PUZZLES
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Broken Promise by David Tuffs
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Gender
presentation that
isn’t masculine
6 Touches
11 Reggae relative
14 Disney princess
who grew up in
Atlantica
15 Media component
that’s Latin for “I hear”
16 Impressionist’s
skill
17 High black card
19 “Sharp” humor
20 Takeoff guess at
SFO
21 Do, re or mi
22 Homophone for
22-Down
23 Auditing org.
24 Organization for
Brownies
28 Record spinners
31 Excuse for a lack
of decorum or
homework
32 Occupied, as a
table
33 Mosque leader
34 The A’s in “fat cat,”
e.g. ... or three
letters in 17-, 24-,
49- or 57-Across?
39 She became
queen of
Scotland at six
days old
40 Flashy headwear
43 Employ
47 Trudged
49 Classic hippie
van
51 Rebuke in a
theater
52 Vex
53 Biblical birthright
seller
55 Sock tip
56 De Armas of “No
Time to Die”
57 Math problem
involving the
movement of a
chess piece
61 As of now
62 Like some
coincidences
63 Pick apart
grammatically
64 U-turn from NNW
65 On and on and
on
66 Apt rhyme for
“eyes”
DOWN
1 They might get
you barred from
bars
2 African nation by
the Red Sea
3 Outlooks
4 Mila’s role on
“Family Guy”
5 University near
Duke
6 “There’s no
denying it ...”
7 Mathematician
known for e and i
8 Extension for
students?
9 Women’s ___
10 Palindrome in
English and
Morse code
11 Showed to the
door
12 Yamaguchi in a
rink
13 Swear (to)
18 Old-fashioned
person
22 Either digit in this
clue’s number, in
Spanish
25 Chauffeured ride
26 Cabbage-based
side
27 Regain
consciousness
29 God, to
Rastafarians
30 Smaller than
molecular
33 Climbing vine
35 Motorola flip
phone
36 Old Palm device
with an apt first
syllable
37 Closer?
38 Tragic tale
41 Find a new home
for
42 Bonds (to)
43 They might make
you red-faced
44 Strong strings
45 “Gotta hurry!”
46 What
mythomaniacs do
a lot
47 Pressed, as a
button
48 Aspiring J.D.’s
exam
50 Get rolling
54 Letters for letter
carriers
57 Doll whose last
name is Carson
58 “The One” in “The
Matrix”
59 Wrath
60 Pic on an ankle,
say
East Oregonian
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HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2022 Summer’s First Wave
These early days of the solar shift into the first water
sign of the zodiac will find an emotional equilibrium.
Just as water naturally stabilizes in stillness, all will
calmly settle into one body. Then a lunar alignment
with Uranus is like a pebble drop, the perfectly
symmetrical ripples soothing in their perfect
expansion.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Cynicism isn’t
insightful or helpful or any more honest than
uplifting commentary. You’ll contribute in a more
attractive mode of communication: the supportive
language of optimism.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The apathetic may
harbor no ill will. It’s more likely that they just don’t
see what’s at stake. Change will happen when people
understand things differently. You’ll earn trust by
educating without pushing an agenda.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re so multifaceted
that someone who only knows you in one context
hardly knows you at all. Furthermore, you’d like to
keep your mystery intact and will be skeptical of those
who want to learn more. Let them earn the right.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Would you rather
feel that everything is certain and nothing changes,
or that nothing is certain and everything changes?
The day’s delight hinges on a balance of expected
and unexpected events.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re old enough to take
advantage of privileges that were out of reach when
you were younger, and you can afford them now too.
The best part is how you appreciate your position.
Gratitude attracts good fortune.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Looking back, you
now realize how many of your concerns back then
were needless. It’s safe to enjoy yourself now too.
Trust future-you to handle the future and let present-
you handle only this.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Success will be simple
when you recognize what is and is not under your
control then apply yourself only to the first group of
circumstances. There is always more than enough to
do in that category.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Caring isn’t always
a gentle tone. Sometimes caring shows up strong or
impulsive, assertive or challenging. Relationships
that are real, honest and in-the-moment are made up
on the spot. They may not fit the mold.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When love
troubles you, turn to friends, and when friends are
the problem, turn to love. Knowing who you are and
what you want makes it easier for others to figure out
how to love you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The fun is
at your house because people feel they can be
themselves there. Your warmth and acceptance make
it so! If you want them to leave, you’ll have to tell
them; none will get the hint.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll quietly suss
out potential connections. You can tell who is going to
be high-maintenance or tricky because early interactions
reveal much. Many difficult people are worth the trouble.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Small acts of
domesticity or self-care may not appear to be as
significant to your well-being as big grand gestures,
yet there’s practical magic in simple things that will
contribute enormously to happiness.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 24). You’re humble and
open to learning but you also sense when you must act
in bold confidence. You won’t be ready but say yes to
the juicy opportunity anyway. Colleagues, friends and
mentors help you squeeze the sweet potential from this
scene and the new skills you add to your arsenal will
apply later elsewhere. Virgo and Scorpio adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 28, 13, 3, 33 and 17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
Left Out? by Paul Steinberg and Karen Steinberg
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2022 Neptune’s Time Warp
ACROSS
1 Kids’ summer
spot
5 Taxi
8 Lambs’ mothers
12 Bit the dust
14 Bemoan
15 Tinker’s receiver
in baseball
16 Spewing fumes,
say --> Moping
18 Michael of Monty
Python -->
Nuisance
19 Word before
“group” or “rate”
20 Moves like a crab
--> Slaw and
fries, for two
21 Golf ball stand
22 Get 40 winks
23 Diamond side
24 “Same for me”
26 Six, in Italy
27 Send, as a
package
30 Modernized
33 Actress Longoria
34 Biblical wise men
37 Skating jumps ...
or, read as two
parts, a theme
hint --> Graph
lines
38 Gem that may be
black
39 In the past
40 Alerts in advance
42 Hit with snowballs
--> Ferret, e.g.
44 Cleaning pad
brand
45 Soviet first lady
Gorbacheva
49 Statistic
51 Letter before
omega
53 Go-to M.D.
54 Paris or Kathy
--> Discover
suddenly
56 Military muckety-
muck
58 “My intent is ...”
59 It really sucks -->
It does the heavy
lifting
60 Dishonor
61 Argument, to a
Brit
62 Smooths in
woodworking
63 ___ Stadium (L.A.
Rams’ home)
64 Accept
responsibility for
65 W, directionally
DOWN
1 Per ___ income
2 Makes amends
3 Got soupy, maybe
--> Handed (out)
4 Heap --> It can
be savory or
sweet
5 Like a good apple
6 Relative who
might be great
7 Implore
8 Dodges
9 “Anyhoo ...” -->
Barnyard symbol
of anger
10 Noted canal or
lake
11 Sensitive IDs
13 Radish relative
15 Amazing
17 Gossip to “spill”
20 Declared with
authority
23 Intuits -->
Charges
25 Paris accord?
26 Parts of
instructions
28 It creeps up
29 Peace, in Latin
31 Longtime Nissan
brand
32 Universal truth
34 GPS forerunner
35 Number that
keeps rising
36 Fancy foil -->
Lose one’s
hearing
38 Birds-feather
connector
41 Pats down
43 Judo mat
46 Apple product
with a notch
47 Nearly boils -->
Oodles
48 Source of college
credit, in brief
50 It’s not what you
say but how you
say it
51 Large shrimp
52 Anatomical pouch
54 Angry cat’s sound
55 Texter’s POV
lead-in
56 Spread a
dandelion
--> Curtsy
counterpart
57 Fiona of “Killing
Eve”
59 Sis’ sib, say
Neptune, preparing for next week’s retrograde, dreams
forward and backward at once, pondering links of
history and destiny. Destiny is like DNA. As interesting
as it is to decode, it operates the same regardless of
what is known about it. Ask questions if you must,
but the answers we seek will be revealed through our
actions, not our questions.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your project has great
significance to others, perhaps fulfilling a wish of one
who came before or providing a vicarious thrill for
someone who can’t duplicate your success. This is
not a burden; rather, it’s extra motivation to succeed.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ve no interest in
hollow encouragement. It takes effort to see another
person’s talent, and it takes creativity to imagine
potentials. These qualities will be woven into the sort
of support you give and receive.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Pleasant surprises are
still surprises. Today you’ll prefer not to be startled
any which way, and the precautions you take to guard
your leisure and protect your bubble of coziness will
make this a relaxing time indeed.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You don’t have to do
it all alone. There are many who would be happy to
guide you. The trick is in posing the right questions.
But even the wrong questions will get you a little
closer to what you need, so just ask.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your feelings are
interpretations of events. The events themselves are
not good or bad and have no feeling at all until you
make one inside you. You can remake feelings inside
you too, which you’ll do today.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Worry, like the late
afternoon sun, can give a long shadow to even very
minor things. Conversations with the reasonable and
competent will steer you away from unhelpful and
distorted perspectives.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Thinking is harder than
it looks, which is why it’s so easy to get lazy and let
others do it. Not today. You’ll apply intellectual vigor
to stay on top of business and find better deals and
arrangements for you and yours.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When you don’t get
what you want the first time, it’s not a sign that you
should give up. What’s worth having may come with
the price tag of several failed attempts.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s good
to know that change is coming, though you dislike
having change sprung on you at the last second. The
excellent communicators who let you know what to
expect will win your loyalty.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Human concerns
may be an infinitesimal point in the cosmic immensity,
but a single feeling can feel as heavy as the whole
universe inside one person. Forget about scale. If it’s
a big deal to you, it’s a big deal, period.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The stronger
stance is always the most compassionate one. Even
so, compassion can come in many forms including
tender, practical and even stern.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). No need to wait until
you have the most comprehensive and up-to-date
information because no one else has it either. You’ll
learn by doing. Until you apply yourself, you won’t
know what you know.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (June 25). Out of a few odd
interests and some seemingly random wins, truly
something remarkable comes together. Plans will be
made and remade as a project grows to a size that
helps the most people and uses the least resources.
A charmed relationship will be the jewel of the year.
You’ll have a hot property on your hands. Leo and
Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 19, 3,
38 and 21.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS