PUZZLES
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Growing Pains by Christina Iverson
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Only Indonesian
province with a
Hindu majority
5 Help in
wrongdoing
9 Trojans’ sch.
12 “Sign me up!”
13 Word that
summons a
greyhound
14 Small, bumpy
candies
17 What you may
call on the front
seat
18 Hearty meat
option
20 Scandalous
company in 2001
news
22 Back talk, briefly
23 CT scan relative
24 Not as much
28 ___ chamber
29 Ireland’s Queen
of New Age
30 ThirdLove
undergarment
33 Nat King ___
35 Sleep under the
stars
39 Eerily perfect
44 Song for one
45 Control, as
enthusiasm
46 One of many
used in a pound
cake
47 Qualified
51 Only places to
find South China
tigers, possibly
53 Boast
60 Quad bike, e.g.,
briefly
61 Skating legend
Lipinski
62 New Haven Ivy
Leaguer
63 Figure making
under-the-pillow
exchanges
67 Thousand: Prefix
68 The ___ (home
for hobbits)
69 “Mm-hmm”
70 Opposite of odd
71 Racket
72 Exited
73 Maroon and
scarlet, e.g.
DOWN
1 European
bathroom fixture
2 Type of acid in
proteins
3 Sign after Virgo
4 Step on it!
5 Test with a
perfect score of
36
6 Shortish hairdo
7 Ham it up
8 Goal for an
assistant
professor
9 Not attractive
10 Complete
collection
11 ___ brulee
15 Fix, as a sock
16 Short, funny
performance
19 Idyllic garden
21 Classic candy
wafer brand
25 “Go away, fly!”
26 Sign of success
in real estate?
27 Diplomat’s skill
30 K-pop septet
31 Kanga’s child
32 Email pioneer
34 List ender: Abbr.
36 “Where the Wild
Things ___”
37 One might say
“World’s Best
Boss”
38 Coat-tree part
40 Billy or nanny
41 Anise-flavored
liqueur
42 Something
to thread or
microblade
43 Ivory’s
counterpart
48 At that future time
49 Cat ___ (feline
position that
resembles a
bread form)
50 “33 countries, just
1 ticket” company
52 Salt container
53 Body pics
54 “And yet,” in an IM
55 Egg-shaped
56 Confident poker
player’s action
57 Kalamata, e.g.
58 Worked up
59 Bright colors
64 Prefix for “angle”
65 One might run
12 miles during a
soccer game
66 As of now
Spoilers Within by John-Clark Levin
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Very mean
6 Eve lived with
him
10 Camp shelter
14 Grammy winner
Mann
15 Australian actor
Eric
16 Minimal difficulty
17 Colorfully named
political group
19 Eyelid woe
20 “___ Well That
Ends Well”
21 High card in a
royal flush
22 Flicker of light
23 Up to, informally
24 Chance to settle
the score
27 Prefix for “bot”
29 Puts in the
overhead bin, e.g.
30 Dangers
32 20/20
33 Pageant wrap
37 Certain matriarch,
or a three-part
hint to 24- or
48-Across
39 Certain patriarch,
or a three-part
hint to 17- or
59-Across
41 “Now, about ...”
42 Part of a
circumference
44 Dark suit?
45 Fancy neckwear
47 Foil alternative, in
fencing
48 Comedic brother
who said “I’ve
had a perfectly
wonderful
evening. But this
wasn’t it.”
53 Insecticide
banned in the
U.S.
55 Henhouse perch
56 KGB’s Cold War
foe
57 Quack doctor’s
promise
58 Wood-shaping
tool
59 Sheet for
geometry
homework
62 Foamy brew
63 Something struck
on a runway
64 “Como ___?”
65 Installs, as a lawn 30 Sports org. with a
Tour
66 Averse to
67 Crystal-lined rock 31 Box office
sensation
33 Go berserk
DOWN
1 Bother constantly 34 Collectively
signified
2 United group?
3 Sense something 35 Finish quickly, like
fishy
a book
4 Free shirts, often 36 Contains
5 Currency in Tokyo 38 Gas brand hidden
6 Calculator with
in “car company”
beads
40 Very top
7 Bravely decided
43 NBC’s owner
you would
45 Charade
8 Tunneling insect
46 Capital whose
9 Can, more
name sounds
politely
like a competitive
10 Model 3
personality
automaker
48 Snatches
11 Face-plant
49 Sport often
12 “Bye Bye Bye”
featuring clowns
boy band
50 Gave off, as
13 Canines and
charm
molars
51 App customers
18 Up to ___
52 Old-school cheer
(adequate)
54 Far from long-
22 MLB execs
winded
24 Alchemist’s target
57 Phone protector
metal
59 Transcript stat
25 Attention-getting
instrument
60 “Apollo 13”
director Howard
26 Elegant pitchers
28 Spanish for “boy” 61 Wooden pin
East Oregonian
A15
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2022 Mercury Turns Up Sensitivity
To be grateful for circumstances you do not prefer may
seem as nonsensical as tipping well for bad service,
yet there is an advantage to finding something to
appreciate. As Mercury crosses into sensitive
Pisces, the power move is one of acceptance and
inclusion. People will be eager for the comfort a little
encouragement can provide.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll see the end of
a struggle. This could pertain to something you do for
money versus something you do for love. Neither side
of your conflict will be a clear winner, but the situation
will resolve.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Time bends. When
you’re waiting, the minutes stretch through eternity.
When you’re in the flow, time blurs. And in your
dreams, time is irrelevant. As you master this day,
you’ll seem to have control over the flow of time.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You may pretend
you don’t know something because it helps the
other person save face, or focus your attention on
what others need even though it’s silly. In the end,
diplomacy benefits you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Today there’s a
whimsical world playing inside your head, while the
outside world is rather routine. Your creativity will
grow as you try to reconcile these two experiences.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You know money doesn’t
buy happiness, but that doesn’t make you satisfied
with less money. So, you’ll do emotional work for
personal fulfillment and professional work for dollars.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your critical thinking
skills are on point. You’ll make keen observations
and articulate them well. This benefits you best when
strategically paired with the spirit of diplomacy.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You know what it’s like
to say the wrong thing at the wrong moment, so you
react with compassion when someone else makes this
mistake. The goodwill you generate helping someone
save face is karma in the bank.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Fear is energy; it is
therefore directable. Fear can give you the fuel to run,
think fast or fight. If you know where you’ll run to, what
problem you’ll solve or what’s worth fighting, you’ll
have a good place to direct the energy.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The tools used
to create will be a focus. But don’t be fooled; the tools
do not make the creation. Creativity is in the head
and heart. Fancy, expensive tools can actually work
against the art.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re confident
in your abilities, but a loved one is even more so,
talking you up behind your back and paving the way
for your next opportunity.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A conversation
has stretched on and on and will continue to do so
until someone walks away. Since no agreement will be
reached, you must decide whether the conversation is
intrinsically rewarding to stick with.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s a decision
to make about a relationship. It’s not something you’ll
make together. Think about what you want and what
you won’t have and make some plans about what you’ll
do when and if your boundaries are crossed.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 9). Your specialty this
year is delighting people. You’ll build on past work to
create what no one is expecting. You’ll be paid well for
taking on some unusual responsibilities. Fun dates and
travel will be summer highlights. Your empathy and
compassion attract quality people. Together, you’ll make
a difference in the world. Sagittarius and Leo adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 12, 44, 8, 18 and 20.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022 Entertainment Under Impressionable Mercury
Our ancestors had limited options for entertainment,
whereas our options are endless, so each choice we
make is more significant. Entertainment has become
a matter of identity. How we amuse ourselves says
something about who we are. This first full day of
Mercury in empathetic, impressionable Pisces calls
for uplifting influence.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You have a big heart.
Move past the wrong someone did you. Wipe the slate
clean. Love and forgiveness will weave together like
entwined fingers of prayerful hands.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Rejection is no fun,
but you’ll risk it for a chance at a dream. You’ll get
your pitch together, suit up, go where there might be
opportunity, find someone to talk to and you’ll make
friends.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Mentally, you’ll be
sharp in the morning and then again late at night.
Afternoons bring a slump -- pleasant enough if you
just give into it. Good company helps.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your identity is an
ever-developing idea. You have your eye on a group
you’d like to fit into. You’ll think about how you might
fit in, why you want to, and what it means to you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You may feel nostalgia for
the past while simultaneously realizing that the time to
be alive is now. The opportunities are many and you
have more control over your life than ever before.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Even when you’re not
looking for love, you don’t rule out adding more of it
to your life. Love, in its many forms, will be out there
looking for you today. You’ll soon consider yourself
found.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Every choice has a price. It
is obvious that money, time and energy will be exchanged,
but that is not all. Get tuned into the hidden costs that are
difficult to calculate because they will add up over time.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Send a message of
appreciation, admiration or forgiveness to your own mirror.
If there’s something keeping you from doing this, identify
the issue and brainstorm about what might help you get
past it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Everyone needs
a little attention. Today is one of those days when you
need more than usual. You will get it -- perhaps from an
audience. You’re very entertaining and their laughter and
applause are a balm.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You may worry
whether your work is good enough, and you can take that
as a sign that you’ll excel. Because you care, you’ll learn
what matters.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Searching for shortcuts
is a waste of time. You’ll make the most progress by hoofing
the known road, making people comfortable by doing the
expected things, and keeping operations running smoothly
by checking all the boxes.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The frivolous things,
the jokes, the celebrations, the details that no one seems
to care about but you... these are worthy pursuits. Silly
triviality will be the key to unlock a wondrous rush.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 10). You’ll teach the
inexperienced, protect the innocent and adventure with the
worldly. An exciting run of events will be set off by a simple
goal: to improve your skills. Output and efficiency will
increase, so you’ll save time and money and make a more
beautiful product, too. You’ll attract love with your swagger.
Cancer and Gemini adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2,
22, 1, 40 and 19.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS