Weekly Horoscopes

Someone left a real mess for you to sift through. You can pick up valuable information if you listen to those with more experience. You may have some difficulties with someone you live with. Mingle with those who can help you get ahead.

You may want to have a heart-toheart talk with a close and trusted friend. Sit tight. Things aren’t as bad as they appear. You are exceptional at presenting your ideas. Your financial situation may be draining and it’s time to make some serious changes.

New partnerships will develop if you join investment groups. Don’t reveal information that is personal or confidential. Changes in your home environment are likely. Your diplomatic nature will help you in straightening out unsavoury situations.

Children may be less than honest with you. You can make headway if you share your intentions with someone you care about. You can expect sorrow to evolve from the information you discover. Be sure to double-check the house on your way out.

Disappointments are likely if your mate embarrasses you in front of friends. Don’t allow colleagues to put unreasonable pressure on you. Don’t get involved in secret affairs or underhanded involvements. It might be time to make a fresh start.

Your ability to come up with good solutions for problems related to work will no doubt help you in getting a promotion. Look out for those wanting to push you into a disagreement. You will easily charm members of the opposite sex. Travel will result in new romantic attractions.

You may have been trying to do too much, leaving yourself exhausted and open to colds and infections.

Be aware of any deception on the part of those you deal with. Your emotional state will vacillate You can help them more than they can help you.

Do things you enjoy instead of being a chameleon. Opportunities to get ahead will be evident. You can make major gains professionally by completing projects on time. You haven’t been totally honest with yourself and it’s time to review your motives.

ACROSS

You may want to take another look at the investment you are about to make. Concentrate on getting ahead financially and let your personal life settle down for a while. Your unique approach to life will interest others.

Don’t make financial contributions to impress others.

Don’t allow colleagues to stand in your way. You need to refrain from being the generous one in the group. Patience will be of utmost importance. You will be full of good ideas, and your choice of activities may bring you enrichment far beyond your expectations.

Children may be less than honest with you. You can accomplish a lot if you direct your thoughts toward starting your own small business on the side. Believe in yourself and so will those who count. Purchases will be well worth it, and they will last a long time.

8. state or condition of health, fitness, wholeness, spirit, or form (6)

9. publicly declare to be wrong or evil (8)

10. having ambitions to achieve something (8)

11. to heat cooked food again (6)

12. a mixture of oats and other cereals, dried fruit, and nuts, eaten with milk at breakfast (6)

13. a term to describe places and things that are or seem to be from an earlier period of history (3,5)

14. a small, thickset rodent (7)

23. waiting to be connected during a phone call (2,4)

25. a shrubby Asian tree bearing fruits which resemble large lemons (6)

26. an area that is dangerous, unwelcoming, or derelict (8)

27. a Japanese system of unarmed combat and physical training (8)

28. making the sound of a person wheezing (6)

DOWN

1. take on or gain (something) again (8)

2. the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles (6)

3. a person who is connected by blood or marriage (8)

4. a particular form or version of a published text (7)

5. existing as a basic part of a person’s nature or character (6)

6. a time during each day when traffic is at its heaviest. (4,4)

7. to write something in a hurried, careless way (6)

15. an Indian prince (8)

17. an act of slowing down (8)

18. to destroy buildings and make an area flat (8)

19. the chemical element of atomic number 41 (7) who’s coming on to you. Sudden changes regarding your domestic scene are probable.

16. to regard something as being due to a cause (7)

20. relating to Kashmir, its people, or their language (8)

21. having the properties of an acid, or containing acid (6)

22. to catch fire or cause to catch fire (6)

24. the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death (6)