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Don’t worry about what to say. Just let your curiosity lead the way. Your questions will spring interactions to life. It’s riskier than following the social handbook, but without risk there is no reward.

CANCER (June 22 to July 22)

Life will revolve around what’s important to you. Your interests and attractions are seeds that will grow. A few hours here and there turn into a significant block of time, and soon enough, it’s a lifestyle.

LEO (July 23 to August 22)

Your environment is full of optional experiences presenting themselves as givens. Don’t be fooled. Math and matter have fixed answers, and the rest of life is up for negotiation. Choose how or if you want to engage.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)

The obstacle is an opportunity, though it can take a while to figure out exactly what kind and how to make the best of it. How can you view this from different angles? Ask for opinions from sources different from you.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 23)

“Somehow, you’re able to give generously to others and still have plenty left for what you want to do. Just keep in mind that you are only responsible for one person’s reaction to life, and that is your own.

SCORPIO

(October 24 to November 21)

Restraint requires energy. Keeping it simple takes work. If left to their own tendencies, things can get overly complicated, detailed or emotional. Say no to the extras and you’ll have everything you need to see it through.

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AIKIDO (a) A Polynesian demigod (b) A Japanese combative sport (c) One of the Furies BARRETTE (a) A bar-shaped hairclip (b) A ballet-dancer’s balancing rail (c) A double-seated fourwheeled carriage

COIF (a) A covering for the head (b) Fuss (c) A gang of slaves DISSIDENT (a) Unlike (b) Disagreeing in opinion (c) Scattering abroad

EFFERENT (a) Conveying outward or away (b) Frothing up (c) Having a definite shape FOURGON (a) A soft untwilled silk fabric (b) A piece of improvised artillery (c) A baggage wagon GOMUTI (a) Palm yielding a black fibre (b) A simpleton (c) A very oily fish

HACHURE (a) An estate or ranch (b) Shading lines on a map (c) An Indian bullock cart IMPUNITY (a) Wanting foresight or discretion (b) Helplessness (c) Freedom from punishment or ill consequences

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LEGIBLE (a) Skilled in the laws (b) Merciful (c) Easy to read MUNIMENT (a) A means of defence (b) An interesting relic of the past (c) A wall painting

NOUS (a) Responsibility (b) Intellect (c) A delicate degree of difference OBNUBILATION (a) Clouding (b) A supplication (c) Disappearance PLACITUM (a) A medicine given to humour (b) Irregular plates of hard bone (c) Decision of a court or assembly

QUOLL (a) A small Australian marsupial (b) Minimum number of persons necessary for business transaction (c) A case for arrows ROMAIC (a) A gypsy (b) A style of architecture (c) Modern Greek SPLENIAL (a) Brightly shining (b) Splint-like (c) Apt to splinter TOPHUS (a) A gouty deposit (b) A pith helmet worn in India (c) A mural decoration in fanciful landscape VERMEIL (a) A film of ice on rock (b) Bright red or scarlet (c) A green coating that forms on copper and brass