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PUZZLES
East Oregonian
Universal Freestyle 12 by Enrique Henestroza Anguiano
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Takes it from the
top
11 Tour handout
14 Fitness practice
that uses
hammocks
15 Ducks and geese
16 Flying mammal
known for its bite
17 Model/actress
Kurylenko
18 Environmental
prefix
19 Protective beach
goop
21 ___ and grits
25 Early phase
26 Sailor’s folk song
30 Bright light on
stage?
33 “In addition ...”
36 Reach a tentative
truce after a
debate
40 “Do I know that
person?”
41 Noodle soup with
an umami flavor
42 Places to ask for
assistance
45 Like an app that’s
being tested
48 Strive
52 Small, hand-
picked group
56 ___ system (car’s
GPS)
57 Placed down
58 Line at the
bakery?
62 Dispensers of
20s
63 “Ooh, I like that
suggestion more!”
64 Thing to wring
65 Stopped worrying
DOWN
1 Downloads
and then files,
perhaps
2 Show the ropes
3 Physical or
emotional
protection
4 Fabric tear
5 Mai ___
6 High-end camera
initials
7 Yeses at sea
8 Celebrity chef
Matsuhisa
9 “Manhattan
Beach” author
Jennifer
10 IBM’s “Jeopardy!”
winner
11 Embedded
agents
12 “Well, shucks!”
13 Fern, e.g.
15 XL
20 Edited film
version
22 “Makes sense”
23 ___ mortal
24 “What’s ___ is
prologue” (“The
Tempest”)
27 Really put your
foot down?
28 Supermodel Gigi
or Bella
29 Come up
30 Tool that has
teeth
31 “That’s
disgusting!”
32 One who gives
pointers to newbs
33 Spot for a tattoo
sleeve
34 Formerly named
35 Bear’s home
37 Baseball’s
“Slammin’
Sammy”
38 Synagogue
chests
39 React in shock
42 Listens to, as a
warning
43 And so on, briefly
44 ___, rinse, repeat
45 Religion whose
art often features
geometric
patterns
46 “Cool beans!”
47 Aircraft filled with
gas
49 Social photo app,
for short
50 Loan interest
figures
51 Each and ___
53 Top pick,
informally
54 Times before big
days
55 Ended up going
59 Prez who wore a
top hat
60 Type of talk that’s
recorded
61 Had for breakfast,
maybe
As a Final Point by Gary Cee
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Spaghetti topping
6 Boosts to a
higher level
9 Pretentiously
imaginative
14 Detest
15 John, in London
16 American lake
deeper than the
Empire State
Building’s height
17 Popover pan
19 The “A” of the
ABC islands
20 Reason to
tremble
21 Introductory book
22 Exhaust
25 “Priced to move”
items’ place
28 Braces (oneself)
30 Charged particle
31 Some intersect
aves.
32 Baseball Hall of
Famer Martinez
33 Read lines for,
like a toon
36 Andes or
Himalayas
41 Audacity
42 Ed who played
Lou Grant
44 84, say, for an
octogenarian
47 ___ Lingus
(carrier to Dublin)
48 Very soon now
49 Exodus of
intellectual talent
53 Solve a
crossword online
54 Emmy winner
___ Lee Browne
55 Jackson born
between Jackie
and Jermaine
57 Be a proxy for
58 Finally, or what
both parts of
17-, 25-, 36- and
49-Across have?
63 Name on a
tractor
64 “I should’ve
known!”
65 Nostalgic photo
tone
66 Goofed
67 Pig’s pen
68 Finalizes, as a
deal
DOWN
1 Oscar winner
Rockwell
2 ___ Dhabi
3 Letters on an old
TV dial
4 Quick trip to
Dunkin’
5 Ontario border
lake
6 Much more than
moderately
7 Dish made from
taro
8 Anderson
Cooper, to Gloria
Vanderbilt
9 Arcade game
pioneer
10 ___ to go
11 Short digits
12 “That’s fine, I
guess”
13 Longs (for)
18 Takes suddenly
21 Sweat bullets
22 Baking soda
meas.
23 Romantic couple
24 Take two
26 French region
with beach
resorts
27 “Tell me more”
29 Unaccompanied
34 Gemma of “Crazy
Rich Asians”
35 Unmistakably
clear
37 Exchange
38 State with
certainty
39 “500” race, for
short
40 ___ tide
43 Bread that might
be marbled
44 Wear away
45 Market leader?
46 Spring holiday
48 Name hidden in
“campanile”
50 Consoling words
51 Defeated
narrowly, with
“out”
52 Like a dog with
fleas
56 Chuck
58 Passport and
driver’s lic.
59 The “N” in N.A.
60 Hoppy beer
letters
61 Zero score
62 Heating fuel
option
Saturday, March 19, 2022
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2022 Happy Astrology Day
The spring equinox celebrates the sun, reborn in the
first sign of the zodiac. In the Greek legend, two gods
rode away on a ram to escape their evil stepmother.
The ram was immortalized as the constellation
Aries. The sun in this part of the sky favors the bold.
These energies are oblivious to risk and encourage
wholeheartedness.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re susceptible to
flattery and you’ll get plenty of it. Praise will go to
your head. When you start to feel an overblown sense
of your own importance, just go with it and let it work
in your favor, increasing your magnetism.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Relationships are
more delicate than you would have thought. This
won’t be a problem for you if you stay in your own
business, but if you follow your curiosity, you’ll soon
find out where other people’s sensitivities lie.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You don’t have to
worry about doing a great job. Punctuality and
attendance are half the battle. After you show up on
time, everything else falls into place.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll ask excellent
questions. It doesn’t need to be perfect to do the job.
You’ll elicit just the informative response you most
need to move things along today.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re the type of person
who might dedicate the song “Wind Beneath My
Wings” to someone else, but don’t forget (especially
when you’re feeling underappreciated) that you also
happen to be the wind beneath certain wings.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It would be tempting
to veer off course to set your sites on an entirely
different goal, but you’d be missing out on all the
confidence to be gained from doing exactly what you
set out to do.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Expecting to feel
happy all of the time is a sure way to experience
disappointment. Let feelings flow. Take the good, bad
and ugly as it comes. And keep in mind that many
things are too important to take seriously.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You are enough.
What you know and have lived is perfectly suited to
take full advantage of this place and time. As you relax
into the moment, the future will take shape.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You don’t
follow a recipe, and yet the way you “feed” people will
be very successful and joy-inducing. So pay attention
to how you’re putting it all together -- better yet, write
it down.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Rushing around
just won’t be fun. Leave time for things like exploring
and goofing off. Memory-making moments tend to
happen between the cracks.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be
sympathetic to another person’s plight. You can extend
your kindness without giving money or signing up for
whatever the person is selling.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have a strong
appetite. What do you think would happen were you to
feed yourself what you really wanted without a shred
of guilt? Today is the perfect time to try it and find out.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 20). You don’t wait
for permission. You order yourself to climb to the top
of the mountain, follow the order, then enjoy the view
from the top. Because you deal fairly with all, you’ll
win favor and position. Your reputation will shimmer,
and your reach will increase. The best part is the
people you attract just by being you. Capricorn and
Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 14, 30, 2,
27 and 8.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022 Spring Open
In the age of pocket distraction generators, being a
first-class observer takes a great deal more intention
and self-discipline than it ever has before. The
conjunction of Mercury and Jupiter in astute Pisces
offers a promise. Those who fight distraction and
make intentional efforts to take deep notice of their
surroundings will be richly rewarded.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). It is true that
relationships can cause you to feel uncertain, but that
doesn’t mean that they are less appealing. Perhaps it
is your uncertainty that keeps you intrigued.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You are paying
attention and will catch what others miss. At some
point, the details you pick up on could become
overwhelming. When that happens, take a break, step
back and let things blur into a bigger picture.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When you’re not sure
you can have something, does that make you want it
more? Well, you’re not the only one. Use this principle
to create demand for your goods and services.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Preparation is the
biggest contributing factor to your success. Think
things through. Plot next moves. Doing this with a
friend will be especially fun; you’re brilliant with an
audience.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If you didn’t know any
better, you might think it was cosmic exam week. A
lesson from your personal history comes up as if cued
by a great teacher in the sky. What you learned back
there will apply to a current conundrum.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your life’s many
facets are all connected. As good as you are at
compartmentalization, changes in one area still ripple
out. In today’s case, the affect will be favorable indeed.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Remember when the
thing you almost didn’t do ended up opening a world
to you? That’s why you should say yes today. You’ll
agree; you’ll learn; and then you’ll win.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Every endeavor has
an arc. Watch out for the point of diminishing returns.
When you see this milestone, you’ll recognize it and
try not to go past it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You know what
you’re good at and you’ll put it on repeat. This is how
you’ll set yourself apart from the crowd. Keep up this
trend because you’re becoming remarkable.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). This day features
some of your favorite things ... also some of your most
dreaded. To increase your luck, try to think something
good about each phase before you enter it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Passion fuels
action. You have a goal, but what can you do to
turn up the intensity of feeling around it? With high
motivation, the probability of reaching your aim will
be greatly increased.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The naysayers and
pessimists serve an important role. Discuss your
ideas with someone who fits into this category. Doing
so will allow you to solve a problem before it occurs.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 21). You’ll be as
attractive as you are playful. You’ll use what you’ve
learned. You’ll leverage your experiences and
relationships to create a future filled with more of the
things you want out of life. You’ll devote yourself to
improving fitness levels and you’ll grow strong from
the inside out, enhancing your self-image. Gemini and
Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 40, 21,
7 and 16.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS