PUZZLES
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Planted Trees by Jules Markey
Universal Crossword edited by Amanda Rafkin
ACROSS
1 The “T” of MIT,
informally
5 Tomb raider Croft
9 Block, like a river
14 Workplace
inspection org.
15 Carded
16 Absinthe
ingredient whose
letters are all in the
word “absinthe”
17 Assist in the gym
18 Trainer working
on Peke
performance?
20 Like some
superheroes
22 Brand of cold
brew?
23 Singer DiFranco
24 Adored person
26 Worked well
together
30 Nobelist Sadat
32 Not much
34 Smelter’s material
35 Seemingly forever
36 Former U.S. Poet
Laureate Dove
37 Squeak-stopping
liquid
38 Insurer acquired
by CVS Health
40 Secretly add to
an email thread
41 What matching
ends of magnets
do
43 Sch. hidden
in “walrus
mustache”
44 Former Iranian
ruler
46 Snoozefest
47 Assistance
48 Window frame
filler
49 Counterpart of
urban
51 Program for a
future doc
53 “You’ve gotta be
kidding!”
55 Low-___ image
57 Outflow’s
opposite
59 ___ Vader of
“Star Wars”
61 Piece containing
a take
65 Disneyland
attraction
66 Protrusion
67 Mimics
68 Name hidden in
“rotten idea”
69 Deduce
70 “Insecure” star
Rae
71 A long while
19 Point toward
21 “The People’s
Princess” (...
letters 5-9)
25
Some
hold MD
DOWN
degrees
1 1900 Puccini
27 Stud alternative
classic
(... letters 4-7)
2 Nacion de
28 Southernmost
Barcelona
Great Lake
3 Practice piece
29 Big name in PCs
by composer
31 Took the gold
Frederic (In this
clue’s answer,
33 ___-tac-toe
see letters 4-7)
38 “Stat!”
4 Loathe
39 Qatari leader
5 Tupperware piece 40 Forbid
6 Marinated Filipino 42 Goof up
dish
45 Wasn’t given a
7 Habitual visits
choice
to 25-Down (...
46 Dude
letters 5-9)
50 Not bring up
8 Adderall might be
again
prescribed for it
52 Tiny fly
9 Purposefully
54 Viral GIFs, e.g.
avoided, like an
56 Loses a coat?
issue (... letters
58 Jai ___
4-8)
60 Region
10 South American
range
61 Kimono sash
11 “Cool” amount of 62 “Velcro ... what a
money
rip-off,” e.g.
12 ___ as directed
63 Seasonal
worker?
13 “As ___ my last
64 Secretive org.
email ...”
Head of the Table by Trent H. Evans
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 George Takei’s
husband
5 Most-grown apple
variety in the U.S.
9 Recuperates
14 Deliver a dull
speech to, say
15 Bits of binary
code
16 Improbable
victory
17 Smart breakfast
grains?
19 Biscayne Bay city
20 ___ out (secretly
observed)
21 Number of
Canadian
provinces
23 “Are you
serious?!”
24 Smart
Thanksgiving
side?
27 “Not this again!”
30 Pull
31 Constricting
creature
32 Response to a
sneeze
35 Looking stylish
39 Currency in
Finland
40 UV-blocking stat
42 Princess who
became a Jedi
43 Queens’ domains
46 Alternative to a
fast pitch?
49 Mass, e.g., in
Boston
50 48-Down genre
51 Biden’s home
state: Abbr.
52 Smart dairy
slice?
58 16, for 32
59 Its nail may be
polished
60 Devil, in Spanish
64 Like owls and
orioles
66 Grub that keeps
you smart, and a
theme hint
68 Publicly condemn
69 Take the bait
70 Like food truck
orders
71 Foe
72 Gen Zer’s excited
exclamation
73 Relative of a
Heath bar
DOWN
1 Occasions for
outdoor smoking,
briefly?
2 Win, and then
some
3 Diva’s showpiece
4 Dealers shuffle
them
5 Heroic fellow
6 Santa ___ winds
7 “Lady Bird” actor
Tracy
8 CIA informant
9 Play a kazoo
10 Spectacular
blunders
11 “Same for me”
12 Car to watch out
for?
13 What a honeybee
can do just once
18 Romantic poet
John
22 Worn-down
pencils
25 They may be
inflated or fragile
26 Stylish dresser
27 Ride app
28 “Krazy”
substance
29 Juno, to the
Greeks
33 Green field?
34 Increases
36 Social media
display
37 Lodge, as a
complaint
38 Pronoun in Texas
41 Explorer SUV
maker
44 NBA VIP
45 One may form
after a schism
47 Trendy slimming
strategy
48 “5 O’Clock” singer
52 Subtle criticism
53 Refuge
54 Restaurateur in
an Arlo Guthrie
song
55 Brewing beer or
collecting coins,
e.g.
56 Spine-chilling
57 Castaways’
constructions
61 Reserve on Vrbo
62 Business card
image
63 Smell of a teen’s
room, say
65 The Bronx
Bombers, on
scoreboards
67 Cleaned your
plate
East Oregonian
A11
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022 Lunar Twist
Kurt Vonnegut said, “Everything is nothing with a twist.”
Two such twists happen today as the moon favorably
angles Uranus, then Venus to stir up some magic in the
love department. For those who’ve been needing a lucky
break, this is a small glint of magic to encourage you
forward.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). A social courtesy or
deadline is causing you a measure of distress. Breathe
and get to work. The task isn’t as difficult or as time
consuming as it seems.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The balancing act is
between openness and vigilance. As it is with tightrope
walkers, special tools, like the right shoes and a flexible
horizontal rod, can help you maintain the equilibrium.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Creativity trumps pricey
dining/entertainment every time. You have excellent
ideas about how to whip up some inexpensive fun. Now
all you need is the courage to follow through.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Take notice of what you
feel. It may help to realize that the feeling is physical
and lives somewhere in your body. Paying attention to
emotions enhances health and puts you in contact with
deeper intuition.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Quiet is precious. Enough of
it pooled in one place becomes an ecosystem to attract
things such as tranquility, inner peace and wisdom. Build
barriers to ward off intrusions and protect the sanctity of
this reserve.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Consider that your self-
imposed limits might be far more stringent than any laid
out in the rules of the game or by society at large. Does
your strictness help matters or are you making things
unnecessarily difficult on yourself?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). No denying it: It’s easier
to have fun around certain people, and those are the
ones who usually have people around them. So, in some
subtle way you’ll have competition, which keeps things
interesting.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll connect with
friends. Loved ones will do the same. Since you have
different friends, there’s a certain amount of trust extended
here, and it’s faith well-invested.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re throwing a
form of tantrum right now -- a silent, internal and complex
rebellion against something you’ve requested of yourself.
It’s a chance to work on the parent-child dynamic within.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Think about your
desired outcome, write about it and envision it. It’s too
early to ask for it now, but in time you will see the path to
getting what you want.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Money isn’t all-
important, but it will be pretty hard to do the things on
your list without it. Avoid judgments and attitudes that
distance you from wealth. Be happy for the success of
others, knowing yours is coming.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Conforming is
appropriate at some stage of the game, but you’re far
past it. All that time spent trying to fit in and it turns out
you’re magnificent precisely because of the ways you are
different from the others.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 21). Your intuition feeds
you a constant flow of legitimate information, sometimes
coming in a strange and figurative form, and yet your
feelings about things have their own trustworthy logic.
You’ll meet and impress powerful people who can help
you achieve your aims. Excellent offers and exciting deals
are part of the fun. Virgo and Leo adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 7, 20, 1, 11 and 40.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2022 Moon Knots the Plot
The moon tangles with Mars in Sagittarius before moving
on to peaceful Libra. Feathers get ruffled, most likely by
new ideas, fresh blood and the insecurity these things
introduce to the status quo. The infractions will be
small. Once everyone understands there’s no real threat,
harmony is restored.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Establish boundaries in
a developing relationship. Envision the direction you’d
like this to go. You’re thinking hopefully and focusing
yourself with optimism. The best is yet to come.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your powers of
observation are keen, and you’ll put together a puzzle
that’s been mystifying you for some time. No spoilers.
If you tell the others, you’ll diminish the pleasure of their
discovery.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Someone admires you.
You’ve known it on a subconscious level, but now it’s too
obvious to subvert. Enjoy the attention. It’s well-earned.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It will take a bit of
coaxing to get your mind flowing in the direction of
gratitude, but when you really think about it, there’s
enough good stuff in your current life to make you feel
like the luckiest person on the planet Earth.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The problem with putting your
work to the test is that you would be hard-pressed to find
a harsher judge than yourself. Show your work to at least
12 other people. There’s accuracy in the average of those
opinions.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You don’t have to look
at the clock to know if you are hungry. You ask your
body, and it tells you. As you get still inside, you’ll be
increasingly aware of other silent rhythms within you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It’s an imperfect world and
you’ll see mistakes all around you: your own and other
people’s. Even when it’s not your fault or your business,
you’ll do what you can to help make things right.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Take action to benefit
your future. This is different from trying to escape into
the future. By endeavoring to make the future you more
comfortable, healthy and happy, your present improves
markedly.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s dangerous to
drive while reading or eating a sandwich. In some way
you are trying to simultaneously take on incompatible
tasks, but the fix is easy. Put something down. One thing
at a time.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll return a
kindness paid to you long ago. Your actions will remind
you of the way you felt back then, when the good deed
was freshly bestowed on you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Part of the appeal
of travel is that you don’t know what to expect. You can
choose your destination, but you can’t choose your
adventure because much of it is out of your control. Plan
your next trip.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Like the boss that you
are, you’re managing a scenario that is not so easily
managed. The skills you need to be successful cannot
be acquired overnight, so make a commitment to keep
working at it.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 22). Your positive, upbeat
and honest attitude turns situations to your favor. Your
curious mind will keep finding opportunity. You’ll travel
to accomplish a mission. You’ll feel like you have more
knowledge of a person than your time together would add
up to -- it’s your sixth sense pointing to a lovely, fated
connection. Libra and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 8, 44, 31, 9 and 18.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS