PUZZLES
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Be Polite! by Christina Iverson
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Tiff
5 Little marcher
8 The “M” of STEM
12 Diva’s solos
14 Sticky stuff
15 Magazines, radio
and the like
16 *Many HQ
staffers
19 ___-Cat (winter
vehicle)
20 Post-OR
destination
21 *GP, e.g.
30 “OMG, sooo
funny!!”
31 Parasitic sort
32 Just barely
33 Sleep concern
35 D.C. baseball
player
36 This puzzle’s will
soon be revealed!
37 Chiding sound
38 *The “P” of PVC
41 Guys
42 Joke on a
valentine, often
43 Refinery
shipment
45 *One may have
“ESQ” on their
business card
50 ___ it on the line
51 “Yipes!”
52 Bunk option
54 I-, O-- or N---
55 Coffee add-in
57 ChapStick target
59 “Behave!,” or a
hint to the letter
changes needed
to understand the
starred clues
64 Talk and talk and
talk
65 Like volcanic rock
66 Buggy releases
67 Trio of trios
DOWN
1 Pollen pouch
2 Paid athlete
3 What a biathlete
takes
4 Piece of clicking
footwear
5 Six or seven, for
a first- grader,
often
6 Neither
companion
7 AAA job
8 Jewish scroll in a
case
9 Ax relative: Var.
10 Ascot, e.g.
11 Owns
13 Gold medal-
winning gymnast
Lee
15 Shiny mineral in
some makeup
17 A rock, for a crow,
sometimes
18 Word after “sky”
or before “seas”
21 ___ Stanley
(traveler in an
envelope)
22 Hypes (up)
23 Dropped, like
spirits
24 “99 Luftballons”
singer
25 “Square” part of a
diet
26 Play’s first section
27 Checkout line unit
28 Jay or Joy
29 Genesis garden
34 Pool’s hue
36 Banks on a
runway
39
40
42
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
53
54
55
56
58
60
61
62
63
One leader?
Doll, e.g.
Tissue box word
Tolkien’s
Treebeard, for
one
Finds it
impossible
Any episode of “I
Love Lucy,” now
Turn suddenly
Animal in the
family Giraffidae
Tattled about
Valley called
the “Garden of
France”
Stimulate
Site with a “What
to Watch” guide
Sound from a
baby
Flavor enhancer:
Abbr.
(I have a secret to
share!)
It’s in your genes
Desired answer to
“Will you marry me?”
Raggedy Andy’s
sister
Keanu’s role in
“The Matrix”
East Oregonian
A11
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, JULY 1, 2022 Clash of the Cosmic Titans
Powerful moves are made when instinct and intellect
coexist. You celebrate it when it happens, knowing that
it’s not always the case. Today there’s some inner conflict
and what’s needed isn’t more ideas or intellectual
persuasion. What’s needed is a reconnection with the
primal tides. This message comes via a square of Mars
and Pluto.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ve deliberated long
enough. Climb the ladder to the high-diving board,
count down from three and jump. No hesitating on this
one because there’s a line of people behind you waiting
to take the same risk.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Someone gave you
good advice. When you first heard it, you didn’t think
much of it. But wisdom is patient. It sticks around until
you’re ready to understand and apply it. You’ll act on
what you’ve learned to excellent effect.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). As every baby learning
to walk knows, awkwardness is inevitable. The stumbles
teach you how to catch yourself, which you’ll need to do
over and over, as walking is basically an act of catching
yourself with each forward fall.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re creating
something beautiful out of practically nothing. Work
is tough and dirty. If it weren’t, you’d miss out on the
pride you’ll feel at the end of the day. Things are coming
along nicely.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Ideas aren’t born fully
formed. Express your infant thought in a safe place and
let others help you parent it along. Your idea will gain
clarity and you’ll discover its strengths and weaknesses.
You’ll rid it of falsity and fortify its truth.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Belonging is an
essential human need. Knowing how comforting it is to
get the signals from others that you are accepted “as-
is”, you will kindly give those signals to others. Your
warmth doesn’t only relax people, it lifts and heals them.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). What people imagine
about their behavior and ability may be different from
how it plays out in life. Then again, only those brave
enough to dive in and make things real will discover
such outcomes. You’re among the brave.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Oddly enough, you
won’t know some of the things on your mind until you
hear yourself speak them. Being around people you
feel comfortable with will teach you about yourself. The
more you communicate, the more you’ll learn.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Like the flow of
freeway traffic, the rhythm of your day will be affected by
many collaborative factors. Matching the speed of those
around you, you’ll soon move as a single unit headed to
the same destination.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If the effort to have
fun has you feeling frantic instead, maybe it’s not you.
Change your environment. Choose different company.
See if things don’t mellow when you’re supported by
someone you can relax around.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll thrive in all
kinds of relationships. There’s an easy give-and-take
with some, and with others it’s more of a give-and-give.
You’ll set the boundaries when you need to but for now
your heart expands to accommodate demands.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll tune into group
and crowd dynamics. Those who seem more interested
in the rest of the room than the ones they are with are
sending a signal of dissatisfaction or distress. You
could save someone with your fun.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 1). Your skills pay off
this year. What used to be high-pressure becomes an
easily managed part of your day-to-day. Respect and
money reward this growth. More highlights: a research
project or mission ties you with distant prospects, a
party and pictures for future-you to cherish, and papers
get signed; toasts ensue. Pisces and Taurus adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 2, 18, 44, 37 and 11.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
Color Coded by Steve Faiella
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
Universal Crossword edited by Amanda Rafkin
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2022 Mercury’s History Lesson
ACROSS
1 Halifax, ___
Scotia
5 Study all night,
say
9 Entice
14 “You said it!”
15 Spa attire
16 Fast on one’s feet
17 Hot line, maybe?
18 Iowa college town
19 The “K” in K-Town
20 *Spends one’s
golden years at
home
23 Floppy part of a
basset hound
24 Kristen Stewart
portrayed her in
“Spencer”
25 Chemist’s
workplace
27 Ride the waves
30 Sanctify
34 Disneyland
transport
38 *Numbered
highway sign
40 Edmonton hockey
player
42 Give a scathing
review to
43 Musical
composition
44 *Gentler part of
one’s personality
47 Sushi bar
beverage
48 “Feed a cold, ___
a fever”
49 Caramel candy
brand
51 Ungraceful
person
52 “I’ve found it!”
57 AstroTurf
alternative
60 Salad choice, and
a description of
the first words of
the starred clues’
answers
64 Group of Girl
Scouts
66 Actress Rooney
or Kate
67 Killmonger’s first
name in “Black
Panther”
68 Atmosphere
protector
69 Like numbers
divisible by two
70 “Welcome to my
___!”
71 ___ over (studied)
72 Small
salamander
73 Bird feeder
morsel
29 Panache
31 Swedish furniture
chain
DOWN
32 The giraffe has
1 Congested-
the longest one
sounding
33 Family diagram
2 Last Greek letter 34 ___ and turn
3 Ticked off
35 Barrel of laughs
4 Restless
36 The A in NATO?
5 Board game with 37 The first “M” in
the categories
MGM
“Data Head” and 39 Prefix with
“Creative Cat”
“skeleton”
6 Easy win
41 Did a makeover
7 Biblical brother of
on
Cain
45 Mortgage update,
8 Flat-topped
for short
landform
46 Tastefully stylish
9 Go out for a bit?
50 Belonging to us
10 Swelled head
53 Film spools
11 Deep mud
54 Spooky
12 “You’ve gotta help 55 Butter-spreading
me!,” e.g.
tool
13 What the ‘ in :’(
56 Made an inquiry
represents
57 Put an end to
21 Some face cards? 58 Pasta that looks
22 Mollusk in
like rice
jaecheop-guk
59 It might become
26 ___ Badenov
unhinged
(“Rocky and
61 Marvel mutants
Bullwinkle”
62 Roof overhang
baddie)
63 Made a sketch of
28 Features of
65 Number on a
distressed jeans
foam finger
History can be your best teacher, but with the current
antics of Mercury, history is more like the teacher
who passes out a test then hides out in the lounge.
Recalling the past can be tricky and making meaning
out of it even trickier, but valiant efforts will keep you
from repeating past mistakes. New mistakes are way
more fun!
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You feel the
unexpressed emotions of others. Because you’re
intuitive, you’ll wonder at what people need in
addition to and outside of the things they are actually
asking for.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’d like to help
but aren’t sure how. You don’t want to be the person
who thinks they are helping while they make things
worse. So, you take the time to learn what’s needed.
Respectfully unobtrusive, you’ll hang back and
observe.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Treat everyone
identically and there will be problems. People have
different preferences. Trying to meet the individual
needs of each is also problematic, plus exhausting!
Do what you most enjoy. You’ll attract a good fit.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). So much of life can
be negotiated for those inclined to try. You’ll be
especially keen in such matters and will consider the
first offer a jumping-off place. You’ll think of brilliant
deals, arrangements and compromises.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Certain numbers have a
resonance for you and it’s good luck to see them in
your environment, perhaps on a receipt, address or
license plate. What’s even better luck is when you hit
the numbers you’ve attached to a particular goal.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Worry is produced
by imagining a frightening future. Take precautions,
handle what you can, and then project all that energy
into a vision of the future in which you and your loved
ones are healthy, wealthy and wise.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll split your time
between interests and people you adore. There is
absolutely no better use of your day, so put off
laborious tasks until another day.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Following a whim
will bring about an auspicious circumstance, but
only if the impulse comes to you honestly, and not
because you’re just trying to get out of the work you
told yourself you’d do. Give your inner boss priority.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When you say
“let’s get together,” you mean business. There’s fun to
be had with friends and you wouldn’t dream of leaving
this up to chance. You’ll lead in this regard as you
follow up with an adventurous plan.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Each day you gain
both skill and awareness that there’s exponentially
more to learn, giving you the warped sensation of
catching up whilst falling further behind. And yet
you’ll do it anyway, for the love of learning.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You have ideas
about what a loved one should do next for optimum
health and success, but unless explicitly asked, the
best you can do is continue to be a fine example and
trust that something good is coming together for all.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Those trying to
appear normal will come across as weird because
only weird people consciously strive for normalcy.
You’ll embrace anyone struggling to fit in, with the
full knowledge that all the best people are weird.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 2). It’s a year in which
you achieve a remarkable balance of opposites --
freedom with security; passion with practicality;
serious play. You’ll use your talent to promote the
interests of others and take home an award for the
team. More highlights: money from a new client or
company, a renovation and a cuisine-driven adventure.
Leo and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1,
18, 6, 20 and 5.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS