PUZZLES
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Universal Freestyle 23 by Derek Bowman
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Many racetracks,
shapewise
6 ___ stickball
(oldest field sport
in North America)
13 Upgrade, like a
bathroom floor
15 Captain Marvel,
e.g.
16 Narrowly defeat
17 Work on a Pixar
movie, perhaps
18 U.S. soccer star
on the 2019
Out100 list
20 Badly injure
21 Country where
Nowruz is
celebrated
22 Sound from a
sheep
25 The “A” in IPA
26 Distort
28 People at a meet
and greet
29 “___ Move”
(Young MC song)
32 Some workplaces
35 With 36-Across,
MSNBC host on
the 2020 Out100
list
36 See 35-Across
37 “I’m such a
dope!”
38 Ohio city where
Sojourner Truth
delivered the
“Ain’t I a Woman?”
speech
39 Fizzy brown drink
40 Word after “sugar”
or “candy”
42 U-turn from NNE
45 “___ a double
rainbow!”
46 Stable newborn?
48 Instrument with a
bent neck
49 “Pynk” singer on
the 2020 Out100
list
53 Alternative routes
56 Went too far with
57 “Mark my words
...”
58 Pork-based dog
treat
59 Strew randomly
60 Drivers often
change them to
go faster
DOWN
1 Stressful
experience
2 IKEA dish known
as HUVUDROLL
3 First-string squad
4 Animal that’s
“simba” in Swahili
5 Fail to articulate
6 Certain
committee head
7 Dye for some
body art
8 Out-of-this-world
archer?
9 “___ to My
Window” (Melissa
Etheridge song)
10 Aunt, in Spanish
11 Queen of the hill?
12 Teeny
14 “When are you
gonna be here?”
16 Watson of “Little
Women”
19 Dessert eaten on
3/14
22 Ice cream treat
with meat in it
23 From scratch
24 Donkey
26 Cherry discard
27 Leafy salad with
croutons
28 Classic dog name
30 George Takei’s
alma mater
31 Still owing
33 Like lashes and
tattoos that come
off
34 Prez who used a
wheelchair
35 Hilarious person
37 Discovery
Channel subj.
41 Every last bit
43 Flights in an
Escher print
44 Dandelion, e.g.
46 “It’s not my ___!”
47 How pastrami is
often served
48 Sophia who
played Aida
49 Caffeine rush
50 ___ off (prune)
51 Nefarious
52 ___ Millions
53 Start to appear?
54 “Yadda yadda
yadda ...”
55 Brewed drink
Themeless Sunday by Trent H. Evans
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 “I’m innocent!”
10 They lower pools’
pH levels
15 “That’s what a
little birdie told
me”
16 Small, in France
17 Strands at a
buffet?
18 Crew
19 Simple question
type
20 Goes through
some ups and
downs?
22 Tuna variety
23 Carry along
26 Like some bad
senior pictures
28 “Anybody else
want a piece of
me?”
32 They can be
checked or
packed
33 Payment promise
letters
34 Like tornadoes in
Alaska
36 Bassoon
inserts
38 “Over my dead
body!”
42 Lifted or swiped
43 It sometimes gets
high at the beach
44 What Va. ratified
in 2020
45 Submit tax forms
online
47 Scene for a Mad
Hatter riddle
50 Standing sentry
52 Cut from a course
schedule
53 Reaction to a
massage
54 Be a sore loser,
maybe
56 ___ nerve (visual
system part)
60 Trap, or part of a
trap set
62 Brokered a treaty
65 Like Machu
Picchu
66 Forestalled
67 Wanda of “The
Upshaws”
68 Fast connection
source?
DOWN
1 “Heavens!,” to a
Brit
2 Word after “dial”
or “muscle”
3 Barristers’
headwear
4 Insurance
salespeople
5 Bar in a Western
6 Like the utmost
degree
7 Lil Wayne’s “___
Carter III”
8 Shrimp lo ___
9 Mistake
10 Source of iPhone
downloads
11 Jane Fraser, for
Citigroup
12 “Don’t throw that
out!”
13 Spreads gossip
14 Oktoberfest mug
21 Girl who’s coming
out, for short
24 Polo of “Little
Fockers”
25 Obtain, as
revenge
27 Quadruple ___
(jump never
landed in the
Olympics)
28 Comes in first
29 Jam session for
folk
30 Haywire
31 Narcissism or
modesty
35 Wrapped up
37 “Don’t go so
soon!”
39 Pelvic bones
40 Many Sharpies
41 Try, as a case
46 Prefix with
“friendly” or
“warrior”
48 Totally worn out
49 Tack on
50 Desert haven
51 Camel features
55 It covers a field
57 “Bye-bye!”
58 Rapper with
a refreshing-
sounding name
59 Give up rights to
61 “Call Me Maybe”
singer Carly ___
Jepsen
63 End of the road?
64 First mother in
the Bible
East Oregonian
A9
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2022 Cosmic Casting Call
Mercury is direct but still in a slow, stormy mood.
This and other cosmic indicators point to a need for a
clever and whimsical uplift. We could all use a Mary
Poppins figure, practically perfect in every way, with
a carpet bag of magic. If you sing out your request
and none come to save the day with a spoon full of
sugar, maybe it’s your turn!
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Do all you can and
that’s all you can do. After that, relax and let luck play
her part. She’ll start by striking up a conversation.
Listen well. Luck loves a good listener.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Attraction drives
the action. The plot thickens and goes in a direction
you would not have predicted, perhaps because you
didn’t realize who liked you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You don’t have to
make it up as you go. A path has been cleared. It’s
all laid out in books, journals, maps, business plans,
patterns, recipes, tutorials, classes, conversations
and more.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You want to make
things better even though it wasn’t you who made
them worse. Taking more than one’s share of
responsibility makes astounding improvements
possible.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). As the cook knows, the
necessary ingredients are only part of what makes
a good cake. The order and timing can be just as
important. As you follow the “recipe,” your project
will come together.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The strong dualities
inside you bring about impossible happenings. You’ll
be fiendishly innocent while committing crimes that
don’t break the law, resulting in gentle vindication.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If the only agenda you
pursue is to have a good time, you’ll do just fine.
You’ll follow your curiosity straight to enjoyable
circumstances, delightful surprise and auspicious
connections.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Gossip is a poison
spell. If you resolve not to talk about people or listen
about people either, you’ll avoid the toxic effects.
Wholesome intent will eventually lead you to good
people.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The chance to
bounce around ideas is not to be missed. No matter
who you interact with, your notions will only improve
today, sharpened by the mere act of sharing.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll
experience persistence winning out. Whether you’re
the tenacious one or are acted up on by insistent
forces, it will be heartening to see diligence win out.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There are times
when sticking to the budget felt dreary, but now it
feels like a victory. The win you experience comes
about as you follow the simplest of rules: Earn more
than you spend.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ve a vision for
the future. The more people share it, the stronger it
gets. Intense moods carve their own reality. Passion
and certainty make for bigger and faster change.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 5). Your gratitude
practice goes to new levels; the better you get at
counting your blessings, the more arrive at your
door, ready to be counted until happiness floods
your world. Other highlights include: a certificate
of education, a strange but auspicious professional
twist and the maturation of an investment. Libra and
Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 12, 40, 11,
9 and 16.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2022 Planetary Rewards Program
Between the creativity of the Leo sun and the
industriousness of the Virgo moon, we’re in for a
strongly productive start to the week. Venus helps
out with luxurious or financial incentives. Of course,
the best scenario is when you enjoy a task so much,
the work is its own reward.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You started at your
goal and planned backward. Now it seems some of
the steps aren’t adding up to your desired result. The
plan needs adjustment but it will still work.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Avoid severe
approaches to problem solving. Even the larger
problems will be solved with small moves today.
Also, note that many things are better regulated than
prohibited.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Drawing a hard line
with yourself isn’t always the way. If your rules for
yourself are causing you stress, consider changing
them. The same goes for beliefs. A slight bend could
make all the difference.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Attraction will
depend not on what you do but how you do it. People
who need care will be drawn in by your tenderness,
but so will people who just prefer to be treated well.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). As a person of taste and
style, you’re interested in the story of a thing and the
deeper aspects of what it does and means. If anyone
with money can have it, you’re not that interested.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The day gives you
options that come with a ticking timer. In a way,
the constraint only helps matters, as it ensures a
decision is made, possibly by default.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You want to bring joy
to someone. Make no assumptions on the matter.
What qualifies as enjoyable to them is not what you
would have chosen for yourself. Regardless, if you
can make them smile, you’ll be happy.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Good manners,
common courtesy and conforming to expectations
will convey respect. Any breach in this regard will
pack more punch than usual, but follow the rules and
all goes smoothly.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re skilled
at turning negativity around on itself. Instead of
thinking you’re not good at a task, you think, “This
one isn’t coming easily, but I’m good at many other
things. If it’s worth it, I’ll work on it and improve.”
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Routines are
comfortable; ruts aren’t. Sprinkle in surprises,
detours and new experiences. Even when things are
going quite well, you’ll benefit from changing it up.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There’s nothing
wrong with negative feelings. In fact, they can lead to
your best discoveries. A pang of dissatisfaction will
lead to trying something new.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Even though you’re
a social creature at heart, your solitude is precious to
you. Today’s solo experience might just be so sweet
that no other company can compete.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 6). Risking with
your heart feels dangerous, but fortune favors your
spontaneous expressions of love as well as the daily
routines that hold your relationships in good stead.
Other highlights: the happy conclusion of months
of struggle, assets changing into a more useful and
liquid form and a team effort that nets a trophy. Aries
and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 3,
33, 19 and 45.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS