PUZZLES
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Adding Roman Numerals by Paul Coulter
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Mix with a spoon
5 Flower’s deer
friend, in a
Disney film
10 Support for a
crow’s nest
14 Actress Anderson
15 Out of bed
16 Big name in
beauty stores
17 All excited
18 Barely defeated
19 Cash advance
20 Course to follow
22 Some siblings
24 Tik___
25 King of France?
26 Olympian who
might weave
through gates
31 Channel that
shows college
games
34 Name for
an unknown
commenter
35 Medical research
agcy.
36 : : :
38 Brat
39 Say hello to
41 Longtime
columnist
Bombeck
42 Beach headwear
44 Website info
section
45 Marvel Comics
group
46 Bloodsucker
47 Curtail
49 Nickname that
rhymes with
“Clay”
50 Relative of
-esque
51 Trust in
55 Shoes named
for a British
university
59 Tel ___
60 Whiz at setting up
office PCs
62 Chain that sells
links?
63 Fodder holder
64 Addition symbol?
65 Wrestler/actor
John
66 Coin opening
67 “Family Ties”
mom
68 3:00, on a
compass
2 Ancient Roman’s
attire
3 When a tense
NBA situation
may occur
4 *Exactly atop
a golf course
clump? (Note
each starred
clue’s number)
5 *Quitting a bad
habit?
6 Bryant of “SNL”
7 Flavor enhancer:
Abbr.
8 Some visit violets
9 *Man of La
Mancha, when
beating around
the bush?
10 *Decision about
which many-
screened theater
to patronize?
11 Succulent whose
gel is mostly
water
12 Asterisk
13 Shades around
sunglasses?
21 Misery
DOWN
1 Hit, as a handball 23 Meh
26 Elliot of the
Mamas and the
Papas
27 Invalidate
28 Everybody’s
opposite
29 “Dear” one
30 Larceny or piracy
32 Representative
Torres
33 Not fulfilled
37 Showing sound
judgment
40 Organ with a
canal
43 Lot or plot
measure
48 Nonmedical
research agcy.
51 Low-pitched voice
52 Bad to the bone
53 “___ & Stitch”
54 And others, for
short
55 Assayers’ rocks
56 Name hidden in
“clearheaded”
57 Gets dressed in
58 Couple’s clash
61 Ask intrusive
questions
Lost in the Woods by Rachel Fabi and Brooke Husic
Universal Crossword edited by Amanda Rafkin
ACROSS
1 Web page to
check before
calling a help line
4 Presentation at an
expo
8 Ice cream units
14 “You betcha!”
16 Rhyming meal
served family-
style
17 Go-betweens
18 Cut down?
19 Some graphic
novels
20 /// in bowling
22 Not that
24 DIYer’s site
25 Tight-lipped
28 Overabundance
30 Power bowl berry
32 Give a take
34 ___ Kippur
35 Faux
36 Renee’s “Chicago”
role
37 Bohemian dance
39 “No ___!” (“Not a
chance!”)
41 Rubbish
42 Knitting purchase
that anagrams to
“Nikes”
43
45
46
47
48
49
50
52
54
56
59
62
64
65
66
67
68
Siestas
State below N.J.
Savory quality
Improved, like
parmesan
Questionable
“You are here”
diagram
Hit, like with
snowballs
Macy Gray’s
hairstyle
Depends (on)
Wood that
becomes a St.
Louis landmark
when you remove
its first letter
Not outdoors
How
telecommuters
work
Word before
“justice” or
“license”
Errs
Declare
9-digit IDs
Short-sleeved
shirt
DOWN
1 Reel piece of
work?
2 Japan’s continent
3 Major advancement
(In this answer,
unscramble
squares 7-11)
4 Man Booker Prize
winner Kiran
5 Prefix for “car” or
“chic”
6 “Black Girl, Call
Home” author
Jasmine
7 Getting along
(squares 2-6)
8 Female role
model
9 Encrypted terms
(squares 2-8)
10 Singer Redding
11 Choose (to)
12 “Star Wars” pilot
Dameron
13 The “S” in CST:
Abbr.
15 Opposite of left
21 Sushi tuna
23 ___ Paulo
25 Area with both
deciduous and
coniferous trees ...
and a theme hint
26 Org. with Goodwill
Ambassador
Serena Williams
27 In a sheepish
manner
28 Material in plaster
of Paris
29 Words before “no
hands!”
31 Loops in on an
email
33 “___ favor”
35 Hands-and-feet
spa treatments
(squares 3-6)
38 Rapper Lil’ ___
40 CFDA Fashion
Awards host Issa
44 Canoodling in a
booth, e.g.
47 Broadway actress
Stroker
48 Steamed
51 Choose (to)
53 Dental string
54 B-mitzvah, e.g.
55 Spots
57 One of 78 in this
puzzle
58 What good PR
might generate
59 Bitter beer
60 “Sorry ___ sorry!”
