B2
PUZZLES
East Oregonian
Universal Freestyle 3 by Craig Stowe
Universal Crossword edited by Amanda Rafkin
ACROSS
1 “Ain’t No Mountain
High Enough”
singer
10 Underlying cause
14 Onslaught of both
real and fake
news
15 Skin care or
printing product
16 Daytime TV
drama
17 Best
18 Throat malady,
for short
19 “Wise up!”
21 It might be
spilled, in more
ways than one
23 “___ No More”
(immersive
theater
production)
24 Had the guts
27 Cuts down
29 Sing with your
mouth closed
31 Embezzlement, e.g.
33 Draw the short
straw
34 Exhausts
35 Desensitizes
37 Yours and mine
38 “Makes sense to me”
39 Precedent-setting
trials
41 Roofing goo
42 Back talk
44 Addition to a
building
45 Disney film
whose remake
stars Liu Yifei
47 Big bang source?
48 By its very nature
51 The Phantom
of the Opera’s
instrument
56 Wind instrument
that Lizzo plays
57 “This is our
destination!”
59 What F6 and F8
might represent
on ticket stubs
60 All of the leads in
“Ocean’s 8,” e.g.
61 Munch Museum
city
62 “So relatable!”
DOWN
1 Put down
2 Playing a tie-
breaking quarter,
briefly
3 Way off
4 “Don’t think so”
5 Welcomed into
the family
6 Single goblet
squat
7 Horseshoe-
shaped Greek
letter
8 Father
9 Sing “Doo-
bee doo-bop,”
perhaps
10 66, for one
11 Free
12 Sophocles
tragedy after
which a Freudian
concept was
named
13 Moderate horse
gait
15 Works like a dog
20 Opposite of ENE
22 Adam’s apple
locale?
24 Collections for
genetic testing
25 Like always
26 Get up
27 Great Lakes
mnemonic
28 Flows back
30 Glitter often
makes one
31 “That so?”
32 Sticks (out)
33 Cash advance
36 Superfan
40 Tallest
freestanding
structure in
the Western
Hemisphere
42 Jewelry boxes?
43 Gasteyer of “Lady
Dynamite”
46 Game nearly
everyone loses
47 Linzer ___ (fruit
pastry)
48 “In that case ...”
49 Drink that might
be served with
cake rusk
50 The “T” in STEM,
informally
52 Take it easy
53 Deep wound
54 Field of study
55 Home on a
Wingspan card
58 Period that might
be named for a
president
The Muppets Go Undercover by Michael Schlossberg
Universal Crossword edited by Amanda Rafkin
ACROSS
1 Touch and go?
6 Acrobat’s safety
item
9 What a
cryptogram is
written in
13 Message sent
with a click
14 Earth’s is made of
iron and nickel
15 Ice skating jump
16 First-person
reporting style
popularized
by Hunter S.
Thompson
19 Biblical boat
20 Oscars adjective
21 Lost traction
22 NASDAQ
alternative
24 Dirty work?
26 Burn with water
29 Vespa, e.g.
32 Part of a flight
35 Go out for a bit?
36 ___ pickle
37 Mints in a clear
box
40 Track on a Lil Nas
X album, e.g.
43 And so on, for
short
4 Line of work,
44 Luau bowlful
informally
46 “Hamilton” won 11
in 2016
5 Unideal roommate
for a neatnik
47 Side dish named
for a New York
6 Sign at an
hotel
intersection
52 Surly growl
7 Play an F instead
53 Freebie that
of an F#, say
might hold other
8 Perfect scores for
freebies
gymnasts
54 Sound-boosting
9 Tricolor kitty
gear
10 Process that
58 “Othello” villain
creates rust
60 Heaps
11 ___ Moines, Iowa
62 Pie ___ mode
12 Stately tree
63 Many a cat or dog
14 Pink cocktail, for
67 Skedaddle
short
68 Stick with it!
17 Joke
69 Circle the Earth
18 “The Sun Is ___ a
70 Roulette statistic
Star” (Yoon novel)
71 A’s point value in
23 Send out
Scrabble
25 Ruler of old
72 Magical legumes
Russia
in “Into the
27
Singer
Kravitz
Woods”
28 Progresses s-l-o-
w-l-y
DOWN
30
“
... ___ lack
1 What a V on a
thereof”
menu might stand
31 Tax prep pro
for
32 Goulash and
2 University in
burgoo, e.g.
Atlanta
33 Industry giant
3 Puts in order of
34 Strongly praised
preference
38 Emergency
contact, for short?
39 Like some
pretzels and taco
shells
41 School grp. with
no children in it
42 Drink at a pizza
party, often
45 Alternative form of
an element
48 They’re often
drawn in the
evening
49 YouTube star Kay
50 Seek forgiveness
51 Singer/activist
Horne
55 Venomous African
snake
56 No-frills
57 Seasons, like fries
59 Aware of
61 Hoity-toity person
63 Corporate $$$
exec
64 “I was today years
___ when ...”
65 Actor McKellen
66 “Seeing red”
feeling
Saturday, January 15, 2022
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 16 Profound Pronouncements of Pluto
There’s an energy bump that comes with being on the
right track. We notice how our vitality surges in certain
situations, and particular people seem to activate our
better angles. The sun aligns with Pluto to help us
understand the significance of our attractions. What’s
good for us will come with a sense of profundity.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Half-hearted
commitment won’t produce half-hearted results, rather it
will produce no results. The price for what you want is a
full commitment. If you can’t commit fully, maybe it’s not
the right thing to want.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). This is a lucky day,
especially when you add a little elbow grease, curiosity
and research to the equation. A little work and a
calculated risk will improve your lot.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You read people well.
You know what they look like when they’re interested in
something. There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to what
people want today, so your observational talents will
help you figure it out.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your goal is uncommon,
so you don’t have explicit instructions about how to get
there. You’ll get to make it up as you go. Keep at it and
you’ll wind up with something unique.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Take a cue from your guiding
planet, the sun. The sun doesn’t worry about giving
equally to everyone; it shines for all. It’s your job to
radiate. It’s their job to get warm.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Information is floating
in; this is no coincidence. You’re meant to learn, so
gather it up and wait; there’s more to come over. You’ll
know when to make your move because there will be a
much stronger impulse spurring you on.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Whatever resistance you
have to your work, you’ll still manage to get it done.
Knowing this, you might decide to drop the friction; it
only makes things harder. Give in to the toil.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There’s a discomfort in
having to explain yourself. It does imply that others have
a right to know the ins and outs of your decision-making
which, when you think about it, is an arguable premise.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s too soon to
say whether you like or agree with what is going on.
Break it down, try to figure out the smaller pieces, then
put it back together and see if the whole picture makes a
little more sense.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Awkwardness
happens. It’s the natural byproduct of daring attempts
and trying unfamiliar things. So much of life is awkward,
that is if you’re doing it right.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re doing more
than you used to and possibly more than you should.
Irritations in the afternoon signal the need for rest. Can
you arrange a break? Can you expect less from yourself?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The plot turns meta.
Thinking into the thinking will be necessary. It takes a
secure person to be objective about the inner world and
open your own ideas up for a little scrutiny; you are such
a person.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 16). You learned
manners and social behaviors at home, but you’ll seek
the extra polish and training that makes you comfortable
in unfamiliar situations and gain an edge. Learning
different customs and language opens the world to you.
An educational pursuit will connect you with friends,
money and love. Virgo and Pisces adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 4, 33, 2, 21 and 16.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2022 Hungry Like the Wolf Moon
It is said that a wolf howls more on an empty stomach.
The full moon in January is a Duran Duran song, a wild
call and an omen for a weather change both emotional
and environmental. The full moon in Cancer, the sign
of home, is also an encouragement to stock up with the
nourishment to feed the soul.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Confusing
communication is an opportunity to sleuth your way
to the truth, or something close to it. The story is an
argument, and the argument is a story.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You are duty-bound,
though this is a loyalty of your own making. You decided
what was required, and you will fulfill it. An independent
mission such as this is the stuff of vitality.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your choices are clear.
You can either fall back asleep to dream another dream,
or you can get out the pen and paper and start hashing
out the original dream. Start with a to-do list.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). In a good relationship,
there is no such thing as a winner and a loser. If one
person is losing, you both are. You have to be on the
same team or it won’t work.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Not everyone is bound to a
civic calendar. You’ll have to work out scheduling, and the
ins and outs of school and business will be considered.
You’ll find a way to fit in what’s important to you.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Persistence often wins
out. Though tenacity is the hallmark of many successful
people, most successful people also know when to back
off and let the other person come forward.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You know how to make
yourself useful, but if you make this your default, you’ll
only get, well... used! You’re a person, too. You deserve
pleasure as much as anyone. Your No. 1 responsibility is
to enjoy yourself.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ve been considering
a move, and you’ll make it very soon. Get ready. There’s
an element of self-discipline involved in the ramp-up.
You have it in you. Get in motion and you’ll find it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Decisiveness is
attractive. Vacillation makes people nervous. Sometimes
you want people to be nervous, but not now. You’ll decide
one way or the other and take action; this carries you into
a happy mood.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You have a passion
for understanding. This will not be shared by 90% of
the people you know, yet you won’t be lonely in it. Your
curiosity is mighty fine company.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Maybe it’s better not
to ask people what they meant by something after the fact.
So much life goes by every hour. Memory fails. Instead,
be very present in the moment of discernment, which is
to say now, always now.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You can pretend to
be someone you’d like to be, but who you really are
is lovelier to the right crowd. The right crowd should
include yourself. Self-acceptance is the supporter of all
change.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 17). It’s one of your
luckiest years. You will put something in the world
that didn’t exist before. You’ll turn up the heat on your
physical fitness goals. Strength training that works your
body and mind will get you ready for the opportunities
ahead. You’ll take achievement over comfort and stretch
into a new role. Scorpio and Taurus adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 2, 24, 30, 1 and 6.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS