PUZZLES
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Metal Man by Nova Qi and Matthew Stock
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Filled with foliage
5 Relaxation
destinations
9 Make angry
13 Instrument that’s
3/4 vowels
14 ___ of (in the
know about)
15 October
birthstone
16 Depend (on)
17 Band with the hits
“Photograph” and
“Far Away”
19 What a tyrant
rules with
21 Like 13-Across
music
22 Lets off steam?
23 Solidifies, like
custard
24 Cutesy dino
sound
25 Inits. aptly hidden
in “Obama-care”
26 “I know! I know!”
30 Container in
which preserves
are preserved
31 Space for
growth?
34 Taboo behavior
35 Application
36 TV series starring
Rami Malek, and
what you could
build using 17-,
19-, 53- and
56-Across?
38 Get the W
39 Video file format
41 Italian fashion
house
42 Mother deer
43 Fiery prefix
44 Gossip that’s
“spilled”
45 Physics particle
that anagrams to
“um, no”
47 Founded, for
short
49 Like an echidna
51 Haiku master
Matsuo
53 Metaphorical
feature of a fast
driver
56 Venomous
American snake
58 It may surround you
59 What squiggly
lines may
represent
60 Mosque leaders
61 The ___ of March
62 Result of using
the wrong key?
63 Sound-boosting
equipment
64 Chess “castle”
DOWN
1 Model ___
Harvey
2 Lyft competitor
3 Harry Styles’
began with his
self-titled album
4 “Oh come on”
5 Holey cheese
6 Formal
agreement
7 MacGuffin in
the first Indiana
Jones film
8 Come to your
senses
9 Singer/actor/
activist Paul
10 Apple tablet
11 Like some
lingerie
12 Yellowstone
grazer
14 Actor Kapoor
18 “Don’t ___ me
forget!”
20 Place to
exchange ideas
23 Underwater
diver’s gear
24 Like a gravelly
voice
25 What squiggly
lines may
represent
27 Formal greeting
28 Veggie with
layers
29 Sharpen
30 Get up?
32 Informal Italian
eatery
33 Goofed
37 Shy
40 Gives up amateur
status
46 Like playing
favorites
48 ___/her/hers
49 Red parts of a
baseball
50 Knee or elbow
protectors
51 Word before
“language” or
“shop”
52 Each
53 ___ of faith
54 Cookie that can
be customized
55 To-do list item
56 Portable bed
57 “Let me think ...”
Providers by Olivia Aldridge and Ross Trudeau
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Clears (of)
5 Track event
9 Fourth month
14 It’s a sign!
15 Apiece
16 Reeves of “John
Wick”
17 *Person who
might teach
consonant-vowel
combinations
20 According to
21 See 23-Across
22 Go out with
23 With 21-Across,
climb without a rope
25 Pieces of lower-
leg jewelry
28 *Person who
guides expectant
and new mothers
32 Nail polish brand
33 Paving goop
34 Report on
38 Amanda Gorman,
e.g.
40 Kisses on
the streets of
London?
43 Word sung twice
after “Que”
44 Eventually
become
3 Like Oreos at a
state fair
4 Snide looks
5 “Didn’t love it”
6 Has some nom
noms
7 Reverberation
8 It can be laid
down but not
picked up
9 Letters before a
pseudonym
10 Liveliness
11 Salary increase
12 Alaska, on some
U.S. maps
13 Instruments with
bent necks
18 People of Canada
19 Rice-A-___
24 Some first
responders
26 Chain that sells
buckets
27 Some sun signs
28 “Uh-uh”
29 Atop
30 McKellen of
“Cats”
DOWN
31 Sag
1 Stoic “Brooklyn
Nine-Nine”
35 Eating regimen
detective
that forgoes
2 Mischievous ones
animal products
46 Iron in a vein?
47 Digital mapping
tech
48 *Person working
with relief pitchers
53 Country where
Nadia Comaneci
was born
56 “So, next ... “
57 Bonobo, e.g.
58 Ballet skirt
61 Former NPR host
Cornish
64 FedEx, for one
... and what the
starred clues’
answers all offer,
in a way
68 Pleasant smell
69 Barely makes
(out)
70 TV anchor’s
audition tape
71 Kept going (and
going)
72 “Judge not, ___
ye be judged”
73 Flight board stats
36 “The Little
Mermaid” prince
37 Overly hasty
39 Low-end brass
instrument?
41 Test for aspiring
profs
42 Dispatched
45 “Denial ain’t just
a river in Egypt,”
e.g.
49 Lo-cal
50 Wreath plant
51 Burn on the
outside
52 Body of work
53 Two-way device?
54 Browser
that’s also a
performance
55 Fruit salad fruit,
often
59 Kiddo
60 Baking soda has
many
62 Placed a cold
pack on
63 Sources of
electricity in a
current?
65 “To me ...,” in a
tweet
66 Touring band’s
vehicle
67 Superlative suffix
East Oregonian
A9
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022 Aries Solar Check-In
At this point in the Aries solar journey, check in
with your goals and purposes. There’s passion to
be applied. Are you being as assertive as you can
be? Note that wrestling with something a little out of
reach won’t bring it closer. Get up and move to where
the thing is. Go all in. Commit completely. Surround
it, get on top of it, overcome it.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). People wonder
what you’re really thinking, though you’re not quite
ready yet to let down your guard. Let them stew in
the mystery of you for a while. Everyone enjoys the
touch of drama you bring now.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Remember that
sooner or later what you own ends up owning you, as
possessions require attention and maintenance. The
time to think about this, of course, is before you buy.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The call of the wild
speaks to something deep in you because it’s in your
first language. You don’t have to relearn it. You only
have to let go. You’ll be carried back to where you
came from.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You know what’s
universally liked? Nothing and no one. It will be
enough for today to delight yourself. If your plans
please you, they will likely have a positive effect on
someone else as well.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The wind is only
considered “angry” when it’s blowing houses over.
But when it’s blowing a windmill, it’s a power source.
You’ll apply your feelings to the circumstances to
which they can be most useful.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll get the feeling
that someone is watching over you. The one who has
your back may be currently invisible or anonymous,
but you can count on their protection. Go fearlessly
forward.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ve made
something. Whether you love what you made or not,
it now has the virtue of existing, which makes it more
useful than things that don’t exist, because existing
things can be observed, built upon and revised.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). While puzzles and
mysteries seem fun, troubles and inconveniences
don’t. Yet both could be seen from the standpoint
of gaming. A lot depends on how you name the
problem.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The road to
becoming is paved in repetition. Be mindful of what
you do time and again. For better or worse, what gets
replayed will one day be a part of you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). As you look
back, mixed feelings come up. Regret is an option,
but there are prettier ones. The past is a big picture
with a million framing options. Why not choose the
ones that are more fun to look at?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The move you
most need to make next is a challenging one.
Instead of shying away from emotional discomfort,
move through it. Discomfort will soon give way to
something beautiful.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Every seed already
knows how to grow itself. The planter’s job is to
create the proper conditions and get out of the way.
Trust in the process of life.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 8). You’ve been
impulsive in the past and now you see the benefit in
being strategic. Like a poker player with killer cards,
you’ll communicate carefully and your restraint will
win you a premium prize. You’ll often join a fun
crowd, though you’ll also find magic as you venture
to places that are easier to get to when you walk
alone. Cancer and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 8, 18, 4, 23 and 16.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2022 Raw Days of Venus in Pisces
These first few days of Venus in Pisces have a way
of opening our hearts, making us receptive to the
feelings of others and increasing our vulnerability
in the process. Don’t be afraid to feel and to love.
Showing emotion isn’t a sign of weakness; rather, it’s
an indicator of your humanity.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You know how to
spot a bad situation and avoid it. Some situations are,
however, unavoidable. The best you can do is to keep
moving forward with as much grace as possible.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When you like people,
you’ll go out of your way to see them smile, alleviate
their stress or make them feel comfortable. Doing this
for someone you don’t know or dislike... that’s nobility.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Once you see things
you can’t un-see them. That’s why it’s good to be
careful about where you go and what you click on.
Imagine what’s behind the doors before you open
them.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Ideally you eat to live,
not live to eat. Your appetite is strong now for more
than just food. Make it easy on yourself. Surround
yourself with people who have a healthy consumption
style. You can catch good habits by osmosis.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Before deciding, consider
the perspective of time. If something won’t bother
you a month from now, don’t let it bother you now.
If it won’t please you a month from now, don’t do it,
commit to it or purchase it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). What is best for
everyone? Considering the many opinions expressed,
picking the right one seems complex... until you
realize most people are speaking out of self-interest.
Who really has the group’s best interests at heart?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Education can be
extremely expensive or completely free. A library or
the internet provide access to the greatest minds in
history. Taking advantage of this today is extremely
advantageous.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Everyone needs to
be listened to, seen and loved. That said, you’re not
the only one in the world with ears, eyes and a heart.
Give to the degree that feels good to you and know
that it’s enough.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The emotional
currents are varied and strong today. Luckily, they only
come one at a time. Stay open and let the emotions
flow through you. You won’t stay stuck in one for long.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Neatness is not
the same as style, but when things are neat, clean and
organized it is easier to see your way to choices that
will elevate the style.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). To believe
everything serves a purpose will relax you. Whether
this is true matters very little. From the relaxed place
you will recognize your next good move and keep
going forward.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Ease is attractive.
Strain is unattractive. This rule will be exemplified
throughout your day. You’ll create ease and people
will want to be a part of what you’re doing.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 9). You’ll like how
the world molds to your vision. Somehow you find
a way to dominate the factors that once seemed so
out of your control and elevate your entire scene.
You’re expected to play a role; you’ll do it in a way that
pleases and fulfills you. Though you’re unconcerned
with approval, life goes easier for you because of the
applause. Aquarius and Leo adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 2, 22, 19, 4 and 18.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS