Your Stars

2019-02-09 -

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Jealousy makes people behave uncharacteristically. It’s not worth it to make someone jealous on purpose, and if anyone does this to you it’s a red flag.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): If you can facilitate an experience for another person, you’ll be thrilled for the opportunity. Stay cognisant of this: You can invite experience but experience is a co-creation between host and guest.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Check in with loved ones, even if you just did recently, even if you’re worried about bothering them, even if have nothing to say. Connection will be meaningful in unexpected ways.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You don’t have to help everyone around you. Consider that you may be able to help them best today by doing you and being clear, strong and convicted about that.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Issues of territory arise. The map is a crude tool here, because even if you spell out the “mine” and “yours” of it all, life will make the borders messy again. You’re going to have to lead with your heart on this one.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): No pressure, but people are noticing you and they’ll start to follow you, not in just an attention or social media way, but they’ll actually do what you do and say what you say.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It’s one of those days when you can really see clearly who is in and who is not. Harsh maybe, but anyone who isn’t rooting for you in obvious ways today doesn’t belong on your team.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You did it before and you can do it again. Sure, you can’t remember how you did it. You’re not the same age, and you don’t have the same resources as then. Nonetheless, you’ll repeat the success.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): If you could figure out a way to go faster and still keep the quality up, you would. But this is just going to happen naturally. Quality first; speed will follow.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You love to keep smart people around you who will challenge you, make you read, think, learn, strive, be healthy and active... and you also love the comfortable people. In fact, you’ll love and need them a little more today.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): People fall in love with you unexpectedly. Be careful not to foster attachments you won’t be able to keep up with. It’s no fun to be loved more than you love.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): What’s legal isn’t always moral and what’s moral isn’t always legal. But today won’t be about laws of state. It’s more like rules of the heart vs. social mores.

Previous cryptic solution

Across: 1. Succinct 7. Drive 8. Soldier 9. Nestled

10. Eros 12. Thunder 14. Psychic 17. Stop 18. Inhuman

21. Vintage 22. Tower 23. Assented

Down: 1. System 2. Colloquy 3. Ibis 4. Cornet 5. Will

6. Lender 7. Dispute 11. Schemer 13. Distract 14. Plinth

15. Canvas 16. Append 19. Howl 20. Once

Previous quick solution

Across: 1. Coincide 7. Spree 8. Sceptical 9. Sop 10. Spat

11. Kidnap 13. Peace offering 15. Spoils 16. Feta 18. Rip

20. Predicted 21. Terms 22. Estimate

Down: 1. Costs 2. Ikebana 3. Cite 4. Deceitfulness