PUZZLES
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Hand Signals by Sarah Sinclair and Ross Trudeau
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Clumsy person
4 “No booze
provided” initials
8 Civil rights icon
Parks
12 “Let your ___ flag
fly!”
15 “State Fair” state
16 “Um, I’m right
here”
17 They may be
accompanied by
“Pew pew pew!”
19 Hatcher of
“Desperate
Housewives”
20 Back-to-back
move in square
dancing
21 ___ and dined
22 Longtime forensic
show
24 They may be
accompanied by
“Go, Texas!”
27 Maze runner
29 Restroom at a
pub
30 Up to now
31 Part of UAE
32 “The Hobbit”
hobbit
34 Plasma screens,
e.g., and a hint to
17-, 24-, 49- and
58-Across
41 “You win”
42 “By yesterday!”
43 Barbecue residue
46 Gunk
47 Lover’s question
upon returning
49 They may be
accompanied by
“Great job!”
53 Trojans’ or
Gamecocks’ sch.
54 2020 sci-fi
movie with a
palindromic title
55 “I’m not listening!”
57 Scary time for
Caesar
58 They may be
accompanied by
“Make love, not
war!”
62 “___ we forget ...”
63 Break into, like a
computer
64 T-bone, for one
65 Insects in a 1998
Pixar film
66 Bugs
67 Espionage expert
DOWN
1 On-___ switch
2 Singer Grande, to
fans
3 Purse with a
double F logo
4 Elaborate event
5 “Anything
broken?”
6 Possess
7 College degs. for
history majors
8 Tweet’s number
of replies vs.
likes, e.g.
9 “The Gift of the
Magi” author
10 Untroubled
11 In a crowd of
13 Previously
14 “TiK ToK” content
creator?
18 Laugh and a half
21 Good, long cry?
22 Dressed (in)
23 Garment worn in
Mumbai
25 Girl in “The Last
of Us” video
games
26 Crowds around
28 Softball stat
32 Open up like a
buttercup
33 Bouncers check
them
35 Close-fitting
36 Felipe, Matty or
Jesus of MLB
fame
37 ___ Vegas Aces
38 Relieves
39 Thanksgiving
vegetables
40 On ___ (without a
contract)
43 No. 1 Hun
44 Norway neighbor
45 “I swear!”
47 Moscow ___
(cocktail)
48 “No bid”
50 Word after “smell”
or “taste”
51 Part of BIPOC
52 Bags of potatoes
56 Drunk, informally
58 Upsilon follower
59 Organ with a
canal
60 Cat’s rest
61 Cloud site
Alternate Endings by David Bloom
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Apple tablet
5 Hard tennis shot
10 Palindromic
alternative to a
Game Boy
13 “Sad” color
14 Cinnabon’s smell,
e.g.
15 Beehive State
natives
17 Smidge
18 *Retaliate
20 Rushes, like a
castle
22 Dos + uno
23 Word after “UV”
or “X-”
24 “___: Vegas”
(CBS show)
25 *Play
cooperatively
27 Apt job for Joe?
30 Asthma trigger
31 *What your
patience may
gradually do
33 Con artist’s
assistant
37 Projectile path
38 Drain problems
41 “I never saw your
text,” perhaps
42 Goes up and
down and up ...
45 *Event for Trixie
Mattel or RuPaul
48 After the
penultimate
51 Cold country
known for hot
springs
52 *Heels-over-head
stunt
56 French denial
57 Bachelor’s final
words
58 Jackrabbit, e.g.
59 Investigative
piece by Ida B.
Wells
62 In need, or two
words that can
follow both parts
of each starred
clue’s answer
65 Chatted on Slack,
say
66 Strange-sounding
lake
67 Insults during a
roast
68 Jack or Jill
69 The 30th, for
June
70 Ore analysis
71 Gleeful look
DOWN
1 Nile wader
2 It may thicken ...
or be full of holes
3 Rome under
Augustus, e.g.
4 Outdated letter
opener
5 Fresh talk
6 “Rocky III” actor
7 Vital artery
8 Mocking looks
9 Olajuwon
nicknamed “the
Dream”
10 Place to order ale
11 Bart or Ringo
12 Nut in a pie
16 “The ___ the
limit!”
19 These, in Havana
21 Victoria Falls
spray
25 Follow
surreptitiously
26 “How frustrating!”
27 NYC theater
district
28 Bubbly British
chocolate bar
29 Potent part of pot
32 Silent agreement
34 Member of
Congress’s
“Squad”
35 Cecil or Simba
36 Obscene
39 Many a city street
layout
40 Word after “egg”
or before “fly”
43 Passe
44 ___ Fierce
(onetime
Beyonce alter
ego)
46 Group after
boomers
47 Like ski trails that
aren’t flat
49 Poem unit
50 Time machine on
“Doctor Who”
52 ___-and-seek
53 Love a lot
54 Lose-lose
55 Ultrabright colors
59 Crafty website
60 Prefix for “final”
61 Biblical utopia
63 “The Simpsons”
neighbor
64 U.S. school in
Athens
East Oregonian
A13
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022 Hope Trine -- Like a Diamond in the Sky
Shortly after the moon changes into her weekend
wear, Mercury and Pluto form a lucky earth sign trine,
as if to say, “Check out this auspicious moment.”
Here we stand between those retrograde insights
about who we’ve been and our summer resolutions
and wishes. So much is possible because we believe
it is. Hope makes it so.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You didn’t cause
the tension, but with charm and strategy you’ll
dissolve it. Regardless of whether the others can
fully appreciate your social genius, it sure does make
your life easier!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). This day feels like
a quiz, except the answers won’t be found in small
writing, upside down on the bottom of the page. It’s
all a guess now, but next week you’ll know what you
got right.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Relationship
problems happen when people project their hopes
and fears onto one another. You’ll avoid assuming
people are who you want them to be. Instead, you’ll
make every effort to learn who they really are.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Manage stress better
and finances improve or manage finances better and
stress dissolves. With your positive attitude, no
matter how you go about the problem, you win!
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Though “leave no trace”
is one of your mottoes for being in nature, it doesn’t
work in every scene. Your mere presence often
changes things. Today it’s for the better, and you’ll go
somewhere that could really use the improvement.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People are more likely
to intrude on boundaries that are not well marked.
When it matters enough, you’ll make the rules and
decide how they are enforced -- the equivalent of a
gated entry.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It can’t hurt to be a
little strategic with the party mood that prevails.
Consider who might be good for you to know and
mingle accordingly.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). An attempt to solve
other people’s problems often shows you how much
people actually like their problems and don’t want
them solved. You’ll avoid that drama today with an
exclusive focus on your own scene.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re moving
on to better things, which aren’t necessarily bigger
things; rather, they are things more suited to you.
Large quantities of mediocre hold no appeal to you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Someone who
points out your mistakes might not be the most
pleasant person to be around, but nonetheless will be
instrumental in today’s rapid growth and tomorrow’s
stellar opportunity.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your smile and
your willingness to go along with the fun are a gift to
others and they will repay you for it too, with a sense
of belonging as they include you time and again.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The job isn’t as
easy as you thought it would be. Trying too hard can
push things in a worse direction. Relax. Oddly, good
results come with less effort.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 10). With all eyes on
you, you’ll rise to the occasion. More remarkably,
you’ll keep rising to the occasion when no one is
looking and make major goals happen for yourself
this year. More highlights: an invitation to participate
in a massive endeavor involving thousands, a quiet
getaway in nature and an unexpected family reunion.
Libra and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are:
9, 5, 33, 26 and 40.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 Starry Dominoes
It’s a rather romantic collision between Venus and
Uranus in Taurus, reminiscent of the clumsy meet-
cutes of classic rom-coms, which seem bent on the
messaging that we often don’t know what’s right for
us, even as we’re awkwardly fumbling headlong into
it. There’s still a long line of dominoes to fall. Later
we’ll call this the catalyst that set it off.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Life indoors will be
manageable and predictable -- which is precisely why
you feel compelled to go outside, both metaphorically
and actually. You’ll thrive in all kinds of wild.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Not every bond
you make comes in the form of an immediate
click. Sometimes it takes time to find the particular
and unexpected way you fit together. Today’s
conversations, games and social combinations might
reveal it.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have nothing
against the ones who relax while you work, but you’d
rather they didn’t do it in your sightline. You’ll never
tire of being useful and will keep producing well into
the night.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s easier for you to
give others the benefit of the doubt than it is to give
yourself a pass. But the work you do to cultivate an
inwardly gentle spirit is so worthwhile.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll be mindful of what
information is yours to tell, which keeps harmony in
your world. Also, as the topics you talk about tend to
reflect on you, you’d rather focus on what’s beautiful
and fun.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The fantasy of freedom
is often very different from the reality of it, as too
much unstructured time and a lack of limits can be
debilitating. The rules make you more creative and
productive.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Reduce, reuse and
recycle isn’t just a slogan for physical items. You’ll
apply it now to stored emotions and other intangible
baggage. You’ll let go of what you no longer need and
find useful applications for the rest.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Caring too much
about the outcome of your work can only make it
stiff and boring. Give yourself permission to mess
up -- even to make a royal disaster of the thing, and
surprise, surprise, you’ll be brilliant.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You are not
made up of disparate bits and pieces; rather, you are a
system in which every part is integrated. This is why
even very small changes can move the whole of you
in a new direction.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Remarkable
things will happen, and remark you will, though some
discretion in the matter will be wise. You’ll make your
words count, or at least make sure they don’t detract.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your openness
gives you a huge advantage today. Because you’re
not attached to an interaction going any certain way,
you can leverage whatever outcome you get into
something you need and want.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). People who absorb
your energy and agree with you may be nice to have
around, but when it’s time to bounce around ideas,
seek the hard and deflective types.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 11). Your grace,
almost supernatural in its depth, will show itself in
your kindly consideration for others and a sincere
desire to serve the greater good, which so often will
coincide harmoniously with your own delight. More
highlights: a mystery solved, a journey with a handful
of other curious minds and a funny sidekick. Taurus
and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 21, 1,
17, 33 and 13.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS