PUZZLES
Thursday, August 25, 2022
See You Around! by Lee Taylor
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
ACROSS
1 See 6-Across
6 With 1-Across,
genie containers
11 Pick pockets, e.g.
14 Fake identity
15 Plain writing
16 “The other”
alternative
17 Lead singer of
the Go-Go’s (In
this answer, note
the first 3 letters +
the last 2)
20 “Dear ___
Hansen”
21 90 degrees on a
compass
22 Cafeteria stack
23 Soup legume
25 Thanksgiving
dessert
26 Bourgeois (first 2
letters + last 2)
33 Freight
37 Common Seattle
forecast
38 Wheel connector
39 The “E” of the
lake acronym
HOMES
40 Pharaohs’ resting
places
41 Gas in many
a “Cocktails”
sign
42
43
44
45
Simba or Aslan
24/7 unit
Summed
Toss aside,
perhaps? (first 2
letters + last 2)
Line of seats
Nautical
navigation aids
Rhyming
nickname for a
longtime Britcom
“Mamma Mia”
group
Greiner of “Shark
Tank”
1999 Winona
Ryder
psychodrama,
and a theme hint
Barely get by,
with “out”
Hot rod fuel,
briefly
Glowed
“What did I tell
you?”
Venetian blind
parts
Asks for ID
4 Work with
watercolors
5 Tax form ID
6 Movie-rating org.
renamed in 2019
7 Parentheses’
48
shapes
49
8 Trendy yoga
animal
54
9 Tel Aviv’s country:
Abbr.
57
10 Boston NBA
player
60
11 Civil rights leader
Parks
61
12 Nothing but
13 The birds and the
___
64
18 Where heros are
made
65
19 Where to kiss the
Blarney Stone
66
24 Texter’s “If you
67
ask me ...”
25
Authors
68
27 Respond like
Pavlov’s dogs
69
28 Stop the flow of
DOWN
29 Fall zodiac sign
1 Clothing tag
30 Gave the heave-
ho
2 Pain relief brand
3 Italian home of La 31 ___ gin (fruity
liqueur)
Scala
32 Word by
Outlook’s paper
plane icon
33 Amoeba,
basically
34 Solo at an opera
house
35 Laugh-fest
36 Colin Powell was
a four-star one
40 Start to melt
44 Volcanic output
46 Birds that are
signs of spring
47 Mark for life
50 Top dog
51 Chopper blade
52 Dominate Twitter
53 Entree add-ons
54 Matures
55 Tour de France
ride
56 At no cost
57 “___ boy!” (“Well
done, son!”)
58 Ernie’s pal
59 Guy friends
62 It’s nothing
63 UCLA rival
East Oregonian
A11
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022 Busting Out of the Box
The cosmic squares warn against keeping too much of
your life in your own head. When your only outlet for
a thought is in your own mind, a healthy perspective
is hard to achieve. Seeing things properly requires
the space to zoom in and out. You don’t have that kind
of space in your own mind. Sharing is essential to
productive thinking.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). When things seem
much harder than they should be, you take notice and
start asking questions. What would be easier? Who can
I learn from? Who’s doing it better? What adjustments
can be made?
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ve decided it’s
wise to stay a little on guard but can’t say what you
want to say while trying to mitigate the risk of getting
hurt. If you knew it was impossible to protect yourself
from truth and pain, then how would you go about it?
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The boundaries around
the relationship are what make it a home. Hopefully
the boundaries inside the relationship allow each their
own space. In love and other shelters, the walls are as
important as the foundation.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). There are many reasons
you’ll feel the need to get moving, the least of which
is to burn calories. You’ll think better when you’re in
motion. Exercise can be anything you want it to be.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re feeling less
ambitious, but oddly you’ll be happier because of this.
While big wins and lofty goals are amazing to hit, the
day-to-day stress has a way of wearing on you. One
small goal at a time will feel really good right now.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When the pond is
muddy, you can’t clear the water by stirring it. To put
everything back in order, do nothing. Inaction brings
clarity. Wait for things to settle, then you’ll understand
what you’re really dealing with.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There are things about
your life you can’t change right now. You’ll be able to
do something about them later. While you wait for the
opportunity to take back control, think about the other
things you’re currently empowered to affect.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There’s an emotional
link between something happening today and something
that happened long ago. The connection occurs deep in
your being, yet it will shape your behavior in subtle and
obvious ways.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be
surrounded by strong personalities who want to tell
you what to do, but you’re the one most qualified to
call the shots right now. Make decisions for yourself.
Your purposefulness will attract trust, love and money.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You want to know
more about a particular subject, and teachers show up
to light the way. They will give you the key to treasures
that would remain inaccessible to the incurious.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll get the
overwhelming feeling that things are happening in the
best way possible to serve your interests. Your senses
are tuned to find the path of least resistance, so you
don’t have to think about it; like water you’ll flow to it.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There are a lot of
things you could do to help out, but it will be most
satisfying to do something you’re great at. Your highest
point of contribution will involve your uniqueness and
be enjoyable for you to give.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 26). Happiness can
come in drastically different forms, like the shape of
work or the contour of a loved one’s face. You’re open
to a wide variety of forms and will experience many
throughout the course of the year. You’ll be entrusted
with a mission or key information. You’ll be paid well
for your integrity. Taurus and Gemini adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 7, 24, 21, 11 and 5.
Universal SUDOKU
SOLUTIONS
Dress for the Weather by Gary Larson and Amy Ensz
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY MATHIS
Universal Crossword edited by David Steinberg
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022 New Moon of Brass Tacks
ACROSS
1 Leather-piercing
tools
5 Thick rug style
9 Indian yogurt dish
14 Muslim sect
15 NYC home of
Kahlo’s “Self-
Portrait With
Cropped Hair”
16 Coins that
replaced German
marks
17 Shoes for the dog
days of summer?
19 Got hammered,
perhaps
20 Mess up
21 Gouda alternative
22 Pastries served
with clotted
cream
23 Fund for the
future
25 MGM lion’s sound
26 Lens holders
for a winter
wonderland?
31 Butte relative
34 Apple product
with a 10.2-inch
model
35 Bitter beer
36 A deposed leader
may live in it
38 Some are special
39 Photographer’s
request
41 Up to, informally
42 Jeans maker
Strauss
44 “Sad to say ...”
45 Timepieces
for spring
downpours?
50 And more
authors: Abbr.
51 Shabby digs
55 Its rings are
disappearing
58 Rock icon Turner
59 Santa ___,
California
60 Nonpoetic
language
61 Hosiery items for
a blustery fall?
63 Acquiesce
64 Word after
“cutting” or
“razor’s”
65 Bible ___
(Southern region)
66 States of mind
67 Colored
synthetically
68 Lightbulb, in
cartoons
DOWN
1 Grayish and pale
2 One of the five W’s
3 People who fib
4 Parked it
5 Glasses
annoyance
6 What’s free to pay
7 Alarm clock
toggle
8 Driver’s need,
often
9 Serious soccer
penalties
10 Lead-in to
“borealis”
11 Neighbor of
Armenia
12 ___ of voice
13 Queries
18 Jury member
22 Couch
24 Nonstick cookware
company
25 Salespeople,
briefly
27 “Button your lip!”
28 Postal delivery
29 “Enchanted”
role for Anne
Hathaway
30 Gets the picture
31 New York
baseball team
32 “No ___” (Sartre
play set in a
locked room)
33 Missile storage
spot
37 New Haven street
liners
38 Stretched circle
40 It’s rigged
43 McGregor of
“Trainspotting”
46 Found a new
function for
47 React to
something
awkward
48 Right-___ (like
most people)
49 When buses are
due in: Abbr.
52 Ran a marathon,
say
53 What’s just over a
foot?
54 Noodles
55 Canned meat in
Hawaiian cuisine
56 Ship that Medea
rode
57 Bull, in Spain
58 Shipshape
61 Hitched
62 Kimono tie
The new moon in Virgo invites us to organize our
priorities into categories. Heavy aspects involving
Venus, Uranus, the sun and Mars bring stark realism
on the matter of what we want and are willing to create
for ourselves. Projects that matter can be started in
the messiest of circumstances, so don’t wait for all the
conditions of life to be perfect.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Education doesn’t
happen overnight. It may feel like you’ll never learn
enough to do a job easily, or that you just can’t satisfy
your curiosity. But finding out where the holes in your
knowledge are is essential to filling them in.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Instead of waiting
around to be invited, assigned or permitted, you’ll
just make the move. It’s risky, and not always the most
effective way to go about things, but it will work great
for you today.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). A clash of personalities
may have you feeling edgy and out of sorts. As
inconvenient and uncomfortable as this may be,
there are benefits to the relationship that are not yet
apparent. Your soul is evolving through these lessons.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will choose
colleagues for their ability, honesty and loyalty. But
when it comes to friendship, you’ll go for the ones
who make you laugh and feel. You’ll let someone into
your heart, though you fully realize it will change you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re so busy trying to
serve everyone else that you just may forget all about
what you want out of the situation. Take a breather to
think about it, and possibly even write a list so you
don’t accidentally leave yourself out.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Things are done a
certain way, but the norms go out the window when
someone special contributes. You’ll be that special
person today and the rules will bend to accommodate
your ideas and fresh take.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You have ideas and the guts
to be a leader as well. Speak up and you’ll gain support.
Your exceptional intuition about people will be tested. It
is possible that the one who is charming and flattering is
also sincere at heart.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Talented people cannot
always bridge the social gap in a way that lets them share
their talents. You will use your social gifts to help someone
connect and navigate a world that would be very difficult
for them, if not for your guidance.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). A conflict between
your head and your heart can be mediated by the imaginary
judge of your conscience. Set the stage for a negotiation in
your mind. Introduce the topic, then sit back and observe
the discussion that follows.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Success is simple.
You determine the goal then do the work. You may be
worried about doing things right, but there is no right way,
only a wrong way: going in circles. Consistently move in
one direction and you’ll get there.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). When others worry,
you can clearly see how unnecessary it is, but of course it’s
difficult to have objectivity with your own worries, which
seem somehow much more valid. Choose optimism.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It’s not your style to
make many demands, so when you do make requests,
people really listen to you. You’re not just thinking about
you. You’re thinking about the bigger picture and what
might be helpful for all going forward.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 27). Share the way you see
the world and what you want it to look like too, and people
will help fulfill the vision. The more specific you are about
how you want to spend your time, the more fun you’ll have.
More highlights: you’ll get your way in a dispute and be
rewarded with what you ask for. A long shot will come
through, also romantic travel. Sagittarius and Pisces adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 3, 33, 26 and 9.
Universal SUDOKU
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