PUZZLES
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Universal Freestyle 7 by Will Nediger
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Speak with a
sneer
6 Dealer’s
giveaway?
10 Garments
that may have
underwires
14 Capital of
Vietnam
15 Soothing plant
16 “Diamonds”
musician,
casually
17 Betelgeuse’s
constellation
18 Narration
technique
used in many
documentaries
20 Walk laboriously
21 Region that
includes all of
Turkey
22 Provide the main
vocals
25 Hollered
28 Stepladder step
29 “Eternally
nameless”
philosophical
concept
30 Words after “I’m
staying in bed
today,” maybe
36 Praise for one
with innate talent
37 Cross fit?
38 Had a little lamb,
e.g.
39 Line on jeans
40 Punch scooper
44 Sophia Amoruso
book describing
her success in
business
48 Particularly
precious stone
50 RBG’s first name
51 Mistake during
band practice
53 Spotify category
54 Share a boundary
with
55 Muppet who
hosts “The Not-
Too-Late Show”
56 Wore out the
carpet, say
57 Frees (of)
58 Garden in
Genesis
59 Distorts, as
statistics
DOWN
1 Public market
array
2 Soccer legend
Lloyd
3 French ___ soup
4 Fruits or dairy,
e.g.
5 Salmon part
6 Attempt
7 For all to hear
8 Film style with a
French name
9 Tooth concern
10 Cook with intense
heat
11 Either squad
in an athletic
showdown
12 “___ you
serious?”
13 Knight’s address
19 Language suffix
23 “Filthy” money
24 Start a hedge
maze
26 ___ Grey tea
27 Uno follower
30 “Carry on my
legacy!”
31 Pfizer vaccine
molecule
32 Hearst Castle’s
site
33 Cute mammal in
a river
34 Like a home on
the range
35 Percussive
segment of a
song
36 Creature in
Himalayan
folklore
37 Tiny bit
41 Long pajama
bottoms
42 Rowing machine,
informally
43 Grammy-winning
soprano Fleming
44 “See what I’m
saying?”
45 Kitchen scale unit
46 Sprinkle around
47 Loses a layer
49 Olympian’s quest
51 Pacifists oppose
it
52 Official baseball
stat since 1920
53 “Recalculating ...”
device
Fantasy Sports by Will Eisenberg
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Thinks tactically
6 Orange type
11 Response to
“How now, brown
cow?”
14 Quintet to which
“Y” may be added
15 Amazon assistant
16 Like a good
product name
17 Unrestrained
occult figures?
(NHL/WNBA)
19 Understand
20 Actress Thurman
21 Tip jar bills
22 “Seeing red”
emotion
23 Debonair
27 Hobbyist’s
miniature racer
29 Glassblowing,
e.g.
30 Bout-ending
decision: Abbr.
31 Look for
32 “My man!”
33 Marine mammals
that bark
36 Game whose
winner always
throws?
39 Bladed steering
implements
41 Put in power
43 Like a blue
lobster
44 Nature spirit
46 Bubble tea insert
48 Baby goat
49 “Where America’s
Day Begins”
territory
51 “Eureka!”
52 Scrape (by)
53 “White & Nerdy”
singer Yankovic
56 Pale lager
58 British singer Rita
59 Qatari, e.g.
61 To the ___
degree
62 Tea dispenser
63 Flame-shooting
sorcerers? (MLS/
NBA)
68 “___ my problem”
69 Bird on the
Mexican flag
70 “This meeting
could’ve been an
___”
71 ICU workers
72 Hones
73 Discourage
DOWN
1 One of four for a
fox
2 Luau garland
3 Feel lousy
4 “Anyone can see
that!”
5 Mountains’ tops
6 Lil ___ X
7 Type of flute or
saxophone
8 They carry blood
to the heart
9 Does wonderfully
10 Stuck in a loop?
11 Enchanted sea
monster? (NBA/
NHL)
12 Work such as
“Doctor Atomic”
13 Animal that floats
on its back
18 Daddy ___
(rapper from
Puerto Rico, not
New England)
23 Apply lightly
24 Assortment
25 Lightning-
wielding
behemoths?
(WNBA/NFL)
26 Objectives
28 Drop that’s shed
34 Apt rhyme for
“net”
35 Small piece of
paper
37 Tot’s ride
38 Meal with a
recitation of the
10 Plagues
40 Goad
42 Falafel sandwich
topper
45 Cracked open
some drinks
47 Danced in 3/4
time
50 Carey dubbed
“Queen of
Christmas”
53 Injury
54 Program problem
55 Big soda size
57 Emotion often
paired with guilt
60 Sing loudly, with
“out”
64 “Isle of Dogs”
director Anderson
65 Maze runner
66 Run out of
batteries
67 Camera type,
briefly
East Oregonian
B7
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2022 Mercury Gets Out of the Capricorn Game
In the game of tug of war, those who prematurely let go
of the rope lose... with the satisfaction of watching the
opposition tumble backward. Some games aren’t worth
playing. Others are worth playing but not worth winning.
On Mercury’s last day in Capricorn, objectively look at
the games people play and decide which ones are for
you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Even if you have to make
concessions beyond what you wanted to or apologize
when you shouldn’t have to, it’s better to just get it over
with so you can move on. Otherwise, it will be all you’ll
think about.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Because you love
someone, you watch out for the opportunity to
demonstrate it in a meaningful, big-gesture kind of way.
You’ll now have the perfect opportunity to give from the
heart and be received as such.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You are actively
keeping something out of your life, though you may
not even realize it now because the behavior comes so
automatically to you. Consider what you’re blocking and
decide if the boundary is still right for you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It may seem easier for
you to be what they want than to be what you want, but
this is not a sustainable solution. Consider your needs
and boundaries carefully before you agree to anything
today.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A goal may be glorious as it
stands independently, but when you put all your goals
together, you’ll find some clash with others. Reorder,
prioritize and make decisions to clear up conflicts.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Take action and you’ll
also be taking control. Take responsibility and you’ll also
be taking ownership. Take offense and you’ll also be
taking time and energy away from your mission.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Forget the world at large
for a moment and you’ll notice that your own world is
running rather smoothly, as though filtered by soft light
and pretty music.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re working on your
problem on a multitude of levels, seeing it from all sides,
including from a subconscious angle. Your dreams and
daydreams will give you flashes of insight.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). What a strange
tale you’ll hear. The entertainment value is high even if
the amount of factual evidence is quite low. You have a
story to tell, too, and you’ll be inspired to get creative and
make it a good one.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There’s a time and
place for social risk, but many are easily offended today,
making those risks barely worth taking. You’re better off
maintaining an inner smile and saying nothing.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Distance might make
the heart grow fonder, but silence has the opposite effect.
Stay in communication. Even if you only connect in brief
moments of text, it keeps the bond alive.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll be in a reflective
mood and will see patterns in your life you hadn’t noticed
before. Fresh reserves of energy can be accessed through
mediation, dance, prayer, exercise or song.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 13). You can run and
hide, but felicity will always catch up and find you. Even
the most practical transactions are stuffed with magic
that will continue to sprinkle loose over your life and
work. You’ll express yourself in different mediums and
genres. You’ll make savvy moves to improve finances.
Libra and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are:
9, 30, 1, 15 and 28.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022 Leo Moon Valentine
A realistic person enters relationships with the mindset
that they will take work. Some would even say “hard
work,” but this Leo Moon Valentine’s Day suggests we
draw a line. Sure, it will get hard at some point, but
shouldn’t it start out easy? Bonus points for fun, sweet,
giggly, butterfly-inducing or glamorous.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You want to get to
know someone but you’re not ready to reveal everything
about yourself just yet. Don’t think too hard about how
to proceed. It’s a dance, not a science. Feel the rhythm
and go.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Realizing the
implications, you are not sure if you want to jump
at the opportunity for more power. Authority implies
responsibility for others.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Socially, you have many
options today. Don’t be discouraged by those who seem
to relish creating doubt. To surround yourself with
positive people is to live in sunshine.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). This isn’t a fairytale but
a love story, full of magic stitched into the details with
golden thread. Tend to the little things and the big picture
shimmers.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Affection comes in many
forms. It can feel like butterflies that accompany high
hopes of connection, the pangs of longing or something
similar to what you feel when you see food coming at a
restaurant. It’s all good!
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Love is a verb. Today you
are likely to work love, play love, dance love and speak
love today. Just don’t buy love because if it’s for sale, it’s
probably not love.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re a skilled sculptor,
shaping relationships and turning them into works of
art. The choices you make will define your love, and the
actions you take will confirm it.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Despite knowing that
the person who cares the least in the relationship has the
most control, you would rather care more and submit to
the wide array of feelings attachment can produce.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You will be
attracted to the person who challenges you. You’ll sing
the song, play the game, meet the challenge ... and then
you’ll do it all over again at the next level and then the
next.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). While you are
inspired and impressed by people with noble qualities,
it is also important to be around people who make you
feel like you belong and are accepted. You’ll get the best
of both worlds.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). True happiness is
impossible to achieve in isolation; it is dependent upon
the contentment of others. You’ll have evidence of their
contentment today, fortifying your sunshine agenda.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Like every other human,
you occasionally experience moments of self-doubt. Yet
you show up, a beacon of competence, ready to take on
the challenge. The power of your presence attracts love.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 14). You’ll shine as you
influence, teach, help many and get paid. Celebrate to
the hilt; you’ve long worked for this. You’ll see a happy
resolution to a family problem. Your personal life gets
velvety smooth, which makes all else feel good, even
breathing. Also featured: Hot tickets and a brilliant
investment. Leo and Pisces adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 2, 7, 1, 17 and 30.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS