ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your ability to get straight to the point will serve you well at work this month. Your supervisors want to solve a problem, not beat around the bush. You’ll be in control when it comes to romance. Express your true feelings for a close friend and he or she will reciprocate. Leo is involved. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your stubborn nature will work to your advantage at work in the middle of the month. While others look for a quick fix, you’ll hold out until a long-term solution is found, getting you recognized by the higher-ups. A close friend will need your help this month. Be supportive and help out. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Friends will look to you to lead the way this month. They’ll ask you to plan an outing for the whole group. While you’re not used to the role of leader, take this opportunity to break the monotony. Work will seem boring early in the month. Enjoy it while it lasts. It will be crazy by month’s end. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You certainly will earn the title of “The Crab” this month. Everything will seem to get on your nerves. Try to remain calm and don’t take out your frustrations on co-workers. Go out to lunch, instead of eating in the office. Meeting some friends after work will help ease your tension. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your sympathetic side Get to the heart of family matters this month. Talk to loved ones and find out what’s wrong. Don’t let your pride get in the way of getting to the bottom of things. However, you shouldn’t let family affairs affect you at work. Superiors will be considering you for a promotion. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Be wary when a coworker asks to borrow money from you, because you’ll need to make a large purchase before the end of the month. Is he or she reliable? A close friend will be there for you. Don’t be afraid to confide in him or her. He or she has your best interest at heart. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Work will go by quickly this month, because you’ll be busy working on a new and interesting project. Enjoy it, but don’t forget to take some time for yourself. Let your enthusiasm for your job flow over into your personal life. Share your excitement with friends and loved ones. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Follow your instincts Love plays an important role in your life this month. You meet someone whom you can’t get off of your mind. Instead of daydreaming about him or her, make a move. Ask him or her out and you’ll find that you won’t be disappointed. Aquarius and Capricorn are involved. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Be brave at work in the middle of the month. You’ll think that there’s a conspiracy against you, because everything will go wrong. Don’t get discouraged. You’re just going through a bad time. Your family life will make up for it. You’ll have a great time with loved ones this month. CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A close friend will be the bright spot in your life this month. You’ll be happier than you have been in a long time and everything will seem to go right. It even will make work easier. You won’t get frustrated by workplace politics and the month will fly by. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You’ll have your freedom at work this month. Your superiors will give you free reign over an important project and it’s your time to shine. Take every opportunity! Your analytical mind will help you make the best decisions. Pisces is involved. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your compassion will be called on by loved ones this month. Help them calm down and try to boost their spirits. They’ve always been there for you. A close friend will bring you good news at the end of the month. It will give you an optimistic outlook on life. 44 North Shore Towers Courier n April 2013 YOUR HOROSCOPE Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all digits 1 through 9. ACROSS 1. Marienbad, for one 4. Marvelous, in slang 7. Dreary sound 12. Get misty-eyed 13. Cause of harm, ruin or death 14. ___ Jack, British flag 15. Ominous signs of war 17. Group of musical notes 18. Address 19. Heir’s concern 21. Amazon, e.g. 22. Detective, at times 23. Covered, in a way 27. Divine 31. Doublemint, e.g. 32. Backs 34. Chip away at 35. “... ___ he drove out of sight” 36. Bride’s counterpart 38. A hand 39. Renaissance fiddle 42. Joe ___, prizefighter 44. ___ v. Wade 45. Bully 47. Express strong objection 49. “Dang!” 51. Jail, slangily 52. Fortified wine 54. Series of rock formations 58. “Remember the ___!” 59. Indistinguishable 61. Small South American monkeys with long, bushy tails 62. ___ of the above 63. Jam 64. “The final frontier” 65. “___ lost!” 66. Biddy DOWN 1. Brand, in a way 2. Legal prefix 3. The inverse function of the tangent 4. Goat man 5. “Then what?” 6. Assail 7. Malleable 8. Asthmatic’s device 9. Brawl 10. Blood’s partner 11. Armageddon 12. Pair 13. Alcohol illegally produced or sold 16. Lid or lip application 20. Amniotic ___ 23. Blender button 24. Amorphous creature 25. Benjamin Disraeli, e.g. 26. Sag 28. Engine sounds 29. Dostoyevsky novel, with “The” 30. Formally surrender 31. Disease cause 33. Bar order 37. Geologic time of grasses and grazing mammals 40. Native 41. Pertaining to thin, wispy clouds 43. Begin 46. Ring bearer, maybe 48. Improve, in a way 50. Shoestrings how-to 52. High-five, e.g. 53. Maori war dance with chanting 54. Camping gear 55. “God’s Little ___” 56. Indian bread 57. “A Nightmare on ___ Street” 58. Balaam’s mount 60. ___-eyed Answers to last month’s NST Puzzle & Sudoku 8 1 7 9 2 7 4 3 5 3 9 3 8 6 2 7 4 7 4 1 8 5 6 3 9 7 8 5 7 9 2 Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.49) 1 2 7 6 9 4 3 8 5 5 3 6 2 8 7 1 9 4 4 8 9 5 1 3 2 7 6 2 9 8 4 7 5 6 1 3 6 7 4 3 2 1 9 5 8 3 5 1 9 6 8 7 4 2 7 6 2 8 4 9 5 3 1 8 1 5 7 3 6 4 2 9 9 4 3 1 5 2 8 6 7 Puzzle 4 9 7 6 1 8 5 2 3 Puzzle 4 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.54) 1 7 8 4 9 2 5 3 6 5 3 4 1 7 6 2 9 8 2 9 6 3 5 8 1 7 4 Puzzle 4 7 6 mnopqrstuvwx mnopqrstuvwx
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