PUZZLES
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
R&R & R&R by Desiree Penner and Jeff Sinnock
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Catherine of
“Schitt’s Creek”
6 Fatherly Smurf
10 Clairvoyance,
e.g.: Abbr.
13 Elaborate parties
14 Wreck beyond
recognition
15 Suitable rhyme
for “ahh”
16 Congregation,
met-aphorically
17 Ice cream flavor
No. 1
19 Jazz great
Fitzgerald
20 Comedy routine
21 Roofing material
22 Luxury
automobile No. 1
26 Soap-making
supplies
27 Luau loop
28 Three-point lines
in basketball, e.g.
30 Annual vaccine
target
33 1958 hit No. 1
39 Clear, like a
windshield
41 Put to work
4 Bring back from
memory
5 Inquire
6 Like a sullen child
7 What you can
bank on?
48
8 72, at Augusta
50
National Golf
Club
53
9 (Sigh)
59
10 Part of many
a college
61
application
62
11 Malice
12 Sheets of glass
63
14 Wynken, Blynken
and Nod, e.g.
66
18 Legal notice?
67
20 Wheel on a
68
charcuterie board
69
23 Bossa nova’s
70
Mendes
71
24 McLaughlin of
“Stranger Things”
72
25 Goof up
29 Where Jack sat,
in a nursery
DOWN
rhyme
1 “Buy one, get one 30 Prez who held
free,” e.g.
fireside chats
2 “Anybody home?” 31 Barack Obama,
astrologically
3 Coral island
42
43
46
47
So out it’s in
1958 hit No. 2
Thanksgiving root
Rug-making
apparatus
Belle of the ball,
briefly
Poi source
Luxury
automobile No. 2
“Smell a rat” or
“Have a cow”
Dawn goddess
Marilyn Monroe
mark
Ice cream flavor
No. 2
Tolerate
Prior to, poetically
Sees the sights
Zoomed
___ Moines
Possessive on a
towel
Austin Powers
portrayer Mike
32 Mixed martial arts
org.
34 Myanmar, once
35 That, in Tijuana
36 Hog heaven?
37 Prohibition, for
one
38 CD-___
40 “Yeah, here’s the
deal ...”
44 Neither fish ___
fowl
45 Midmonth date
49 It’s now known as
Mumbai
50 Spent after a
shopping spree,
say
51 Love to pieces
52 Arborio and
basmati
54 Gets “warmer”
55 Mount Olympus
residents
56 Alto or tenor
57 One to respect
58 Oboes and others
60 “Toads cause
warts,” e.g.
64 Eggs on sushi
65 Belonging to us
66 Pitcher’s asset
Misinformation by Morton J. Mendelson
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Bear feet
5 Purple flower,
perhaps
9 What an arbor
provides
14 Bickering
15 Cranny’s partner
16 Knighthood, e.g.
17 Family room seat
18 Board game
involving
sleuthing
19 Person full of
tribal knowledge
20 Misrepresent
something, say
23 Word before “ball”
or “stick”
24 Pro at filing taxes
25 Ocasek of the
Cars
28 Misrepresent
something, say
34 Rock with metal
35 Korean carmaker
36 Stoner’s joint
37 Gracefully flexible
40 Ale tap’s site
42 Like Odin and
Thor
43 Long gone cold
period
45 One of the
Bobbsey twins
47 Blot substance
48 Misrepresent
something, say
52 Didn’t stand for
something?
53 A white one is
very formal
54 For each
55 Be first to report
something ... or
what people may
do if they 20-, 28-
or 48-Across?
61 Reason for a beef
recall
64 Hard to come by
65 Clarinet relative
66 Find the total of
67 Over again
68 With 44-Down,
body of water by
Buffalo
69 App’s audience
members
70 Drivers’ aids?
71 Like blue hair
DOWN
1 Don’t fail
2 Situated over
3 Internet
connection at a
hotel
4 Position for a
golfer
5 Under control
6 Part in a play
7 Poker players’
paper promises
8 Line drawing?
9 Hotel chain
owned by Marriott
10 Worthy of worship
11 “So ...?”
12 Buck’s
counterpart
13 Make a wrong
turn, maybe
21 “Tsk”
22 Column with a
point?
25 Set of criteria for
grading
26 “That’s not the
case!”
27 Places for quick
kisses
28 Ice and snow, but
not rain
29 One of Pat
Nixon’s daughters
30 Makeup exam
31 Large ball-and-
socket joint
32 Make fun of
33 Bouncing baby
in Hundred Acre
Wood
38 Panama, e.g.
39 They’re all about
you
41 Grouch’s
exclamation
44 See 68-Across
46 Jacob and Esau,
to Ishmael
49 Rip into
50 Lawyer’s charge
51 Traitor Benedict
55 Put out of focus
56 “Citizen” in a
1941 film
57 Apple or orange
source
58 Website with
auctions
59 Socially aware
60 Kernel, for one
61 It flows in the
Seine
62 Savings options:
Abbr.
63 Laudatory poem
East Oregonian
A15
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2022 Venus Trends Toward Technology
Venus in Gemini is a lucky aspect at the intersection
of relationships and technology, though the digital
realm can only take love to a certain level. The
true tests are face to face because love might be a
conversation, and it’s probably a story, but more
than anything, love is a dance. Dancing is among the
hardest things to accomplish remotely.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Like a video game
player creating an avatar, you don’t have to play
forever with the first character you came up with.
You’re free to start over whenever you want.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you rise high
enough above the situation, you’ll notice that even
the most permanent-seeming losses and gains are
relatively insignificant. Every change is temporary.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Social scientists note
the human tendency to attribute special qualities to
attractive people whether or not they actual possess
said qualities. There’s too much on the line today to
risk being bamboozled by a pretty face.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The Taoist
philosopher Lao Tzu suggested, “If you want to
awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself.”
You’re certainly on the path as you develop a greater
awareness of what’s happening below the surface of
you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). A project without structure
and standards can’t meet its own purpose. You’ll give
a vague idea of some parameters to try. They won’t all
stick, but you have to start somewhere.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Don’t worry too much
about normality. When you back up for the wider
view, there’s a much broader range of “normal” than
you would have thought. Step back again, and there
is no “normal” at all.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You feel personally
invested in someone else’s battle. Perhaps there’s
an echo of this conflict in your own life. You would
welcome the service of justice in the matter. What
would that look like?
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Maybe kindness
alone can’t evaporate the evil in the world, but it may
stop some of it from developing. What if compassion
is prevention? It’s certainly worth a try.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There is much
to be done and you’ll processing life quickly. You’ll
work and play with people who have different rhythms.
You don’t have to match speeds to complement one
another’s styles.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Effective
communication starts with setting up an environment
people feel safe inside. Bonus if they also feel
relaxed, comfortable and friendly. Inviting spaces do
much of the work for you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The experience
at your fingertips is available to you and you alone.
Others may have similar offerings, but none are
entirely the same. Furthermore, no one else can do
what you can do with this opportunity.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Sometimes it seems
more fun to explore the world with someone by your
side. Today it feels like you might accomplish more
on a solo journey toward what most interests you.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 22). You’ll mix
your education with someone else’s resources for
results that pay you for years to come. A winning
combination of passion and practicality makes your
project a smash hit, and you’ll have the publicity to
prove it. People will travel to celebrate your love life.
Gemini and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 5, 13, 3, 28 and 11.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2022 An Obstinate Lunare Square to Pluto
There’s a fine line between an independent spirit
and someone who’s just being stubborn. The lunar
square to Pluto recalls a quote from the 19th-century
evangelist Henry Ward Beecher: “The difference
between perseverance and obstinacy is that one
comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong
won’t.”
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Worry won’t do you
any good and could in fact wear on your immune
system. On a spiritual level, worry restricts the flow
of good fortune. Stress dissipates when you have a
plan on paper that makes sense to you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). So few people are
patient these days and so many rely on patience from
others and would be left behind or run over without
it. The world desperately needs your patience today.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). An idea is likely to roll
out in full regalia and seduce you with its glamour.
You’ll allow yourself to be entertained without going
all-in with your belief, as fuzzy logic prevails.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Seek the right level.
Ask any bird: higher is not always better. Too high an
altitude poses problems of pressure and heat, and
besides, when you’re way up there, no one can hear
your song.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s natural to be emotional
about money, though this approach is not particularly
helpful. Buy and sell based on data. Moods will come
and go, but the facts will remain.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Lighthearted fun
is good for relationships of all kinds, including
professional. Your quick wit and active life will be
a magnet for new friends. Tonight, you’ll be torn
between two sides of an issue.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Some things you
believed at age 5 still hold true today. Some. Not all.
Since then, you’ve trended toward greater accuracy.
This is a perfect time for a review. What do you know
to be true now?
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Look back and
investigate where the progress stopped and precisely
what stopped it. It was fear, perhaps vague or hidden
at the time in other things that were going on. New
realizations help you solve it for next time.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). While puzzles and
mysteries seem fun, troubles and inconveniences don’t.
Both could describe the same scenario. You’ll reframe
and rename. Your winning attitude will attract an admirer.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). In new
circumstances it may take you a moment to get
in step with what’s going on around you, and you
wouldn’t dream of skipping this step. Without
orientation, even the best map can’t help.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). How could anyone
know more than what they’ve learned? Give yourself
a break. You’re doing your best with your current
understanding. When you know better, you’ll do better.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You feel suspended
between worlds, unable to fully inhabit either. You
are not the only one. Feet on the earth/head in the
clouds is an apt description of the human condition.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 23). Your ability to
discover and nurture talent allows you to lift and develop
a community. More highlights: a goal that is slightly out
of character for you ends up being among your favorite
accomplishments. You’ll be paid for your part in a huge
operation. Your inclusiveness has unforeseen beneficial
repercussions. Taurus and Aquarius adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 9, 30, 33, 1 and 17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS