Saturday’s Solution

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Across

1 E. Indian seaman 5 Fermentation vessel 9 Calculate 11 Accumulate 14 Sharp blows 15 Original

16 Sicilian volcano 18 Observed 19 Check 20 Abnormally fat 22 Lose colour 24 Sailor 25 Carpentry tool 27 Merriment 29 Former Russian ruler 30 Non-verse 32 Expensive

34 Make fast a vessel 35 Napoleon’s isle of exile 36 Serial parts 38 Middle East port 40 Untidy 41 Become

re-established 42 Period of time 43 Leave off

Down

2 Partly open 3 Pursues 4 Mastic

5 By way of 6 Electrical unit 7 Sample 8 Commenced 10 Decoy 12 Niggard 13 Soaks 15 Scheme

Cosmic Recess Bell: The lunar move from the playful sign of Leo to the focused, efficient Virgo is like the bell that announces the end of recess. It’s not a universal message. For some, the sound is an intrusion to fun; for others, a sweet relief, as socializing is, for them, more stressful than formal structures of education. So, what type are you?

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)

Fiddle with your emotional EQ to see if you can turn down some of the highpitched noise interference happening in the stereo of your mind today. You’ll clear up disagreements so all can keep moving along.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)

The day plays out like a comedy in which crossed communication, wrong assumptions and silly mistakes merely contribute to the sweet satisfaction of an ending that ties it all together.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20)

You’ll repeat yourself out of necessity, passion and purpose. It doesn’t matter if you do it the same or a little different each time. It only matters that you stay the course, as this is important work.

ARIES (March 21 to April 19)

You don’t require people to prove themselves to you, yet they come through time and again. It’s because you see the best in others -- and that’s exactly what emerges.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)

As a rule, you don’t trouble others with what you can do for yourself. But just because you can do a thing doesn’t mean you should. Given the sheer quantity of your responsibilities, perhaps it would be prudent to delegate.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 21)

There are many others doing something similar to what you’re doing, and yet, rest assured, you measure up just fine. It gets even better when you leave the comparisons to others and focus on your own performance.

CANCER (June 22 to July 22)

Had you been afforded the luxury of choice, you’d have opted for a simpler arrangement. But then you’d be missing out on these strange complexities keeping you so sharp.

LEO (July 23 to August 22)

You’ll have to adjust your communication to fit your audience. Likely, the shift that’s needed is a move from the language of logic to the romance language of your heart.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)

When you see someone who has what you want, you’ll think good thoughts, thus aligning yourself with what it takes to attract the same. What you seek is seeking you. Stick with what works for as long as it does.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 23)

Self-consciousness has a way of interrupting your flow. It’s like a kink in the cord connecting you to your power source. You’ll feel the most connected to who you are in those moments when the concept is irrelevant.

SCORPIO (October 24 to November 21)

Stars turn up the intensity, and what you’re working on will need to be finished sooner than you were expecting. It will only make you work more efficiently! Take a well-deserved break tonight.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21)

You have your hopes set on a destination, and you’ll eventually get there. But what if most of the fun to be mined is in these discoveries you’re making along the way? How would that change your mindset?