CROSSWORD

Be discreet about your feelings and hold back until you find out a little more about the person who’s coming on to you. Don’t let criticism upset you. Hassles will delay your plans. Your obviously unique way of doing things has caught the eye of someone in a higher position. It will do you some good.

Don’t shy away from potential mates they want to introduce you to. Get help to finish a project if you need it. Property investments should payoff. Your personal life will be under the gun, and you may want to avoid the questions your lover is going to want to ask you.

Spend some time with the one you love. Pleasure trips will be satisfying. You will need a little competition this week. Gel involved in activities that will stretch your stamina. You need to get out and be an observer. You’re in the mood to spend money.

Your sensitivity toward those you love will capture their hearts. Your relationship appears to be stressed out and depleted. You can continue to make gains if you call a few people who can help you close an important deal. Try not to get upset or angry without having all the facts.

ACROSS

You need time to think things through. Don’t allow your personal problems to interfere with your professionalism. Try to bend but by no means should you give in completely. You’ll find love and you’ll get into tiptop shape at the same time.

Someone close to you will get upset easily if you are insensitive to their needs. Delays are evident. Avoid being intimately involved with clients or colleagues. Don’t let the moods of those you live with get you down.

Your need to put great detail into everything you do may cause you to miss the overall picture. Be careful not to overextend yourself or you will lose in the long run. You may want to investigate warm vacation spots. You must use discretion when talking to others. Gambling should not be an option.

8. the basic metrical unit in a poem (6)

9. radio listeners who telephone the studio with questions or comments (5-3)

10. people who delight in using or experiencing something (8)

11. a plant of the mint family, with a pungent smell attractive to cats (6)

12. calm, or free from disturbance (8)

13. a person who takes part in a violent public disturbance (6)

25. a Scottish check pattern (6)

26. a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers (8)

27. a large estate or plantation with a dwelling house (8)

28. a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals (6)

Down

1. a large, flat, round fish with a poisonous barbs on its tail (8)

2. to instruct or urge someone to do something (6)

3. a rich cake with layers of cream or fruit (6)

4. each of the twelve chief disciples of Jesus Christ (7)

5. a piece of classical music that features a soloist accompanied by an orchestra (8)

6. a book used as a standard work for the study of a particular subject (8)

7. by means of the internet or other computer network (6)

15. to turn round in order to run away (4,4)

16. a sound tht is deep, clear, and continuing to sound or reverberate (8)

18. a substance found in decaying vegetable and animal matter (8)

You need a day to rest and relax with the ones you love. New methods and innovative technology will make your job far easier than you anticipated. Don’t make mountains out of molehills if you want to avoid conflict. You may be overreacting to personal problems.

Your ability to do detailed work will dazzle those who are less creative. Don’t let yourself get rundown. Too much work and no play will not only result in fatigue and frustration but also loneliness, too. Your need to obtain additional details will lead you into strange topics of conversation.

14. something that is impossible to understand or explain (7)

17. replicas of a structure (4-3)

19. in a way that often happens and is expected (2,5) any paperwork concerning institutional or governmental agencies. You can accomplish a lot if you deal with other people’s money.

20. a dish of meat, fish, or vegetables in a hot curry sauce (6)

22. a small tree of the heath family with sour-tasting leaves (8)

21. an image used to represent a particular computer user (6)

23. self-important or arrogant (6)

24. a call made to rally soldiers for battle (3,3)