Horoscopes

Death Notices

Krystal Quigley 37 Rockford 12/19/2022 Annie James 72 Rockford 12/19/2022 Jennifer Murphy 72 Rockford 12/19/2022 Roger Witthoeft 86 Machesney Park 12/19/2022 Bernard Keen 88 Rockford 12/19/2022 Patricia Wilson 75 Rockford 12/19/2022 Keith Downing 56 Rockford 12/19/2022 Linda Parker 67 Rockford 12/19/2022 Ardie Moss 93 Rockford 12/19/2022 Karen Kummerow 80 Rockford 12/19/2022 Donald Lindquist 83 Rockford 12/19/2022 Bonnie Loofbourrow 82 Durand 12/19/2022 Steven Nystrom 69 Rockford 12/19/2022 Gaetano Milone 88 Loves Park 12/19/2022 Orville Henrey 95 Loves Park 12/19/2022 Linda Brown 70 Rockford 12/20/2022 Victor Garcia-Barba 71 Rockford 12/20/2022 Beverly Boers 82 Rockford 12/20/2022 William Johnson 95 Rockford 12/20/2022 Carnice Crawley 69 Rockford 12/20/2022 Howard Kerley 76 Rockford 12/20/2022 Duncan Menzies 95 Rockford 12/20/2022 Sondra Becker 62 Rockton 12/20/2022 Johanna Van De Walle 63 Pecatonica 12/21/2022 Simeon Serrano 84 Rockford 12/21/2022 Alex Thomas 55 Rockford 12/21/2022 Joseph Vaughn 80 Winnebago 12/21/2022 Virginia Madrew 93 Rockford 12/21/2022 Roger Carlson 64 Machesney Park 12/22/2022 Scott Desroberts 51 South Beloit 12/22/2022 Mariana Wazny 95 Rockford 12/22/2022

Crossword Theme: World Cuisine

Across

1. *Like popular Pad 5. Limit 8. Boozehound 11. Bring home the bacon 12. *Combine cuisines 13. Door holder 15. Between ports 16. *America’s favorite cookie, according to some 17. Driver’s 180 18. *Like poke bowl 20. Magician, in the olden days 21. Type of wrench 22. Campaigner, for short 23. Traditional sock pattern 26. *Southeast Asian spiky fruit, pl. 30. ____-di-dah 31. Unequivocally detestable 34. Same as ayah 35. “That is,” Latin 37. Urge Spot to attack 38. Chilled (2 words) 39. Observation point’s attraction 40. *Soft and soft type of tofu 42. Ship pronoun 43. Thrusts out or causes to protrude 45. One way to steal gas 47. Without professional help, acr. 48. Energy to motion converter 50. H.S. math class 52. *Wasabi is popular in this cuisine 55. *Type of soda bread 56. g in 10 g 57. Francis Coppola’s middle name 59. End of tunnel 60. Casanova, e.g. 61. In the thick of 62. Saturn’s wife 63. Human limb 64. *Russian borscht vegetable

Down

1. *Brew from China, originally 2. *American ____ browns 3. Acreage 4. Sort of (3 words) 5. Marie or Pierre, physicists 6. Southeast Asia org. 7. Lowly laborer 8. Like a bug in a rug 9. Princess Fiona, by night 10. Square root of 100 12. Thwarted 13. SNL’s forté 14. *Nationality that gave us gelato 19. Administer 22. Wound fluid 23. Not dead 24. Radices, sing. 25. *Clarified butter of Indian origin, pl. 26. *Peking fowl 27. Mennonite’s cousin 28. Jack Black’s Libre 29. Martin of “Apocalypse Now” 32. Terrorist org. 33. Fat of olives 36. *Like certain meatballs 38. Tear-jerker 40. Hog heaven 41. Posthumous type of tax 44. Like 90 degree angle 46. Reassembled dwelling 48. Feudal dwelling 49. Poppy tears 50. Acid “journey” 51. Semis 52. France/Switzerland border mountain range 53. Not all 54. Canal in a song 55. U.N. workers’ grp. 58. Banned insecticide, acr.

HoroscopeTHE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: PISCES, ARIES AND TAURUS

ARIES

You may have to entertain unexpectedly. You’ll put your heart and soul into pleasing your loved ones. You may feel fatigued and come down with a cold.

TAURUS

You’ll be helpful at upcoming parties. You’ll throw an impressive party for your loved ones. Everyone will have fun if you get involved in the entertainment.

GEMINI

Go in on lottery tickets with your family; luck could be on your side. You may also complete an important project with the help of your loved ones. You may arrange a spontaneous trip.

CANCER

If there’s tension between certain family members, you’ll be able to calm them down by opening up or getting creative. Your organization skills will come in handy and will impress your family.

LEO

You’ll bring together family and friends. You’ll successfully unite two families and some people who don’t always get along. You’ll take care of all the details.

VIRGO

It’s your turn to entertain and have your loved ones over for the holidays. Even when you’re a guest, you’ll offer to help serve and clean up because you need to feel useful.

LIBRA

You relish gatherings and enjoy any form of celebration, big or small. You’ll make a spectacle of yourself with some crazy antics and an attentiongrabbing speech.

SCORPIO

Someone from another country will attend your family gettogether. You’ll be eager to learn more about their culture and share yours. You’ll enjoy new and exotic foods and music.

SAGITTARIUS

You’ll be the life of the party and manage to keep people amused. The jokes will come thick and fast. Be careful when driving at night.

CAPRICORN

There are always extra expenses at this time of year. You’ll be generous and warm the hearts of those in need even if you don’t know them. You’ll also treat yourself.

AQUARIUS

You won’t miss a party. You need to move, dance, let go and, above all, be with your loved ones. You’ll come up with fun and engaging games.

PISCES

Avoid staying up too late. Otherwise, you won’t be able to stay up to welcome the New Year. You may have to catch up on a few hours of sleep or risk getting sick.