take your mind off this for a while and come back
later.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). To invest love is to invest
hours, attention and money. So, it is always apparent
what and whom you love, just follow where those
resources flow and that’s where your love lies.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You feel thrown back to
an era when eloquence was a symbol of status. Artful
conversations will elevate people while dull exchanges
will diminish their position. You’ll choose your words
very carefully.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A noble pursuit is afoot.
You will strive to be the one who gives more, knowing
you probably won’t make it, as your taste in people is
excellently skewed to generous souls.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Choosing what looks
good on paper is best for people who live on paper. As
for those in the breathing, feeling world, the rest of the
senses are best employed.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). An ongoing
argument rears its head in a new way today. The
information is nothing that you don’t know already but
how it’s presented will be a game changer. Pay attention;
your next play is important.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You don’t know
what you’ve got till it’s gone. That is the way it goes in the
song and the way it goes in real life too for the careless.
You’re not careless and you’ll take extra measures today
to prove it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Different areas of your
life will prove related in ways you wouldn’t have guessed.
Strangely, everything doesn’t hinge on one element and
yet altering one element can still change everything.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Intentions matter, but
typically you don’t notice them unless they are followed
up by action. People earn a more significant role in your
life when they show up for you time and again.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 3). You’ve never been one
to pursue fame, but because you love what you do so
much, you’ll become well known for it. Finances improve
as you deftly handle publicity. Family will be the source
of stellar ideas, the reason for celebrations and travel too.
March increases cash flow while July offers an excellent
investment. Pisces and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 38, 1, 17, 4 and 18.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2021 Fresh Moon, Fresh Start
Technically we can start over at any moment. We don’t
because we prefer the safety of an identity. We relate to
ourselves as people who behave in certain ways. When
it’s working, great! And when it’s not, as will be the case
for many today, it’s time to alter or drop something. It’s
amazing what can be lost while still maintaining a sense
of self.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). There are plenty of
good ideas zinging around, but without a structure for
accountability it will be difficult to get people to do what
they say they’ll do. Make a deadline-based plan including
verification, reward and punishment.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When something
doesn’t work the first few times, it’s hard to know whether
you need more tries or an entirely different approach. In
the current case, it’s a little of both. Do more research.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). While you’re no slave to
the clock, you can’t get around the fact that the world runs
on agreements around when and where. To avoid rushing
around, give yourself a wide margin for the unexpected
glitch.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). As you check your
current status against where you’d like to be, give yourself
plenty of credit for things like taking care of yourself.
Because getting to the goal won’t be half as important as
how you feel when you get there.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Context will be extremely
important to making the right impression. Meet in a place
that will keep you feeling comfortable and powerful.
Bonus points for good lighting.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People on the same team
won’t necessarily act like they are. They may be overly
competitive and noncollaborative. The important thing is
to stay relaxed and alert. This dynamic will only sharpen
your game.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’d love to know what’s
coming up, but this is no time to stare into the ethereal
mist. Make it happen. Choose your adventure, plan it and
get busy creating a destiny worthy of you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). New ventures will be
meaty and will come with a side order of inconvenience
and a big glass of chaos to wash it all down. Hang in
there for the complimentary dessert, as sweet as it is just.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you’re
caught in the traffic jams of life, stay patient. Even the
most monumental of accomplishments can only happen
on a moment-to-moment basis.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). An endeavor will be
so involving, you’ll slip into a state of flow. It’s just you
and the task at hand. The input or reaction of the outside
world will mean nothing to you -- if you notice it at all.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll have no
problem getting attention, but what matters is what
happens afterward. Make it count. Be ready to lead
people somewhere. This is a perfect time to prepare.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There are those whose
relationship with the truth is tenuous at best. Maybe half
of what they say is real, but which half? Take the whole
expression as metaphor though, and a deeper truth
emerges.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 4). Your gorgeous
attitude is a net to pull in fascinating friends, lucrative
opportunities and unexpected astonishments. You make
it look effortless, but your charisma takes work. Your goal
of greater awareness and better listening seems humble
to some, but it also happens to crack open the treasure
chest. Pisces and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 4, 22, 28, 1 and 40.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS