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Across
2 Army rank 6 Excavates
9 Spirited mount 10 Card game 11 Entices
12 Flaccid
14 Divine messenger 16 Retributive justice 17 Frees
19 Sailor
20 Send money 23 Effaced
26 Begin again 27 Cavity
28 Wager
29 Dregs
32 Faultless 34 Containers 35 Operatic air 36 Anaesthetic 37 View
38 Efts
39 Body of water 40 Moves at easy
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Down
1 Make amends 2 Affray
3 Flatters
4 Key
5 Flowers 6 Strikes out 7 Part of the eye 8 Undermines 13 Musical note 14 Zodiac sign 15 Discover 18 Unhappy
Pre-retrograde Cosmic Caution: Manipulation only works when the manipulator is working. The strings must be pulled to animate the false reality. Without the craft of the puppeteer, the false reality will collapse into a pile. The truth, however, stands on its own accord and animates itself. This cosmic message comes by way of a lunar square to Neptune just before the retrograde.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19)
If the various parts of your life were represented in tectonic plates, this would be a day when two plates try to take up the same space. Tension builds and then it’s released, with a gentle shake to all sides.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18)
Your focus is required. Fear may disguise itself as distraction. Face it instead. What you’re doing is a little hard at first, but once you get in the swing, you’ll be glad you didn’t waste time on anything else.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20)
Being tired or overwhelmed can pull a shadow over your thinking. Tired thoughts can be less helpful and even less truthful. But after you’ve rested and taken good care of all needs, you’ll hear the cheerful truth with clarity.
ARIES (March 21 to April 19)
Someone drops the guard and welcomes you into a wacky, personal world. Enjoy the tour. Just remember, it’s but a glimpse. Only the security guards really know what happens in the museum’s off hours.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)
Just because an idea is zany doesn’t mean it won’t work. A bit of ridiculousness will harmonize with the practical logistics and offer an effective solution. Whimsical air signs are balance to your grounded energy.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 21)
Teaching is the best way to learn something thoroughly. In doing so, you will find out where the gaps in your own education lie and then fill them in to achieve the next level of mastery.
CANCER (June 22 to July 22)
You’re hesitant to get caught up in big talk. It is often the case that people who think they know something have less to share than those who are sitting quietly and watching the action.
LEO (July 23 to August 22)
Heroes don’t need a crisis to prove their heroism. They can be spotted as they perpetuate standards of human decency in normal circumstances and for no apparent benefit. You recognize heroes because you are one.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
Although you are in the mood to risk it all, “it all” doesn’t want to be risked and will seem to cling to you, begging you to reconsider. You would be wise to do so. This mood will pass, and you’ll still have all your resources.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 23)
You’ll communicate and learn with greater ease, but more importantly, with more interest in your subject. Your curiosity is not only a boon to the processes but it also makes your work much more fun.
SCORPIO (October 24 to November 21)
The day is characterized by a smoothness that allows you to move faster and with a one-track focus. With the concentration of a skilled ninja, you’ll complete a mission stealthily and take back the prize to your loved ones.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21)
Even if you expect things to go right, you’re still grateful when they do. Your appreciation means more than you know. So often the satisfied customers go silently on their way, and only the unhappy ones speak up.