Yesterday’s Solution

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Across

1 Cleaning implement 5 Wager

9 Sport

10 Grey

12 Divine messenger 13 Supple

14 Part of a church 15 Time in grammar 16 Allude

18 Acting part 20 Parched

21 Not extreme 23 Items

27 Finest quality 29 Depend on 30 Notches

31 Perfect 33 Water pitcher 34 Metal 35 Conductor’s wand 36 Part of a shoe 37 Send out

38 Still

39 Dogma

Down

2 Give up

3 Laid bare 4 Grinding tooth 5 Spanish dance 6 Tell tales

7 What time? 8 Concerns 11 Transparently thin 16 Predatory 17 Clenched hand 19 Probability 21 Public walk 22 Prayer ending 24 Angry

25 Salad item 26 Lace hole 27 Scold

28 Blow 30 Charge with a

debt

32 Catch sight of

Mercury’s History Lesson: History can be your best teacher, but with the current antics of Mercury, history is more like the teacher who passes out a test then hides out in the lounge. Recalling the past can be tricky and making meaning out of it even trickier, but valiant efforts will keep you from repeating past mistakes. New mistakes are way more fun!

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)

Each day you gain both skill and awareness that there’s exponentially more to learn, giving you the warped sensation of catching up whilst falling further behind. And yet you’ll do it anyway, for the love of learning.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)

You have ideas about what a loved one should do next for optimum health and success, but unless explicitly asked, the best you can do is continue to be a fine example and trust that something good is coming together for all.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20)

Those trying to appear normal will come across as weird because only weird people consciously strive for normalcy. You’ll embrace anyone struggling to fit in, with the full knowledge that all the best people are weird.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19)

You feel the unexpressed emotions of others. Because you’re intuitive, you’ll wonder at what people need in addition to and outside of the things they are actually asking for.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)

You’d like to help but aren’t sure how. You don’t want to be the person who thinks they are helping while they make things worse. So, you take the time to learn what’s needed. Respectfully unobtrusive, you’ll hang back and observe.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 21)

Treat everyone identically and there will be problems. People have different preferences. Trying to meet the individual needs of each is also problematic, plus exhausting! Do what you most enjoy. You’ll attract a good fit.

CANCER (June 22 to July 22)

So much of life can be negotiated for those inclined to try. You’ll be especially keen in such matters and will consider the first offer a jumping-off place. You’ll think of brilliant deals, arrangements and compromises.

LEO (July 23 to August 22)

Certain numbers have a resonance for you and it’s good luck to see them in your environment, perhaps on a receipt, address or license plate. What’s even better luck is when you hit the numbers you’ve attached to a particular goal.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)

Worry is produced by imagining a frightening future. Take precautions, handle what you can, and then project all that energy into a vision of the future in which you and your loved ones are healthy, wealthy and wise.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 23)

You’ll split your time between interests and people you adore. There is absolutely no better use of your day, so put off laborious tasks until another day.

SCORPIO (October 24 to November 21)

Following a whim will bring about an auspicious circumstance, but only if the impulse comes to you honestly, and not because you’re just trying to get out of the work you told yourself you’d do. Give your inner boss priority.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21)

When you say “let’s get together,” you mean business. There’s fun to be had with friends and you wouldn’t dream of leaving this up to chance. You’ll lead in this regard as you follow up with an adventurous plan.