61 Word between
“ready” and “go”
63 Portal with a Bing
search
East Oregonian
A9
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2021 Venus Retrograde Opportunity
The “getting to know you” stage of a relationship is
enlivening. Curiosities are pursued and questions
answered. In the process, you clarify what excites you.
But why wait for a new relationship to explore what you’re
about? Venus retrograde is an opportunity for pondering
and self-reflection regardless of relationship status.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). What once made you
happy no longer does, yet the memories have you
holding on. There’s no reason to rush it. Give yourself
permission to follow new joys and all will evolve
naturally.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ve a lucky knack
for making intelligent, intuitive guesses. There are things
you couldn’t possibly know about that you nonetheless
get right on the first try.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Go soft on yourself and
others. In later days, you will all benefit from tapping
into deeper wells of inner strength but for now, it’s
unnecessary.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You might spend a
good portion of your day doing someone a favor. It’s not
wasted time. You’ll enjoy figuring things out and you’ll
build up goodwill you can cash in later.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s disempowering to start
too many projects at once because you never get to feel
like you’re winning at any of them. Narrow your task list
so you can see and celebrate its completion.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You make it your
personal responsibility to uplift everyone you meet. It’s
as though you’re dusted with good cheer and a little of it
rubs off on each person you touch.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You can stay on track
unenthusiastically, but it’s so much easier to perform
when the energy is high and emotive. A cheering section
will bring out the best in you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You will correctly
assess what you can do. This sounds like it should be
a given but it doesn’t happen as much as people think.
Correct assessment will be a key component of your
success.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Though it’s not
your intent, you’ll influence those around you because
your style shines through all you do. By just doing what
comes naturally to you, you’ll shape the way they think
and behave.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). While for many
people it would be enough to meet expectations, you
aren’t completely happy until you’ve exceeded them.
Picking the right person to work with is half the battle.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you’re an imposter,
then you’re onto something. Acting “as if” will be crucial
to your success. Keep pretending until it feels real. Next
thing you know, it will actually (SET ITAL)be(END ITAL)
real.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You are complex and
multifaceted but you won’t show that to just anyone.
You wish to make a certain kind of impression, so you’ll
simplify things. Organize your mind around a single
motto
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 19). You’ll pause, assess
your relationships and determine where you most
would like to make a difference. You’ll uplift or even
save someone. Bolstered by a giving high, you’ll start
projects, make deals and advance your own interests.
Upgrades in transportation and seeing more of the world
will be a theme. Taurus and Cancer adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 3, 11, 4, 44 and 29.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2021 Nick of Time Money Luck
On the day before the winter solstice, Mercury in powerful
Capricorn forms a fortuitous agreement with Uranus in
the sign of money to sprinkle some much appreciated
financial goodwill over the scene. In these last moments
of the season, order your priorities then submit to a joyful
holiday rush.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Some habits are
hangovers from a time when such behavior was
necessary. When the necessity left, the habit stayed.
Now it’s either a fond memory or a waste of motion; you
decide.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Domestic life will
be improved by implementing one key change. This
behavior might feel strange and forced at first but with
repetition it quickly becomes comfortable.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Don’t advise or instruct.
People don’t like to be told what to do today. Model
everything you want to see in others. They’ll likely follow
your lead but even if they don’t, at least you benefit from
living your ideal.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). What comes around
goes around, and rather immediately today. This fact
favors you since you’re inclined to make contributions
that are helpful, supportive and loving.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Oddly, too much politeness
can be impolite. If it sets a tone that makes people
uncomfortable, it defeats the purpose of manners.
Besides, people get bored with predictability. Your
unexpected behavior will delight.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Long after others have
given up, you will still be holding on. It shows heart,
yet your tenacity doesn’t feel like effort because you’re
naturally inclined to follow through.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ve been working in
the dark, metaphorically. Someone must know where the
light switch is. Your inquisitiveness will save the day.
You’ll ask more people better questions.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re not trying to win
someone over, rather you just want to express yourself
and you’re in no mood to go small. Your boldness will
make a difference.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Everyone in the
group is committed to meeting a common goal. You may
not technically be the team leader but it will fall to you to
keep everyone motivated.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Maybe you’ve been
sharing a little too much. The good stuff is meant for you,
too. The world is your poem to read; your mystery to
solve; your beauty to revel in.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your stellar work
ethic disallows you to anything but your best. Today, this
will entail taking more than your share of responsibility
and continuing on long after the glamour has worn off.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Stick to your plan. You
might have to pass on a spur-of-the-moment opportunity
but you won’t really be missing out. Right now, it’s more
important to keep your word to yourself. In time, you’ll do
everything you want to do.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 20). Reality flickers.
There’s the sense that this could finally be the real world...
Then, in an instant, life streams in as surreal or sublime.
You’ll absorb and assimilate all even when you don’t feel
in charge of it. Your courage opens opportunity. You’re a
graceful surfer of circumstance and a powerful provider.
Gemini and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4,
33, 2, 19 and 6.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS