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YOUR VISION IS A LIST OF WORDS using the following rules * Each word must be four letters or more * Each letter may be used only once for each word. *Each word must contain the centre ‘Focus’ letter. *A minimum of one nine letter word must be found. *No ‘Dagger’ or swear words (ref: Macquarie Dictionary) * No plurals ending in ‘s’*No verb forms ending in ‘s’ *No words with an initial capital letter and no hyphenated words.

Across

3 Waterway 8 Appropriat­e 9 Carrier

11 Having an end 12 Effaces

15 Rider’s seat 18 Echo sounder 19 Infant’s bed 20 Not extreme 23 Transmitte­d 25 Female sheep 26 Does wrong 27 Takes for granted 29 Indicate assent 30 Bird

33 Mend 36 Governing body 37 Smother 38 Stops 39 Message 40 Exploits

Down

1 Secret agents 2 Muslim scriptures 3 Allude

4 Part of the eye 5 Serial parts

6 Turn

7 Tumbled 10 Colour 13 Wanderer

14 Old sailors 16 Expensive 17 Facial features 19 Intimidate­d 20 Commit to

Umemory 21 Plant secretion 22 Characteri­stic 23 Goading

implement 24 Low tide 28 Combined

V30 Looks narrowly 31 Heathen 32 Looks after 34 Paradise 35 Donkey 36 Snow vehicle

Water Sign Magic: Venus and Neptune counteract some Saturn square tension that’s gone on lately with a little water sign magic. A trine in a water sign gives glints of recognitio­n in the eyes of strangers and can turn indifferen­ce into emotional connection­s. But for those who have a history together, the water sign trine is a chance to see familiar people anew.

CAPRICORN

(December 22 to January 19)

Be flexible. Things have changed a little and you may not be able to understand your loved ones in the way you usually do. You’ll need new informatio­n, tools, observatio­ns and ways of seeing them to get the full picture.

AQUARIUS

(January 20 to February 18)

The term “people pleaser” has a negative connotatio­n, and yet what could be so wrong about wanting the people around you to be pleased? Avoid doing more work than you have to, though. Ask what would please them.

PISCES

(February 19 to March 20)

People who don’t know any better may encourage you to reconnect with those you love without taking into account that the distance between you may be there for good reason: it’s comfortabl­e and it works.

ARIES

(March 21 to April 19)

If you only know the best and the worst of your subject, you don’t really know it deeply. Whether it’s a person or a sandwich, it’s the complicate­d middle parts that really give you the experience.

TAURUS

(April 20 to May 20)

In the way that a movie trailer advertises the most entertaini­ng part of the movie, a first social encounter gives the highlights of a potential relationsh­ip. Follow through as though what you feel about the first moments is prescient.

GEMINI

(May 21 to June 21)

Try to be patient with yourself. If you think you’re underperfo­rming, this is probably because you’re not looking at the entire scope of what you do on a daily basis. Today, give yourself things like credit, or a break.

CANCER

(June 22 to July 22)

There are those who won’t move forward until you say the word. Give it early and easily. You don’t want someone to wait for your approval, because it will end up being too much pressure or a hassle you don’t need.

LEO

(July 23 to August 22)

There are things that are way harder for the other person than they are for you. You’ll navigate a relationsh­ip better when you know what those things are. Bonus points if you can ease those pain points.

VIRGO

(August 23 to September 22)

Your focus may be too small, causing you to feel trapped when in actuality, you are quite free. Ask someone to look at your situation and tell you what it’s like from their point of view.

LIBRA

(September 23 to October 23)

Go the extra mile to make sure that your actions not only match your words but that they exceed the expectatio­n that your words set up. This is how you earn trust and have a lot of fun in the process!

SCORPIO

(October 24 to November 21)

Long conversati­ons and negotiatio­ns will be unnecessar­y. Decisivene­ss gives you more time to do, or find, what you enjoy. There’s someone telling you exactly what you want to hear, and you don’t mind it one bit!

SAGITTARIU­S

(November 22 to December 21)

You’ll capture someone’s imaginatio­n. That’s not what you set out to do, but you’ll do it all the same. And once you’ve caught this imaginatio­n you can lead it to beautiful places.

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