PUZZLES
Saturday, June 11, 2022
Universal Freestyle 24 by Billy Bratton
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 “Yeah, right!”
5 Real bores
10 Move slowly
(along)
14 Quick snack
15 Accumulated, as
charges
16 Qatar’s fastest-
growing city
17 Drawing out one’s
feelings?
19 Send forth
20 Cloth in a British
kitchen
21 Bricklayers
23 “A ghost!!”
24 Feminist slogan
created by the
band Bikini Kill
26 McGregor of
“Christopher
Robin”
28 Mountain whose
Tibetan name is
Qomolangma
31 PictureMate
printer maker
33 Country hidden in
“Somalia”
35 MTV show where
Olivia Rodrigo
won Best New
Artist in ‘21
36 Fly sky-high
37 Sample
38 Bombeck who
wrote “If Life Is a
Bowl of Cherries,
What Am I Doing
in the Pits?”
39 Tyler’s
presidential
successor
40 Jumping skills, in
slang
41 Less coarse
42 Bill with a large
contract, say?
44 Chase rival, for
short
45 “C’mon, tell me!”
48 Crow’s sound
51 Exclusive stories
53 Catwoman or
Harley Quinn,
e.g.
55 Drive-___ voting
56 Young person
who spends
hours scrolling
social media,
often
58 Food, or has food
59 A8 and Q8, for
two
60 Littlest of a litter
61 Learned
62 How deadpan
humor is
delivered
63 Legend
22 Dazzled feeling
25 Pummels with
snowballs, say
27 Office BFF
29 “I totally agree!”
30 Pre-1917 Russian
ruler
31 Channel for
Nathan’s Hot Dog
Eating Contest
DOWN
32 “It just vanished!”
1 Ease up
33 New Zealander in
2 “No ___, Bob!”
Keri Hulme’s “The
Bone People”
3 “Hey, everyone’s
different”
34 Egyptian cobra
4 Boba from the
37 “So tragic”
planet Kamino
41 Conform socially
5 Lured
43 Piece of advice
6 Less common
44 A bit too precious
7 As a whole
46 Late to school
8 Baby otter
47 Buck who was
9 Film with plants
the MLB’s first
and bugs?
Black coach
10 Justification for
49 “You ___ kidding!”
treating oneself
50 Value
11 “That’s the last
51 Chili con carne,
straw!”
e.g.
12 Take it on the ___
52 Masala ___
13 Bowlers, but not
(spiced milk tea)
archers
54
Damage
18 Sacred Navajo
57 Aggressive dog
home
Three-peats by John Pennington
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 “Deck the Halls”
contraction
4 Tyrants
11 Roofing goop
14 Singer DiFranco
15 “Oh, so that’s the
reason!”
16 1 or 11 in
blackjack
17 Radio station
identifiers
19 Covertly include
on an email
20 Protest like
Kaepernick
21 Silicon Valley
startup exec
22 Ripped
23 Dryer detritus
24 “Surely that could
be more subtle!”
27 And so on: Abbr.
28 Gooey mass
29 Lets up
30 Go green,
perhaps?
31 ___ Canal
(Mohawk Valley
waterway)
33 (Shivers)
34 Dame Kristin who
starred in “The
English Patient”
38 Had a meal
39 Garment worn by
Indira Gandhi
40 Medical drama
settings, for short
43 Orzo, e.g.
46 Spy novelist
Deighton
47 Goat’s cry
48 Feminist punk
rockers of the
‘90s
52 Like the egg
whites in a good
mousse
53 “Works for me!”
54 Tee-___
55 Digs for gold
56 Piece of advice
57 Initialism for a
Tolkien series,
and what can
be found in 17-,
24-, 34- and
48-Across
60 “homage to my
hips,” e.g.
61 Completely
destroyed
62 Apt name for
MGM’s lion
mascot
63 Silent
acknowledgment
64 It lights up OPEN
signs
65 Bird that won a
1932 Australian
“war”
26 Rats and
roaches, e.g.
28 Online photo’s
location stamp
32 UFO passengers,
allegedly
33 Snoozefests
DOWN
35 Subtly spiteful
1 Took down, in
36 Word after “study”
rugby
or “city”
2 Ridiculousness
37 Florida tribe once
3 Rests, in music
led by Osceola
4 Pickling herb
41
Jewel
heist target
5 Suffix for
42 “That’s not what
“Vietnam”
I’ve heard!”
6 Broadway
43 Positive particle
backdrop
44 Japanese martial
7 Retailer with
art based on “The
a PupBox
Art of Peace”
subscription
45
___
up (got
service
sudsy)
8 Have a loan from
49 River flowing
9 Pulsate
through Lake
10 The “S” of GPS:
Geneva
Abbr.
50 Fashionably
11 Unmentionables?
nostalgic
12 Amass over time 51 Any “Seinfeld”
13 Schoolchild’s
episode, now
playtime
52 Feel ill
18 Allow
55 Fail to hit
22 Quinceanera
57 ___-Manuel
headwear
Miranda
24 Rich cake
58 Comedian Notaro
59 Moderna vaccine
25 “In memoriam”
bio
molecule
East Oregonian
A9
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2022 Saturn Square Warns: Back It Up
The pros know to back up the backups. One in the
cloud and two in physical form is the rule. The
concept is applicable outside the digital world. It’s
easy to take for granted the precious parts of daily
life, but to think of not having them is to realize
action is warranted in their protection and keeping
-- a friendly reminder from a cosmic T-Square.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your bright mind
applied to the mundane brings fate’s felicitous
turn. An enjoyable life that runs well is the ultimate
invention, and there’s no one more qualified to
innovate in your life than you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Everyone is different
in one way or another. Do you know how you are
different? Become keenly aware of it so you can
highlight this feature and stand out in a good way
when it’s your turn.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It seems to be taking
forever for you to meet your aim. Something needs to
change -- either the goal or the plan. The perspective
of an outsider will be crucial in this situation.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Those who put the
time in have an advantage over gifted people who
don’t practice. You’ll work all sides of the equation,
organizing your life to make daily efforts to hone
your talent.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Goals that are extremely
specific are the most likely to come to fruition.
Furthermore, keep asking yourself, what’s in it for the
other person? Guided by an ideology of contribution,
you can’t go wrong.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Some will disavow
traditional methods just because they are old.
However, the old ways were not all bad. Think before
you start over; maybe you can improve everything
with just a little tweak.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The consequences of
truth will be weighed against the consequences of
lies. People will tend to tell as much truth as they
think they can tell without getting in trouble, and the
same will go for the telling of lies.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You may feel
compelled to copy someone who is doing a thing very
well -- the fastest way to learn. You’ll make it your own
after you learn the basic shape of the moves.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The secret you
know is a glint in your eye, the intrigue in your smile,
the melody of your heart. This one is worth keeping,
as the moment it leaves your lips it will also lose all
its attractive power.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Searching for
answers will be an adventure. Though you may not
find what you were initially going for, many other
treasures will be uncovered, including friendship.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Though you have
no idea what your next marvelous idea will be, trust
that it will come to you, easily and in the perfect
timing. Believe it. You must, otherwise it will be
impossible to pry your mind from the old idea.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re unpre-
dictable, even to yourself. Take this as a sign that
you’re responding to the moment, unbound by
ideology, a freethinker to whatever extent that is
actually possible.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 12). If there were
such a thing as youth in a bottle, the main ingredient
would be astonishment. You’re now older, but your
wonder is making you younger and younger. You’ll
also cultivate irresistible qualities without realizing it
this year. More highlights: a legacy investment, a big
reunion and domestic upgrades at a bargain. Scorpio
and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9,
2, 22, 19 and 14.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2022 Musings of a Mercury Change
The chemistry between people is part of the chemistry
of creation in general. Families, friendships,
projects, businesses, clubs, explorations -- all begin
in that awkwardness of a first meeting. New reality
is sparked in fateful moments of connection and the
socializing that follows as Mercury explores Gemini.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You made a
decision, and that was the starting point leading
to places unimagined. Those new places became
starting points. Today you ask, “How did I get here?”
and retrace the winding road.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You know you are
growing in spirit because when you look back at the
things that made you angry, they no longer do. In
fact, don’t they seem rather small?
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). What you once saw
as a thing you had to do you now see as a game.
When you change the rules to a game, it becomes
a different and new game. This is the course of your
day.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You know who you
want to be. Remind yourself of this in those moments
you feel lost. Knowing who you want to be is more
than a decision; it’s an orientation that creates its
own map, its own to-do list, its own next steps.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Just because you have
wisdom beyond your years doesn’t mean you’ll act
on it. A little foolhardy, youthful exuberance blasts
through the stale air of staunch environments. You’ll
be a hit.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today’s success will
be a twist on tradition. You’ll appreciate and tend
to what you have and then venture out to discover
something new to throw into the mix.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It’s heavy on the work,
light on the fun, which every circus performer knows
is a recipe for toppling. If you switch up the equation
-- make work lighter and fun more important -- the
crowd will love it, and so will you.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). People learn
compassion through disappointment and injustice.
You’ve moved through bad times and are now so
capable of helping others through their suffering.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Sometimes
you go with the tried and true and other times you
feel adventurous enough to see if there’s something
out there you could like even more. For today’s
happiness, credit a balance of both behaviors.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When people
want what isn’t good for them, giving them what they
want isn’t going to help anything. For best results,
apply your own judgment to the actions you take on
behalf of others.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Most are not
extraordinarily objective when it comes to their
own thought process, but you’re the exception to
the rule now. You’ll look into your process and line
everything up; alignment is power.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You learned not to
loan money to friends and family; instead, you just
give it to them without expectation of return. If you
can’t do it like that, you don’t do it at all. The principle
will apply to something other than money today.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 13). Welcome to the
year your optimistic hopes come true! Challenges
related to work will inspire your next and most
fabulous incarnation. More highlights: a support
system to assist a very ambitious goal, air travel and
hot tickets, and an achievement that will have your
family buzzing. Taurus and Libra adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 22, 1 and 18.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS