PUZZLES
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
It’s a Miracle by Brian Gubin
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Beginning of a
new episode,
often
6 Qualifier that the
K.C. Royals won
in ‘15
10 Fidget spinners,
e.g.
13 Meat safety
concern
14 British fellow
15 What ebbs and
flows
16 *Line inspired by
a scene? (Note
this answer’s last
4 letters)
18 Graph line
19 “Just kidding!”
20 It may lead to a
call in poker
21 Place for a pinch
22 *Wagner piece
played at
weddings (Last 5
letters)
24 Future ferns
27 “In ___ of gifts ...”
28 Swirly snack cake
29 Of hearing
32 Soup often
served with bean
sprouts
35 ‘80s sitcom
character from
Melmac
36 Blessing ... or,
read differently, a
theme hint
38 “Boom Boom
___” (Black Eyed
Peas song)
39 Dairy farm sound
40 Tricks
41 In this spot
42 Greek letters
that sound like a
flower
44 Beautifies
46 *”The Thinker”
sculptor (Last 4
letters)
51 Dandelions’
supports
52 Gives for a time
53 TikTok or Spotify
56 Pro-vegan org.
57 *Warrants a “TMI”
(Last 4 letters)
59 Speed skater
Jackson
60 Bunch of quail
61 Olympic blades
62 Minor criticism
63 “Ah, OK”
26 “Never mind”
64 Button for
beginning a video 29 Intros to many
game
videos?
30 Manipulate
DOWN
31 Hi-___ monitor
1 Rider’s strap
33 Tuba, e.g.
2 Repeat ... peat ...
34 Is behind
peat
financially
3 Layer of paint
36 Icky
4 PC key under X
37 Depose
5 Midwestern
capital that
41 “Dear”
shares no letters 43 You or me
with its state
44 Totals up
6 Pungent
45 China as a
7 Tibetan capital
whole?
8 Oasis drinker
46
Colorado
ski town
9 Place to get mud
on your face ... in 47 Wombs
a good way
48 Tolkien creatures
10 House that needs
with pointy ears
work
49 “Superman” actor
11 Farewell that’s bid
Christopher
12 Some transition
50 How a Reuben is
from sitting to
served
standing
53 Word before “rug”
15 Chevy SUV
or “map”
17 Orator’s platform
54
Certain
research
21 Iconic chef Julia
reviewer
22 Dude
55 “Hey,” in the
23 Scottish group
library
24 Something fake
57
Kimono
sash
25 Water ___
(aquatic sport)
58 Well-chosen
Redefinition by Hanh Huynh
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Help carry the
money bags, say
5 Joe in “My Cousin
Vinny”
10 Included on an
email
14 Top-shelf
15 Sustain, as
losses
16 Seized car, for
short
17 *They’re marked
with Xs
20 Openings in
suggestion boxes
21 Birth control
method: Abbr.
22 ___ Lauder
23 *Labor options
26 “Clair de ___”
(piano piece)
27 Intl. alliance with
many European
members
28 Take small bites of
31 Mythical sailor
from Baghdad
35 Mopey rock genre
36 Letters after CD?
38 Unit of resistance
39 Cute word
between “I” and
“U”
40 “How was I so
foolish?!”
42 Diving side of the
pool
44 Shoppe
descriptor
45 Starts needing a
comb less
47 Gives permission
48 See 63-Across
50 ___ Vegas
51 “Law & Order”
extra
52 DrummerRingo
54 “___ asked you?”
55 Clorox competitor
58 Have a bad cold,
say
59 Prankster’s cry of
success
62 Yes, in France
63 With 48-Across,
certain pill
64 Discovers, as
oil ... or another
answer to each
starred clue
65 Container for
ashes
66 Commercials
67 Hi ___ (message
on a stadium
sign)
68 “Quiet!”
28 Mexican money
29 Name found in
“chocolate milk”
DOWN
30 *Some pitches
1 Satisfied sounds
32 *Removes from
2 Really heat up?
the record
3 Fund, as a
33
Father’s
sister,
fellowship
maybe
4 “Ideas Worth
34 Movie rentals
Spreading”
lecture
37 Bit of food for
5 A politician’s may
some pet reptiles
be flag-shaped
38 Unpaired items
6 Whole
on laundry day
7 Full-body
41 Shakespearean
treatment at a
king
Korean spa
43
Gambit
8 Signaled to begin
46 Christine of “Evil”
9 Roth ___
49 Shape of a
10 Dream of dating
Toblerone box
11 Breath mint brand
51
Butt
heads
12 Fencing blade
52 Long story
13 Prescription
portion
53 Like a deuce
18 Tidal mouth of a
score
river
56 Owned by us
19 Prescheduled
57 Hero in Zelda
hour
games
24 Bury in a crypt
60 Classic Pontiac
25 Skin conditions
muscle car
that Cortizone-10
targets
61 Bit of a chuckle
69 Disapproving
sound
East Oregonian
A15
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2022 Mercury’s Unlucky Luck
Mercury retrograde can be an agent of chaos or a
slight annoyance, a hiccup in the procedure or the
traffic jam that makes us late. In all cases, it’s a
chance to shine, as people prove their mettle under
pressure. This Mercury trine of Pluto offers character
reveals. The best way to know a person’s character is
when it’s tested before your eyes.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you ask a
question, you actually want to know the answer.
You’ll field questions asked for different reasons --
for instance, out of politeness, a need for validation
or to fulfill an agenda.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Reacting to triggers
and following impulses takes very little energy
when compared with the energy required to exercise
restraint. Honor and reward yourself for the things
you didn’t do.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When the show is
running right, the spotlight operator follows your
performance around the stage. Unfortunately, the
tech is asleep. Don’t worry, this can still work; you
just have to go to where the light is.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The atmosphere
lends profundity to your plot. When things work out
the way you want, it feels like destiny. When they
don’t, that also feels fated, like a hundred tiny arrows
pointing you in a better direction.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Love yourself. The
command is difficult because it is open. Its
nonspecificity leaves a question mark on your to-do
list, and maybe there is nothing to be done. You can
love yourself without action. Make it a mood, a state
of mind.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Appetite can be a gift.
Some temptations aren’t worth the energy they take
to resist. Temptation is proof that you’re vital, alive,
curious, interested in life.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). In movies, you can see
a whole lifespan in two hours. Time moves differently
in the movies you make in your mind as well. You’ll
do some mental time travel today to work out a
problem.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Add happy thoughts
to your endeavor. Encourage yourself and go where
others are likely to cheer you on. Protect the dream
by avoiding anyone who might be jealous or critical
of it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). They’ll give
you the fantasy version of a story. You’d rather know
facts, but fictions can be very revealing, too, as you
listen closely and read between the lines.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You teach
people around you how you like to be treated. Keep
principles of consistency in mind. Actions that create
the same results repeatedly facilitate quick learning.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). People make
books, and books make people. You’ll mold
yourself through reading and other media, mostly
unconsciously, as the attractive ideas and traits of
characters will stick to you.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). No matter how
good your routine may be, if it’s all you do, it will
hold you back. Vitality craves variety. Anything that
gets you up and out of your comfort zone will be
good for your well-being.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 25). Stars gift you
with amazing portion control in all aspects of life.
Ambitions are achieved as you take on just the
amount of deliciousness that will fill you and fuel
you without weighing you down. You don’t need
approval, but you’ll get props anyway as you earn the
trust and loyalty of many. Leo and Libra adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 9, 3, 39, 2 and 18.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2022 Organize Passions
Our love planet is frisky in the springtime realm
of Aries. Pluto in traditional Capricorn puts the
smackdown on her dress-code infringements, public
displays of affection and any other cheekiness Venus
might be in the mood for. It translates to us in tension
between heat and order. There’s no such thing as
organized passion.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). The situation calls for
chess-like strategies. If you attack, they will struggle
to defend, and as they defend, they expose their
particular weakness, which is the information you
need to know to help and serve.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re creative and
will think on your feet. Not every idea you throw
out will land well. Worthy endeavors are tricky and
complex! With resilience, you will ultimately succeed.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ve shared enough
of your inner world to know who gets you and
who doesn’t. Because you don’t require people to
understand you to love and accept them, your circle
just keeps growing.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The result of
teamwork will be greater than the sum of the individual
contributions. Even in a group as small as two this will
be true. You’ll be mystified by a creation born from the
chemistry of people.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll be brilliant at
planning. Furthermore, as successful as this project
will be, you’ll look back and realize that the lion’s
share of the fun was in the setup.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You are not at the
whim of unforeseen circumstances. These unexpected
turns may seem powerful enough to sweep you into
their swirl, but actually you still have the option of
ducking into a storm shelter to wait for it to pass.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Because you’re on the
lookout for opportunities, you’ll be much luckier than
the people who are too busy doing their own thing to
take notice. This afternoon brings a gem.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Need is not want and
want is not love. When you want a person but don’t
need that person the relationship will be more fun.
This will be the principle that guides the night.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The phrase
“I deserve nice things” justifies a wide range of
behaviors, some of which have the potential to cause
you a lot of stress. At the very least, it’s a thought
deserving of inquiry.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You don’t know the
complete history of the current situation, nor do you
need to know it all, but do learn a little. A few key facts
will favorably influence your approach and decisions.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today’s occasion
invites social performance. You’ll get into the mood
and tend to both your inner and outer game. The
preparation you do will contribute to an opportunity-
winning first impression.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The proverb suggests
that whenever you point your finger at someone there
are three pointing back at you. Today you’ll need to be
even more careful than usual in how you describe and
discuss others.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 26). It’s your cosmic
gift, the captivation of imagination. Indeed, some will
melt in your presence, and yet this has nothing to do
with your purpose. You’ll keep your eye on that ball
and see it through to the goal. Your proudest moments
will come out of a contribution to the wins of your
family. Gemini and Cancer adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 7, 3, 33, 20 and 15.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS