CROSSWORD

Don’t hesitate to take short trips. Not everything you hear will be legitimate. You can come up with solutions to the problems responsible for inefficiencies at work. Equilibrium in your romantic life is likely if you treat your partner well.

It’s time to make professional changes. You have a lot to offer. You will also encounter individuals who can help you further your goals. Try not to allow your partner to lead you astray or upset your routine.

Be fair, not colourful. Stay away from social unpleasantness. Your communication skills are at an all-time high. Someone close to you will get upset easily if you are insensitive to their needs.

You should take good care of your health; get lots of rest. You can continue to make gains if you call a few people who can help you close an important deal. You will be looking for creative ways to make a little extra cash. You may overspend if you travel this week; however, the trip will be one to remember.

ACROSS

You can utilize your versatile mind and dazzle others with your speed and accuracy. They will not be in the right frame of mind to put up with tactless comments. Don’t be too quick to judge your loved ones. Leave your credit cards at home.

You must avoid gossip and focus on what you must do. You have bent over backward trying to help them and now it’s time to let them stand on their own two feet. It may not be the best day to confront employers or to present your ideas. For now, just do the best you can.

Acknowledge your lover’s needs. Your attitudes at work will open new avenues for you. Underhandedness regarding legal matters or contracts must be counteracted. Talk about your intentions and confirm that you both feel the same way.

1 a reflective looking inward (13)

8 at or to a distance (4)

9 the branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects (10)

10 a buildup of toxins in your blood (6)

11 to extend the length of something (8)

12 a female worker who supervises and directs other workers (9)

14 informal word for repulsive or distasteful (4)

21 refuse to acknowledge or maintain any connection with (6)

23 a word having the characteristics of both verb and adjective (10)

24 twelve o’clock in the day; midday. (4)

25 a person qualified to practise dentistry (6,7)

DOWN

1 a large fire that is dangerously out of control (7)

2 a continuous rhythmic humming sound (5)

3 a culinary herb used for the flavour of its leaves (7)

4 an extinct hominin known from fossil remains discovered in Java in 1891 (15)

5 phrase said to encourage someone to do something (4-2)

6 lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning (9)

7 happening or done every night (7)

13 to give someone greater knowledge and understanding about a situation (9)

15 a horse with irregular patches of two colours, typically black and white (7)

17 a deer with brown fur that changes to a brownish-red colour in summer (3,4)

You can gain approval, get kudos, and ask for help if you put a little heart into your speech or request. You will have a little more energy than usual. You will be able to dazzle others with your obvious charm and your outgoing nature.

You may find your nights sleepless due to bad dreams.

Get involved in philosophic groups that will enlighten you. Don’t overlook that fact that someone you care about may be hiding something.

Don’t even bother trying to get their approval on the things you want to do.

Pleasure trips will be a form of healing for your emotional state of mind. You can stabilize your financial situation if you make property investments.

15 a cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb (4)

16 very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable (9)

20 a woman’s light dressing gown or negligee (8)

18 the phase of the moon when it first appears as a slender crescent (3,4)

19 an instance of catching someone out or exposing them to ridicule (6)

22 from a particular time in the past until a later time (5)