PUZZLES
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Where the Tame Things Are by Paul Coulter
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Org. for the Storm
and the Sky
5 Lovers’ clash
9 Triangular
architectural
element
14 Body of a ship
15 Old sock’s
problem
16 Words preceding
bad news
17 False god
18 Letter before
kappa
19 Book jacket parts
20 *”Show Me the
Way” rocker
(In this clue’s
answer, note
letters 1-2 + 13
along with letters
7-9)
23 Pantry pest
24 Color TV pioneer
25 *Attorneys’ group
(... letters 1-3 + 14
along with letters
4-6)
33 Venus de Milo’s
lack
34 Slipup
35 Pool stick
36 Place to study
21-Down
37 Shakespeare,
informally
39 That thing’s
40 Time for a holiday
party, maybe
41 Door, e.g.
42 Agitated state
43 *Business
presentation? (...
letters 1 + 12-14
along with letters
6-8)
47 Gobbled up
48 Gentle touch,
forward or
backward
49 Where a stray
may stay, or what
the first indicated
word in each
starred clue’s
answer is for the
second?
56 Title in a
palindrome
whose second
word is “I’m”
58 Greeting in
Granada
59 “Not true”
comeback
60 Athlete’s best
effort
61 Awesome
62 Western alliance
acronym
63 Rover on Earth
64 Intro to physics?
65 Unit of weight
DOWN
1 Beat, as cream
2 Naked
3 Ink smudge
4 Very attentive
5 Work periods
6 Shoddy
7 Baja’s opposite
8 Mets, Jets or
Nets
9 Present whose
cost is no
mystery
10 Financially
solvent
11 Word after “jelly”
or “jumping”
12 Drink from a dish
13 Workplaces for
RNs
21 Messenger
molecule
22 Former
25 “Fantastic!”
26 Color of honey
27 “Ciao”
28 Sphere of
influence
29 Construction site
sight
30 Hockey infraction
31 Protruding navel
32 Sticks together?
33 Name that
anagrams to
“lace”
37 Cheated on
38 ___ pants (baggy
garment)
42 Small spruce, say
44 Site of a canal
that joins oceans
45 Cornell’s home
46 Hollywood legend
West
49 Name in a
palindrome
whose second
word is “I’m”
50 “Excuse me ...”
51 Bound along
52 Thin cut
53 Russian ruler,
once
54 This, in Spanish
55 Study or lecture
hall
56 “Gee!”
57 Before today
Food Fight by Billy Bratton
Universal Crossword edited by Amanda Rafkin
ACROSS
1 Get ready,
informally
5 Health info site
10 Hippie’s
acknowledgment
14 Not artificial
15 ‘80s TV’s “Kate &
___”
16 Tomato variety
17 “Assuming that’s
true ...”
18 Renter’s
agreement
19 Site with custom
valentines
20 Steak house
offering that
shares its name
with a type of
facial hair
23 Apt rhyme for
“blab”
24 Uber Eats
guesstimate
25 Daily grind
26 The States,
colloquially
28 Abandon
30 Stand
threateningly
above
33 Poorly lit
34 Like a gamer who
plays for fun
35 Default side for a
Happy Meal
39 “Couldn’t resist!”
40 Doorstep item
42 Attributes (to)
45 Speckled horses
48 Sneakers or
slippers
49 Where a toy boat
floats
50 “Hamilton”
actress Phillipa
51 Take a stab at
52 Cereal with the
mascot Dig’em
Frog
57 Barrel of laughs
59 Transform
60 “Africa” band
61 Farm workers?
62 It’s bid in Paris
63 Cookie crumbled
at a frozen yogurt
shop
64 Relative of an
onion
65 Postgame
summary, e.g.
66 Quakers’ Ivy
DOWN
1 Gave a first coat
2 Disproved
3 Taiwan’s region
4 Story line
5 Crunchy morsel
often used in
baklava
6 Vote into office
7 Uninspired
8 Soybean paste
9 Profound
10 Furious feeling
11 End of the EPA’s
URL
12 “Don’t worry
about me”
13 The Stonewall
Inn, for one
21 Surname that
sounds like a
conjunction
22 Cousin of poison
ivy
27 Gravely serious
29 Vast business
enterprise
30 Works nonstop?
31 Norwegian city
once named
Christiania
32 Yes, to Miss
Piggy
34 Surrender control
of
36 Band in a Ben
& Jerry’s flavor
name
37 Chem experiment
site
38 It ranges from
400-1600
41 Rested for a bit
42 Of the stars
43 Pilgrimage site
44 Wile E. ___
45 Part of a
gym class
punishment,
perhaps
46 Major producer of
chips
47 “Going already?”
49 Workaholic’s
personality
53 Progressive Ilhan
54 Lymph ___
55 Idle of Monty
Python fame
56 Perched on
58 Tut’s relative?
East Oregonian
A17
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2022 Moon of the Magic Mirror
“Who is the fairest of them all?” asked Snow White’s
evil stepmother, as if being queen wasn’t enough. The
universe will accurately reflect on any vain question we
want to ask. But choose your queries carefully during
this lunar square to Jupiter because just like in the magic
mirror of fairy tales, we’re likely to get the truth.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). As for your ambition,
you would broadcast it on a gigantic billboard if you
could. In contrast, you are resistant to even whisper the
question of your heart. It will be answered in unshared
silence.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If your feelings were a
weather pattern, they would be a surprisingly predictable
one this season. If moved to keep track of the data, you’ll
see it plain -- or just feel the rhythm and settle into the
dance.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). A smooth leader makes
everyone feel calm and comfortable. A wrench in the
timing, there will be an unsettling moment followed by a
speedy recovery and restructuring.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). If your mind were a
room, today it would be crammed full of furniture and
visitors, bumping into one another in the tight quarters.
Do a clearing process. You need mental space.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Don’t obsess over what others
think about you. It’s best to assume they don’t -- not true
today, but it will allow you to relax into the moment and
act naturally with confidence.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People value what they
pay attention to, and they pay attention to what they value.
You’ll be tuned into where the attention flows, and your
eyes will be opened. Today features an “aha” moment,
then a plan.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You make the world better
by following your bliss. An exciting new interest will
captivate your imagination. Let the excitement spill over.
There’s no area of life that can’t be helped by this.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When you’re with
people who support one another, you’ll feel energized -- a
beautiful state of being. Think about what you like in the
other person and this flow will be organic.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your day-to-day
contributions are so steady they could easily be taken for
granted. You can pull attention to your contribution by
holding it back.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). More love equals
more happiness. This starts with the love you put out into
the world. Tuned into your own behavior, just noticing
will change your life for the better.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your default mode
is to make everyone around you comfortable. Focus on
yourself for a change. The others will be at ease when
you are at ease.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll gravitate to the
creatively endowed. Self-sufficient people who don’t rely
on others for entertainment or happiness will be a joy to
interact with, and life will improve when you can make
this happen more often.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 9). Life arranges to reflect
your keen understanding of order. You’ll be brilliant at
customizing systems for yourself, and no disruption can
knock you from your purpose. You know how, where and
by whom you are needed and you’ll show up strong, if
not heroically. Get comfortable accepting heaps of love
and bounty. Leo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 9, 2, 22, 29 and 38.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2022 Building the Mystery
Mysteries abound. How boring life would be without them
-- so when the mystery is outside of you, search for answers,
but don’t be too quick about it. And when you’re the mystery,
let it build as long as possible before the reveal, if there is
ever to be one at all. This message has been brought to you
by the lunar squares to Jupiter and Neptune.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll feel the call to do
something domestic. You’re presented a new professional
opportunity. Think twice before you dismiss it. A new income
stream might be just what you need.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It feels like what you’re
going through now will go on forever. Not true. Keep moving
-- that’s the important thing. This too shall pass, and the
reward will merit the expenditure.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It’s sad you can’t be with
your loved ones, and yet there’s an upside too. You will
soon discover the joys of reconciliation. Distance and time
between your visits will make the connection ever sweeter.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). No one can honestly say
they want peace while still fighting. Lay down your arms. The
other team is as tired of the battle as you are, and they will
do the same.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There is no need for you to be
right all of the time, but if someone says you’re wrong, you
want proof. Also, you want to see the “right” way in action.
Rigorous fact-checking will serve you well.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Take bigger risks, go to
bigger places; these are the rules of the game. So much of it
is simply geography and being brave enough to stand in one
place over another.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The love experts have spoken:
Don’t fall in love with someone who flirts with everyone. If
you disregard this advice (or received it too late), then at
least take comfort in the fact that whatever happens next, it’s
nothing personal.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). As most of the relationships
in your life are involuntary (family, neighbors, co-workers),
it makes sense for you to be very choosy about the ones
that are voluntary (friends and more.) Exercise your right to
be picky.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll discover the
level of risk that suits you best. Your financial horizons open
up. Don’t settle for what’s offered to you, as you’re luckiest
while being proactive.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If you were to summon
all your powers of creativity to redesign yourself, who would
the new you be? Don’t let the ones who knew you before hold
you back. They’ll adjust.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A conflict is still dragging
on. You may not be sure if you can pull off a certain task, but
the fact that you want to try bodes well for your success.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Maybe there really is a
time for everything, and yet you can count on the fact that
it’s seldom a convenient time or one that’s under your control
-- another argument for doing instead of waiting.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 10). Your solar year opens
with a most helpful restlessness causing you to change
things that are perfectly fine. Your instinct not to get too
comfortable will prove prescient, as the rearrangement will
animate your spirit and set off a series of improvements
better than you could have dreamed. Savvy investments fund
your fun. Leo and Taurus adore you. Your lucky numbers are:
4, 21, 24, 3 and 17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS