PUZZLES
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Feathered Friends by Dave Taber and Laura Moll
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 15th-century
Peruvians
6 Docs’ body?
9 Welsh dog breed
14 Protest walk
15 Official at a
Pelicans game
16 Stand by for
17 Yoga posture
18 Distinct period
19 They surround
Saturn
20 “Jerry Maguire”
director
23 Online auction
site
24 Musical mixture
28 Doctrine
31 Rapper Lil ___ X
32 Name hidden in
“Danielle”
33 Crosshatched
cereal
34 “Moon Knight”
actor
38 Pear-shaped
instrument
39 Positive particle,
perhaps
40 Bear’s home
41 “Love Story”
author
45 They’re right
down your alley
46 Torn ___ (sports
injury)
47 “___ the land of
the free ...”
48 Duck, like a
question
50 Sought-after
partner
52 Troglodyte’s
home
54 Illegal contact by
Larry Bird, and
a phonetic hint
to 20-, 34- and
41-Across
60 Sorts (through)
63 ___ duck (weirdo)
64 Word before “call”
or “contact”
65 Eye color, e.g.
66 Charge that may
be flat
67 Demolishes
68 Price for your
thoughts?
69 Super Bowl
highlights, for
some
70 Commentary
pieces in the
paper
DOWN
1 Desktop with
Apple’s M1 chip
2 Org. with rovers
3 Pull an all-nighter,
say
4 Teen’s skin woe
5 Revealed in a
support group
6 Venue for the
Raptors or
Penguins
7 Leniency
8 In the distance
9 Where a body is
waxed?
10 Boo-boos
11 Did laps, perhaps
12 Eagles’ booking
13 “___ a bird ...”
21 Duck’s instrument
in “Peter and the
Wolf”
22 Country next to
Yemen
25 State where the
nene flies
26 Not nice
27 Docking spots
28 Wedding locale,
often
29 Change up, as a
bathroom floor
30 Employee with
perks, informally
31 Mom’s mom
33 Soccer shoe
feature
35 Cake level
36 Monopolize
37 Dog food brand
42 The best policy,
they say
43 Prophet
44 ___ cake (molten
chocolate
dessert)
49 Alternative to
laces
51 Decide to join
52 Like secret
messages
53 Mountain range
of the 1-Across
55 Couch potato’s
spot
56 Prepare to leave
the nest?
57 Exude
58 Like relatively
cheap textbooks
59 More, to a
minimalist
60 Auto racing
sponsor
61 Anger
62 Falcons follower,
for one
Birds Aren’t Real by Ross Trudeau
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Hyphen relative
5 Itsy-___
10 Nonstandard
nickname for the
Golden State
14 Cosmetics chain
15 Join forces
16 Tweak, as a
crossword
17 Simians studied
by a certain
primatologist?
(OWL)
19 “Hahaha,” in a
text
20 Jheri ___ (hairdo)
21 Wrath
22 Push away
23 Claw for building
a nest
25 Bog
accumulations
26 Nick a china
dish? (CROW)
30 Sympathized with
33 Particles such as
Na+ and Cl-
34 AOC or JFK, e.g.
35 Langston Hughes
poem
36 Japanese noodle
soup
38 Croat’s neighbor
39 Southern sch. by
the Mississippi
40 ___ bomb
(Japanese drink)
41 “Makes sense to
me”
43 Certain frilly
Middle Eastern
fabric? (WREN)
46 Long part of a
golf club
47 Answers a
Paperless Post
49 The “T” in THC
50 Ruckus
52 Court reporters’
channel?
54 Oodles and
oodles
55 “Did you hold
hands?,” e.g.
(ROBIN)
58 2021 sci-fi
remake starring
Zendaya
59 “Am not!”
comeback
60 Facial breakout
61 Did an
impression of
62 Weighed down
63 Marsh plant
DOWN
1 “Thanks, Captain
Obvious”
2 Apt name for a
smartie?
3 Walk proudly
4 Amateur
broadcaster’s set
5 Cinnamon ___
6 Signing, as a
contract
7 Amphitheater
level
8 Eyelid
inflammation
9 “You’re correct”
10 Post bag
contents?
11 Animal shelter’s
rehoming
initiative
12 Self report?
13 “___ be OK”
18 Skateboarder’s
“no hands” trick
22 Gym rat’s count
24 Ready to pour
25 Bic tips
27 Stopwatch
28 Groundbreaking
tool?
29 Idris of Marvel
films
30 Tablet in a bottle
31 “We’re being
framed!”
32 Push-button
phone type
37 Dana Elaine
Owens, ___
Queen Latifah
38 Daytime TV idol
40 A remote may
slip between its
cushions
42 Donates
44 Merited
45 Incite, like
suspicion
48 Cinnamon or
ginger
49 “Behold my
brilliance!”
50 City south of New
Delhi
51 Banned from
a competition,
briefly
53 Word hidden in
“run on empty”
55 Gal ___
56 Immeasurably
long time
57 Homer’s neighbor
East Oregonian
A15
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2022 Moon Hosts Reality Show
The moon in the sign of domesticity angles to
highlight the hoarding tendencies of Jupiter, then
the confrontational and destructive side of Mars,
recalling a reality television show cleverly edited to
create a story where there may or may not have been
one in the first place. You don’t know the truth unless
you know the context of things.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You like to shop
where the price tags are visible because the cost of a
thing figures into how much you want it. Your appetite
shifts as you determine what it will take to have your
desire -- and whether it’s a price you wish to pay.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You wish you could
know exactly what it is that ignites the passion in
your heart, but such things are hard to define. It
either clicks or it doesn’t -- and, today, for whatever
reason, it will.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Because following
your heart is much easier when you also have
practical tools, you’ll pick up helpful communication
skills. You’ll find it’s much easier to prevent
misunderstandings up front than it is to resolve
conflict later.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Success is
neither mysterious nor complicated. It boils down
to repetition. Do the desired thing until it’s the
automatic thing. Anything that gets repeated will
become engrained.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). In some instances, cutting
corners can be the intelligent way to go. Why work
harder than you must to achieve the result? You’ll be
as efficient as possible without leaving out anything
essential or integral to the quality of your work.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today’s optimism will be,
at best, transformative, at worst, harmlessly wrong.
On the other hand, there is no benefit at all that will
come from pessimism.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Progress has its loops
and stutters, its dashes and strolls, its grades and
retrogrades. So don’t worry too much about the step
backward; that is also part of the dance, often followed
by two steps forward.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The events of the day
will reinforce certain group dynamics. People don’t have
to be in perfect agreement to work together. When you
and your team act as a unified front, you become a unified
front.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You are consumed
by a project, but at least it is a healthy obsession. It’s fine
if you’re not as accessible to people for a little while, but
there will be consequences if you ignore your people for
too long.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Some things are
harder to admit, but if you resolve not to judge yourself,
everything going on inside you becomes manageable.
The more honest you are with yourself, the better you
know yourself.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). When you were
little, you played make-believe games -- and you are
pretending still. Do not think of pretense as faking it or
being false in any way, rather think of it as trying things
on, as an early stage of becoming.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). What you thought was
the end of a cycle wasn’t even the midway point, but since
you’re still committed to getting what you need out of the
situation, you’ll hang in there, ready to do what it takes.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 1). Your quest to find
or achieve something beyond the usual limits of human
experience will be satisfied. You’ll practice a skill until
masterful then stay open to the wonders born of your
expertise; adventure ensues. More highlights: friendship
expands into love or business, stylish means of travel,
the resolution of ancient karma. Cancer and Virgo adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 33, 18, 2 and 10.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2022 Savor the Retrograde
Welcome to the last day of the Mercury retrograde.
The good news is that soon the phone calls won’t
drop, the packages will arrive on time and very little
will be lost in translation. The bad news is there’s
nothing funny about a perfectly executed plan. And if
things don’t go smoothly, who will we blame?
ARIES (March 21-April 19). If your sense of
personal responsibility is more stringent than those
around you, seek different company. When you’re
among innovators, you’ll innovate; when you’re
among leaders you’ll lead.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It’s true that people
are attracted by looks, money and power, but the
thing that makes you most attractive today is an
X-factor having little to do with those attributes.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Being mired in your
own thoughts and routines can have a dulling effect
that could cause you to miss the good stuff. The
small efforts you make to change things up will keep
you alert to your opportunities.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You are a giver.
If you don’t feel like you can make a contribution
gladly, then you’d rather wait for a better moment.
Your timing and judgment are impeccable.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s as though there are
twice as many thoughts running through your head.
Luckily, you have the talent of volume control. You
will turn down the worry and turn up the cheerleading.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re more
influential than you realize. As long as you stay alert
to how the words you use, the behaviors you display
and even your casual statements have power, you will
have no regrets.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Even when only half
the marching band is playing the right notes, it still
sounds pretty much like music. Today’s dealings
involve a large organization that’s rife with problems,
but to some degree it’s still fulfilling the purpose.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Different perspectives
and styles will clash. Although there are times when
conflict can be invigorating and elevate the outcome, this
is not one of them. Steer clear and re-address tomorrow.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Throwing
money at a problem might not be the most lasting
solution, but in today’s case it will be the quick fix
that lets you move on. If you don’t have the money,
this is an opportunity for cleverness and networking.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You can’t decide
the external weather, but you can go to a temperature-
controlled room. Neither is it possible to totally rule
your internal weather, but you can erect and inhabit
temperature-controlled rooms of the mind.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). List five things
you can do to move forward and then do them. If they
are the wrong five things, you will still learn enough
to choose a more effective strategy tomorrow.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There are those
who will turn everything into a competition. You
prefer almost any other approach: minding your own
business, seeking agreement, working together...
your way will work best for all.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 2). You’re known
to go above and beyond the call, but this year be
warned: you will hear no calls... rather you’ll be
nudged along, whispered to or inexplicably drawn to
your delicious destiny. More highlights: a hot ticket
enjoyed with friends, a series of strange encounters
that leads to money and a certificate of education.
Leo and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are:
1, 4, 44, 48 and 6.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS