PUZZLES
Thursday, August 4, 2022
It’s a Zoo by Robert E. L. Morris
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 Sign seen in the
stands
6 “A long time ___
in a galaxy ...”
9 Summits
14 Lexus competitor
15 Party snack not
eaten by itself
16 Cut drastically
17 Scoop’s sweet
support (In this
clue’s answer,
anagram letters
2-7)
19 Where a toddler
goes?
20 Beach hut
22 Excited cry
23 Without exception
27 Apartment
dweller
29 Stir up, as
curiosity
30 Fold in the
laundry room?
32 Start up, as a
computer
33 Acquires
34 DOJ agency
37 Rescue squad
member: Abbr.
38 Ferocious feline,
or a theme hint
40 So___ (L.A.’s
region)
41 ___ fly (MLB
play)
42 In the know
43 “That’s terrible!”
44 Make hard to
read, in a way
46 Flight in which
you might receive
a blanket
48 Old West
watering hole
50 Equipment for
paparazzi
51 Capital of Norway
52 So far
55 Phase
57 Child’s cut-out toy
(Anagram letters
2-8)
62 Deodorant brand
whose name
suggests dryness
63 British brew
64 Bottled spirit
65 Medicinal
quantities
66 “___ Miserables”
67 Ham it up
DOWN
1 Owns
2 Hosp. area
3 Cocoa cup
4 “... ___ lack
thereof”
5 San ___
(university city
near San Diego)
6 Photoshop maker
7 Actress
Rodriguez
8 Doing business
9 Deadly serpent
10 They’re seen
in circuses and
horror films
11 Calculating
person?
(Anagram letters
4-10)
12 Lauder of
cosmetics
13 Less assertive
18 Bamboo stem
21 Large concert
venue
23 Disney’s “___ in
Toyland”
24 Smell of freshly
baked cookies,
e.g.
25 Underground
spots for
storing veggies
(Anagram letters
2-7)
26 Fanatic
28 Indiana-to-Ohio
direction
30 Core group
31 Texas university
33 Pleased
35 Singer Tucker
36 Frozen formations
38 Texas home of
the Dr Pepper
Museum
39 “You can’t make
me!”
43 Poem of praise
45 Painful head rub
46 $1,500 per
month, e.g.
47 Come out
48 “Such a shame”
49 Houston
ballplayer
50 Superhero
fashion
accessories
53 October
birthstone
54 NASCAR legend
Earnhardt
56 Publishing VIPs
58 Blue state sen.,
often
59 Vietnam War
protester Yoko
60 On, like a lamp
61 Jeans brand
File Storage by Evan Mahnken
Universal Crossword edited by Amanda Rafkin
ACROSS
1 Fiscal bigwig
4 Love to pieces
9 Intel-gathering
mission
14 Place to go in
London?
15 Car part used on
a rainy day
16 Get hitched in
Vegas, say
17 Sixteenth prez
18 *Summer theme
park attractions
20 Knighted folks
22 File format
that’s often
mispronounced
23 Inventor’s goal
24 *Researchers on
track to be profs
26 Enjoyed some
pad thai
27 Tender cut of
pork
28 “Deep Rock
Galactic”
resource
29 Bestie
32 Seattle has the
only zero-carbon
one in the world
34 Big ol’ nerd
36 Romantic partner
37 *Bed coverings
that are unfit for a
king?
40 Diamond
specialists?
41 “... ish”
42 Units of land
43 Total jerk
44 Whopper
45 Messy person
46 Body part with
a hammer, anvil
and stirrup
47 *Movies, books,
paintings, etc.
51 ___ Fire (indie
rock band)
54 Samosa morsel
55 Big jump
56 Cloud storage
option whose
apps are featured
at the ends of
the starred clues’
answers
59 Like dry wit
60 Author Zola
61 Not serious
62 Part of the
psyche
63 Great ___ (big
dogs)
64 Disparaging
65 Kylo ___
DOWN
1 Hold tightly
2 One-named
model known for
romance novel
covers
3 Hits snooze too
many times
4 “That kitten is SO
cute”
5 ___ Alley (wizards’
shopping hub)
6 Vision-related
7 Coral ___ (home
to 25% of all
marine life)
8 Screw up
9 Sympathize
10 Best of the best
11 A cryptographer
might crack one
12 Neon sign word
13 Twitter
headquarters?
19 L.A.’s WNBA
team
21 They might be
skipped
25 Conservationist
Fossey
28 “Milk’s favorite
cookie”
29 Person who buys
hops
30 Destiny
31 Hullabaloo
32 Color similar to
teal
33 Captain Morgan
products
34 Like a bad
situation
35 Lb. parts
36 “Just act natural!”
38 Evening party
39 50%
44 Punch bowl
utensils
45 Fended (off)
46 “Bald” bird
47 Garment that
protects against
splatter
48 Japanese energy
healing
49 Simpson with
a blue beehive
hairstyle
50 Watch secretly
51 Like some wine
or cheese
52 Tomato variety
53 “Heads or tails”
item
57 Uses a turntable
58 Optometrist’s
organ
East Oregonian
A11
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022 Venus Votes; Love Wins
The very essence of vulnerability is being open to
pain. People who keep their guards up all the time are
less likely to be hurt, but they are also less likely to
be touched or moved. The moon poses a challenge to
every luminary she interacts with today until she gets
to Venus. To risk the heart is simultaneously foolish,
brave and worth it.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). If you don’t possess a
quality, it won’t bother you to see it in others. What’s
bothersome is to recognize a quality in others that you
do not enjoy in yourself. Self-acceptance is a key to
loving others and vice versa.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You will witness
inspiring examples of sharing and caring -- indeed
you may be the instigator of these acts, as you will
be moved to express the deep affection you feel for
loved ones.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The well-known
solution is not the one for you. You pull things
together in unexpected and fascinating configurations
and will raise eyebrows, praise and money as a happy
result.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Relationships don’t fix
the problems of individuals, though they may distract
from those problems or cloak them in a different garb.
Each individual must ultimately solve for their own
soul.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Fighting for a principle
isn’t so hard. Many people have what it takes. Living
up to a principle is the real challenge. Start there,
because if you can’t live up to the principle, maybe it’s
not worth fighting for.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you’re interested
in someone, everything they say intrigues you. Even
ordinary topics are made riveting. You’ll find a little
introspection on the matter to be beneficial. What do
you think is really driving your curiosity?
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You offer something that
people will quickly get used to having in their daily lives.
You’ll either fill a need they didn’t realize they had, or you’ll
create a need by providing something very interesting.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). In the juggle of your
daily life, you may drop a few balls and that’s to be
expected. Even the professionals who practice thousands
of hours drop a few, but the main thing is getting quickly
back in the flow.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Hooray! You’re on
the final stretch of a project. You’ve been at this so long
it’s hard to remember the before times. You had no idea
what you were getting into back there but giving up just
isn’t your style.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If you have a list,
you’re already ahead of the competition. You won’t
get to everything on it, which is good. “If you have
accomplished all that you planned for yourself, you have
not planned enough.” -- Edward Everett Hale
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). While there is such
a thing as wise anger, it’s rare. Most of the frustrations
you experience today can be overcome when you learn a
different way to think about them. You’ll be so helped by
your curious and open mind.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s no benefit
to holding back or playing it cool today. Express your
feelings. Whatever excites you will revitalize others too.
Let people see your interest, curiosity and happiness.
You never know who needs the joy infusion.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 5). Don’t worry about
which goals to set or how to improve because you’ll be
swept into a grand plan. Love will delight, distract, lift and
send you on a journey of surprises. Later you’ll look back
fondly on your relationships in this period, knowing they
made you exceptional. You’ll be richly rewarded for civic
and social duty. Capricorn and Aries adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 6, 3, 39, 15 and 48.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2022 Search Party Moon
If you’re looking for a good (fill in the blank), then you
have a bad (fill in the blank). The Scorpio moon is
keen on waking us up to what we need. Consciousness
shifts with the trine to Venus, then Neptune and we
realize why we’ve been searching, what we’ve been
searching for, and what to let go of too. Replacements
will be made.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Focus on the broader
strokes because chipping away at small things will be
a waste of time and energy when there are so many
generalities to establish. Consult those who have
done it before to get the correct order.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Coming together will
be the hardest part, but once the group is established,
teamwork will keep the flow going. Soon the collective
has a strong magnetic force that keeps everyone
connected in productivity.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). To delay your dreams
is dangerous business. What if the excitement wears
off, the motivation wanes, the impulse goes away? Do
things while you’re feeling them. It’s better to make a
memory than contribute to time’s blur.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Instead of wondering
what one of your idols would do, you’ll ask sincerely
what seems most like a “you” action. If you can come
up with one, you’ll take it and be lucky. If you can’t,
trying things and ruling them out will be lucky.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You have valuable
knowledge to impart, and you very shortly will do
it. There are but a few things left to learn before you
can do this properly. This stage requires patience and
organization.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It is your fundamental
belief that everyone is unique and exceptional in their
own way. For this reason, you prefer not to be put
in a position to judge, compare or assign value to
anyone’s work. You’ll make choices based on fit.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). To treat lovely people
well does not require compassion and has no
expansive effect on the heart. Compassion is the kind
of love employed when its object seems, at the surface
level at least, to be, for whatever reason, unlovable.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When someone
makes you laugh, you feel seen. And when you make
someone else laugh, it’s like audible validation of a
joining of your minds and sensibilities. You’ll enjoy
the sacred bond of humor with someone today.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re happy
to help, but you’re also happy because you help. Even
if you’re not contributing what you’re best at, just
showing up willing to pitch in will make a difference
to them and a bigger one to you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There’s only
one trouble you need to own, and that’s today’s.
Yesterday’s is over and tomorrow’s is borrowed. Never
borrow trouble. If it’s not worth owning, it’s not worth
having.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). People don’t want
to say no to you today, but if that’s really the answer,
try and get them to say it. A fast no moves the action
forward and is far better than wasting time in limbo
chasing down a maybe.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Favors will come
from the top. They won’t necessarily go to those who
have worked hardest; rather, they go to the ones who
have pleased the boss. “Whoever obeys the gods, to
him they particularly listen.” -- Homer
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 6). A payday will relax
you! You’re courageous and free, less concerned with
results than you are with enjoying yourself. Guided
by big curiosity and little expectation, you’ll gather
rare insights along the way and see the opportunities
others miss. Loving and loyal companionship will be
yours to treasure. Capricorn and Cancer adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 7, 3, 33, 2 and 17.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS