PUZZLES
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Your Average Puzzle ... or Is It? by Elizabeth Leonard and Carly Schuna
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Kitchen head
5 What you do
when you add 2 +
2
9 Burn with steam
14 Zero, in tennis
15 Purple smoothie
berry
16 Integrity
17 “If I may interrupt
...”
18 “___ get better”
19 Some saxes
20 Run-of-the-mill
state?
23 Furry, red
monster on TV
24 ___ sum
25 Tiny fiend
28 Run-of-the-mill
legume?
34 Latin pop singer
Ricky
36 Billiards
implement
37 Societal problems
38 Beautify, as with
jewelry
39 Animal that loves
truffles
40 With joy
41 Bear whose bed
was too soft
42 Levi’s competitor
43 Soup dumpling
44 Run-of-the-mill
bazaar?
47 “... and so forth”:
Abbr.
48 Korean car
manufacturer
49 ___ mater
51 Run-of-the-mill
descendant?
58 Small role for an
A-lister
59 “Ish”
60 “Let’s do it!”
61 Little green man,
perhaps
62 Rams, Eagles or
Panthers
63 Opposite of
“flows”
64 “Same”
65 Effortless quality
66 Student’s stress
source
DOWN
1 Scottish extended
family
2 Twinkie relative
3 Always
4 One whose
presentation isn’t
stereotypically
masculine
5 Dog’s foe,
sometimes
6 “Lights, camera,
___!”
7 Like most NBA
players
8 Word after “ant”
or “mole”
9 Country singer
Twain
10 Venezuelan’s
neighbor
11 Dead set against
12 Places to go
overseas?
13 O.R. workers
21 Simon and
Theodore’s
chipmunk brother
22 Doing nothing
25 Muslim prayer
leaders
26 Angry with
27 BOGO, for one
29
30
31
32
33
35
39
40
42
43
45
46
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
More frigid
Haul
Top-tier
Mete out
Timberlake’s
original band
Long-running
event?
Mattar paneer
legume
“No idea”
“Hahaha,” in a
text
Greet warmly
Kabuki
performer’s attire
Home to Dorothy
and Toto
It’s a plus
City that a 10-
Down might live
in
Leave out
Make a mental
___
Carpeting
calculation
London metro,
with “the”
Spheres
Silence, in music
Scoundrel
Case in Point by Paul Coulter
Universal Crossword edited by Amanda Rafkin
ACROSS
1 Apart from that
5 Lustrous
10 Letters on an
invitation
14 First light
15 Double-reeded
instruments
16 Duel tool
17 *Keg?
19 Immense
20 “Snowy” bird
21 Number of
Canadian
provinces
22 Popular mints
23 Nebraska city
that’s home to
the largest indoor
swamp
25 Midwest hub
27 *Leg?
32 Stomach
muscles, briefly
35 Ward of “The
Fugitive”
36 Ape found in the
Congo Basin
37 Pressing need?
39 Genre for H.E.R.
41 Worry ___
(Guatemalan
figurine)
42 Alaska’s tallest
mountain
44 Takeover
46 Name shared by
two Spice Girls
47 *Peg?
50 Not domesticated
51 Spread, like
fingers
54 Decrease
56 Rowing stick
59 Vatican-related
61 It’s a long story
62 “To illustrate ...”,
and a hint to
interpreting the
starred clues
64 Word after “spark”
or “power”
65 Speak your mind
66 Vocal range
below soprano
67 Moral
transgressions
68 Exams for HS
juniors
69 Briny expanses
DOWN
1 Slight advantage
2 Slow, in sheet
music
3 Bunch of bees
4 Win over
5 Sun, in Spanish
6 “Sure it is ...”
7 Subject of many
songs
8 Excited about
9 Fashion
monogram
hidden in “fancy
slacks”
10 Cleric’s title
11 Where a guest
might crash
12 Sleeveless suit
part
13 Furry family
members, often
18 Cultural value
system
22 Garb for blending
in, for short
24 Where
“skyscrapers
bloom” and
“Cadillacs zoom,”
in a “West Side
Story” song
26 Uproars
28 Words between
“chicken” and
“king”
29 Drew of children’s
lit
30 Ready and willing
partner?
31 Lounge around
32 Turturro of “The
Sopranos”
33 Name that
bookends
“bracket”
34 “Well, I’ll be
darned!”
38 Many of them say
“Hello!”
40 ___ Perignon
43 Old Italian bills
45 Father’s
nickname
48 One-masted
sailboats
49 Woolly animals
that can hum
52 Fruit in some
turnovers
53 “Big Three”
conference site
54 Venomous
snakes
55 Indonesian island
where Nyepi is
observed
57 Opera highlight
58 Flat fee?
60 Early August
births,
astrologically
62 Stylish dresser
63 ___ out (cancels)
East Oregonian
A11
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2022 Establishing Shot: Leo Sun
Like the MGM lion’s roar that opens a new world on
the silver screen, the transit of the sun into Leo starts
up a new story. We will ease into the change with the
next four days as a sequence to establish typical daily
life. Then comes what’s known to screenwriters as “the
inciting incident,” a moment from which everything
will change.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You want to be
dazzled and are therefore looking out for any source
of potential amusement in your world. You’ll find
yourself looking into bright eyes, hoping to see the
spinning wheels of a mind at work.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Most attraction
follows the principle of “It takes one to know one.” The
qualities you value, like humility, patience, charm and
humor, are also in you. Even if you don’t have them to
the extent you want to, the seeds of virtue will grow.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You have time for play,
levity, laughter, exercise and relaxation. You have
time to be creative and also to do nothing. You have
time for anything you say is important. You have time
because you make time.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your mind gives you
words and pictures, sounds and stories, and that is the
experience you live inside. Not everything your mind
mixes in will be true or helpful. So, pick and choose
what you think will keep you moving along in light.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). To experience the poetry
of life requires a breadth of soul and a wide array of
experiences. It’s wonderful to think and feel deeply,
though when this goes in a painful direction it doesn’t
feel like the tremendous asset it is.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Anyone trying to
distract you from your work and goals is prioritizing
their own needs over yours. The ones who are on your
side want you to succeed in the ways you desire and
wouldn’t dream of tempting you in another direction.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There’s a child or
childlike person who needs what you can offer. Give
generously. Though you will not be repaid, at least not
directly, you will also become much richer for having
offered this kindness.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your work needs
exposure. Show the world who you are and let the
world show you the needs and niches you can fill.
Fresh ideas, people, lifestyles and locations are out
there for you because you’re willing to take a risk.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It may be hard
for someone with natural social talents to understand
but participating in groups takes skill that some don’t
have. Your compassion will be appreciated, and your
style will be imitated by those eager to learn.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s strange how
we sometimes forget to acknowledge the very people
who do the most for us, or at least try to. You’ll get the
chance to make up for any oversights or mistakes that
may have recently occurred.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You want to know
that the other person will be there and be loyal. This
is not too much to ask, though it may not be the right
time to ask for it, at least not directly. Can you say it
without words?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There are times
you have succeeded because of something outside
of yourself going in your favor, but right now it’s all
on you. You’ll count this among your most satisfying
accomplishments, run entirely on internal resources.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 22). The sweet music of
a relationship will be the soundtrack giving zest to daily
life. Your enthusiasm will bring brightness to everyone
around. Also: an electrifying event gets you used to a
new scale of excitement; you’ll apply a skill, make more
money and contribute significantly to something that
matters to you. Libra and Sagittarius adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 9, 29, 1, 15 and 18.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2022 Fire Sign Trine
Mercury and Jupiter burning in desirous fire signs
inspire a hunger that verges on greed. How do we
know what we want? Most likely a feeling is stirred
as we witness another person having it. The sensation
might be excitement, fascination or curiosity. Jealousy
and anger are even stronger indicators that this thing
you’re seeing is for you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). If emotion were an
ocean, the words would just be boats bobbing on
the surface. Feeling moves people like rhetoric and
reason cannot. You have something to express that’s
deeper than words can put across.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). No one would guess
the amount of work you put into making a transaction
go smoothly. It wouldn’t occur to you to want a reward
for helping others, though you will be rewarded
nonetheless with the respect of your peers.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll be the host and
the center of attention. For many, this would be a lot
of pressure, but you’re ready for it. You are so creative
that you can take any situation and turn it into an
opportunity for warmth and connection.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). With your quick mind
and strong intuition, you will solve problems of all
kinds today. They don’t even have to be your problems
for you to experience a great deal of satisfaction in the
solving of them.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). People have said you’re
psychic. Remember when you predicted the future
accurately and accidentally, without even intending to
make a prescient statement? You’ll do it again today.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). While many of your
relationships bring sweetness to life, some bring
a good amount of stress. You still believe that in
time you will be grateful for these relationships and
eventually you’ll understand their purpose in your life.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Opportunities are
missed by those who rush to completion. Endings are
very important, and they deserve time and attention.
It’s not a race and there is no ribbon to break through
at the end. Slow down and savor it all.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll express
yourself well without calculation or rehearsal. The
message simply rises up and leaps out. The act of
speaking up is important to your self-esteem. Whether
or how things land is beside the point.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There’s much
to enjoy about where you are today. The next voyage
seems more glamorous than this one, but that’s only
because, like all that exists in the realm of the future,
it reflects the light of pure potentiality.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re sensitive
to all kinds of vibrations, and when you feel tension
in the air it’s so tangible to you that you’ll either be
driven to find its source or determined to get as far
away from it as possible. You can trust your instincts.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Supercharged
feelings race through your veins. You’ll make the
powerful choice to use your emotions instead of letting
them use you. You’ll organize, compartmentalize and
act on only that which will serve your purpose.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Knowledge, topical
medicine and beauty products are all things that
must be fully absorbed before they will work for you.
Soak in your experiences. Take full possession of the
moment before you move on to the next one.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 23). You’ll meet new
people and learn from those with different backgrounds.
As you pursue what intrigues you, the plot takes a turn.
You’ll buy, sell and invest, honing strategies that will
continue to hold you in good stead for years to come.
There’s a family expansion and a chance for more
inclusion and love. Taurus and Scorpio adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 7, 32, 28, 18 and 41.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS