Your Stars

2018-04-21 -

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You can’t stay cocooned in your own private drama: There’s too much you’d miss. The world won’t come to you. You’ll have to break out of your bubble and find what’s worth getting into.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You encourage others along the path of their choosing even when you’re not into it, don’t understand it or don’t quite agree with it. This is love. And it’s why your relationships stay strong (and interesting!).

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Today will play out a bit like a suspense/thriller. It’s not that you think the best is yet to come. You just want to see how it turns out. And you’ll have excellent company in this fascination with what’s next.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You care, just a little, what they think... so what? It’s only smart to actively try to influence people’s impressions of you. As much as you’d like it not to matter, it does. Most of the work centres on dress and deportment.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The quickest way to end an argument is to lose it. “Sorry, my bad” lets the air out of the tires of the argument. You could also pivot and walk, but it won’t be the end, just a pause in the middle.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Schoolyard rules of love apply. The one who is trying to get your attention likes you. The quality of attention matters little. They may seek to irritate you because that’s what they know best. Still, they like you.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Take things out of the social media realm and into the real world, where it’s people relating to people, and the need to impress or persuade is trumped by the need to understand and be understood.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): A burden will be lifted in the next four weeks. Giving credit where credit is due will bring luck. Often this will involve honouring the spiritual aspects of your life and the many ways love shows up in your world.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): People are always deciding things about one another – even perfect strangers. There’s no getting around it: They are making their impressions of you.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): One way is to set a goal, attain it then reward yourself. Skip that last part, and what’s the point? If you’re going to skip something, skip the first part and just celebrate. You shouldn’t always have to work for it.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Are you where you are because of who you are? You know you’re moving in patterns that work for your current story, and yet you’re also struggling to establish a different pattern and a new story.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The ones who ask for things without first ingratiating themselves, building rapport with you or letting you know what might be in it for you – don’t waste your time with them. You’re too valuable for that.

Previous Cryptic solution

Across 1. Eaves 4. Lawyers 8. Contemplating 10. Inlet

11. List 12. Sale 16. Erect 17. Straight-faced 19. Steered

20. Singe

Down 1. Escapologists 2. Van 3. Specie 4. Lapels 5. Wealth

6. Eliminate 7. Sign the pledge 9. Discourse 13. Senior

14. Method 15. Staffs 18. Can

Previous Quick solution

Across 7. Security guard 8. Sidekick 9. Idea 10. Causes

12. Aphids 14. Pun 15. Deadly 17. Accuse 19. Crib

21. Listened 23. Plain-speaking

Down 1. Decimate 2. Duress 3. Mini 4. Gymkhana