PUZZLES
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Wayne Harris
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Moving vehicles
5 Head toppers
9 It covers rock, in
a children’s game
14 Home to Tehran
15 Tweak, as copy
16 Light-footed
17 Sandwich holders
with crunchy
morsels (In this
clue’s answer,
see letters 4-7)
20 Starlike
21 Poker prize
22 “___ me think ...”
23 Yellow, black or
chocolate pooch
24 Pamper
26 Description
of a boy who
resembles a
particular parent
(Letters 3-10)
31 PC alternative
32 “No” vote
33 Cop to
35 Bread for a
Reuben
36 Word after
“private” or
“military”
37 Sweetie
3 Conde ___ (The
New Yorker’s
39 Angsty offshoot
publisher)
of punk
4 Growls
40 Confiscate
5 Hindfoot part
42 Have a bite
6 Craigslist
43 Comprehended
postings
44 Realized
7 Tether
immediately
8 Siberian
(Letters 4-9)
grassland
9 One-sided,
49 “Cool beans!”
politically
50 Tip jar bill
10 Back in time
51 Unreturned serve
11 Unpleasant
54 JFK alternative
person
55 Art piece that
12 Fashion
hangs
magazine based
in Paris
59 Royals’ leader,
e.g. (Letters 6-11) 13 Pause in a
melody
63 Playground retort
18
Polite,
64 Pic to click
apostrophized
65 ___ stick (toy for
address
bouncing)
19 Advent calendar
66 “Much
flap
appreciated,”
24 Socially reserved
informally
25 Drug taken for a
67 Goes on to say
trip
26 Frida Kahlo
68 Cons’
portrayer Salma
counterparts
27 Strand during a
wintry storm
DOWN
28 Bit of ink
1 Rival of Discover 29 Alpha’s opposite
30 Spock portrayer
2 Greek god who
envied Adonis
Leonard
31 “The Marvelous
___ Maisel”
34 Tyke on a trike,
say
36 CD holder
37 “A likely story!”
38 Cushy footstools
41 ___ garden (spot
to meditate)
42 “I” problem?
45 Indian melody
46 Roma is its
capitale
47 Soon, in
Shakespeare’s
day
48 Yahoo! Mail or
Google Docs
51 Slightly
52 Payment method
at a fair, often
53 “Como ___
usted?”
56 Frankenstein’s
assistant, in
movies
57 Fitting toy for a
child?
58 Mythical winged
archer
60 Seemingly forever
61 Kind of TV screen
62 ‘60s chic
Reframing the Question by Bill Pipal and Alie Burnet
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Surrenders, like
land
6 E.R. fluid holder
11 “Well, that ___
awkward”
14 Opposite of
obtuse
15 Around the date
of
16 Choose
17 Leading
question?
19 COVID-19
vaccine molecule
20 “Mayday!”
21 Tapered haircuts
22 Person who
poses
24 Garr of “Mr. Mom”
25 Type of
relationship or
reasoning
26 Burning
question?
31 “Bad Guy” singer
Billie
32 Pump ___ (lift
weights)
33 ‘80s TV character
who became a
cat lover
36 Faucet problem
37 Hot stone
massage venue
38 On the house
39 Patch things up,
in a way
40 Ice cream drink
42 Tree that giraffes
love
44 Trick question?
47 Japanese
canines
49 Spare in the
trunk, say
50 Bungle
51 Sanaa is its
capital
53 A deer, a female
deer
56 Grecian vase in a
Keats poem
57 Loaded question?
60 Driving aid?
61 Gets wind of
62 Sixteenth of a
pound
63 “___ My Name”
(Destiny’s Child
song)
64 Brains or beauty,
perhaps
65 First inheritances
DOWN
1 Crows’ cries
2 Reverberate
3 Steely Dan and
Indigo Girls
4 UFO crew
5 Fixed prices
6 Sealed the win,
slangily
7 Mood in the room
8 Warner ___
9 Cooling units, for
short
10 Pilot’s fuel
source?
11 Puzzle whose
grid has no black
squares
12 Sleeper’s woe
13 What kids may
try to do around
bedtime
18 Like an Arctic
winter
23 “___ Flag Means
Death” (HBO Max
show)
24 Stumble
25 Cash flow exec
26 Marries
27 Pick for a position
28 Inventor
known for
interchangeable
parts
29 Savvy about
30 Pitcher’s stat
34 Princess
who called
Chewbacca a
“walking carpet”
35 Impressive
achievement
37 Crafty
38 Kismet
40 Maniacal laugh
41 Things you may
pay to avoid
42 Parting word in
Paris
43 Carnival fare on a
stick
45 Like Advil and
Tylenol: Abbr.
46 Maximum extent
47 Touches against
48 Region with
Seoul
51 Senators’
affirmatives
52 Bronte heroine
Jane
53 Jourdan on the
runway
54 “You only live
___”
55 Squeaks (out)
58 Hi-___ audio
59 Feel badly about
East Oregonian
A15
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2022 New Moon Prequel
Tomorrow’s new moon will wipe the slate clean. It’s
a fresh start, the honeymoon phase, the anticipatory
gateway that sets the mood for the main event. The day
before the new moon is a chance to buy a ticket to a life
experience. Decide what you want so you can act fast
tomorrow. Don’t give the ticket scalpers a chance to get
there before you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Be patient with your
process now. Assume it’s going to take time and enjoy
all the attempts don’t quite hit. There are hundreds of
ways to do a thing, and you’ll try dozens before you
start to find the way that feels like yours.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your creativity won’t
come out of nowhere like a lightning bolt in the sky.
Instead, it will be a response to the environment,
a solution to a problem or a reaction to a limitation.
You’ll be creative because you need to be.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Though it’s not
possible to make someone understand things the way
you do, you’ll point out what you see anyway, explain
your insights, and give those wit1h the capacity to
share in your vision an invitation to do so.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The best leaders
are the ones who ultimately render their leadership
unnecessary. You want to empower others, not make
them dependent on you. You’ll clear a path, show the
way and teach what you know.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You can trust that things are
coming to you in their perfect timing. Just as hunger
makes food taste better, a reward that’s been a long
time coming will be all the sweeter for the delay.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Emotions aren’t always
so clear-cut as to be represented in a row of emoticons.
There’s no need to judge yourself if you don’t know
how you feel yet. Whatever comes up, it’s acceptable.
All will be processed in time.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Under the city lights, it’s
hard to see the stars. So when you come to a lightless
stretch, there’s no need to be afraid. Let it comfort you
like a blanket and remember, for anything to be truly
dazzling, you need the dark.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Time will be well-
spent developing your unique style. You strive
to portray your attributes to the highest possible
achievement. When friends pump you up, it helps you
identify and focus on your strengths.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re not
afraid to say anything that needs to be said, and yet
you are mindful of other people’s feelings and therefore
will observe the current mood conditions in order to
thoughtfully land on an approach that feels right.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is like an
addition problem in which you already have the sum,
but an addend is missing. Once you identify exactly
what you need to get to the other side of that equal
sign, you’ll find it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Someone close will
remind you of a parent and bring up deep feelings in
the process. You are more mature now and can handle
this with grace. You might see it as an opportunity to
heal the past and solve the present at once.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s a time and
place for critical thought but it’s not a response for
every situation. You’ll abandon reason for spontaneity
and fun -- an attractive move. You’ll have more people
around you than you know what to do with.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 27). Seeking pleasure
isn’t selfish this year because the thing you do for
sheer joy also happens to spread joy to others. You will
be nurtured by what enthralls you. A sport or special
interest will connect you with new friends and work,
too. Love gets your undivided attention and gives you
back everything and more. Sagittarius and Capricorn
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 33, 38, 4 and 17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
THURSDAY, JULY 28 Drama Tolerance Tester
Everyone has a certain tolerance for drama. While
some will avoid overblown emotions, bad decisions
and emotional complexities, others are like moths
drawn to the spotlight. This is the moon that tests
our preference for theatricality. The new moon in Leo
is a chance to end the drama you don’t want -- or
start the drama you do want.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Groups get tedious
if the same people are always involved, so include
new people and different elements to get the fresh
energy flowing through. Tonight highlights your gift
for timing and wording.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Events of the
day have a high potential to be misperceived. All
misperceptions can be corrected. No need for a quick
reaction, though. Settle in and assess matters. Let
your strategic mind take over.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your natural response
is to be resilient in the face of adversity. When you
were a baby trying to walk you often fell, recovered,
and walked again. Remember your basic nature and
continue on.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Work is cyclical.
Periods of productivity are followed by fallow times.
Then new things are produced and those eventually
run their course too. Relax and ride out the part of the
cycle you’re in. Everything comes around.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). People aren’t thinking
before they speak to you today, and even if they
are that doesn’t guarantee they’re right. The next
decision is best deliberated with your own research
and inner wisdom.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today’s situation is
an Oompa Loompa’s dilemma -- you handle the work
while some eccentric megalomaniac takes the credit.
An Oompa Loompa would dance off the stress, but
you’d rather make a new deal instead.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). An event may very well
be in the past, but that doesn’t mean it’s over. You’ll
use it to fuel your next success.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). One key to health is
feeling in control of your daily life and the hundreds
of small decisions you make in a day. In light of this,
you’re careful not to get in the way of your loved
one’s process even when you don’t agree.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If a person
feels harmed, but wasn’t... was harm done? If a
person doesn’t feel harmed, but was... was harm
done? A philosophical approach will help you sort
the complexities of recent experience.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You are sensitive
to another person’s needs, though you also feel that
your privacy is a precious right. Therefore, you will
take measures to prevent a possible imposition.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be nudged to
solve problems and answer questions. Just because
you’re asked doesn’t mean you owe a response. You
could be doing someone a disservice by answering
their question and robbing them of a mystery.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Red tape and
bureaucracy are no fun, but usually there is no way
around, only through. It would be quite a bigger
ordeal to start your own country, so you’ll resign
yourself to check all the boxes and get through quite
a lot of it.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (July 28). You most enjoy a
privilege if you can share it. You love to see others
reap benefits you can bestow, and nothing makes you
happier than their smiles and success. This solar
return sees you persevering with a long-term project
and celebrating milestones. Keep track of what you
know and figure out how to put that to good use.
Libra and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are:
9, 18, 4, 31 and 1.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS