18 METRO Wednesday, October 7, 2009 D A family member is giving you such a hard time of late, that I dont blame you for giving them a wide berth. Emotional blackmail has come into play, and you mustnt be party to it. This week sees you thinking of getting in touch with old friends. Youll want to fill in missing blanks regarding what they and you have been up to. Contacting Scorpios could open a can of worms. Try not to play games at work today, but make sure you at least pretend to play the role of the professional. You can make a much needed crossover in your career, if you do. Before you make any calls, sit down and think what it is you want to say. This could be your last chance to get your point across to a certain face. Make the most of it. Promises were short lived. You now know you must take the lead, and that if what you want cannot be obtained, you are willing to move on. This assertiveness will have the required effect! Be careful that youre not mixing with a bad or negative crowd Virgo. So much can be achieved if you work on the positive and not the negative. Opportunity is there. Take full advantage. Dont be backwards in coming forwards with your emotions this week, Libra. By wearing your heart on your sleeve, you can finally stand a chance of getting what and who your heart truly desires. As the Sun slowly but surely prepares to enter your sign, later this month, you get a chance to see what can and cant be fixed. This should place a very large smile on your face. The first blow is half the battle. New beginnings await you and should be greeted with open arms. Its time to finally put the past problems behind you for good, Sagittarius. Life is waiting for you. A friend let you down, but they didnt mean to. They had their own priorities at the forefront of their mind that was all. Youre stronger than them, something you did not know, but do now. Youre ready to put your energy into love again. You werent at the beginning of the month, but youve seen a light at the end of what Im sure has been a very long tunnel. If a jobs worth doing, its worth doing well. Getting others to do your work for you today will only see you with regret tomorrow. Stand tall; this is the opportunity youve been waiting for. Start The Day Complete this Metroku grid to reveal the digits that should go in the shaded squares. CLOCKWORD THIS LIFE by Rick Brookes Difficultyrating:Easy Difficultyrating:Challenging NEMI by Lise METROKU metro.co.uk/metroku QUIZ Difficultyrating:Moderate 1. Cup 2. Rue 3. Create 4. Flowing 5. Escape 6. Bug 7. Lump of gold 8. Flaw 9. Optimistic, enthused 10. Nil 11. Chewy sweet 12. Sign up The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter T in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the other circle will spell out the name of a Hollywood actor. T Yesterdays solution: Glenn McGrath ANSWERS:ENIGMA:Marathon.WHOAMI?HeidiKlum.WHO,WHAT, WHEREANDWHEN?AnneBancroft;Fig;Babylon;2000. ENIGMA Pheidippides ran all the way To Sparta seeking help, they say, For this clash fought in 490 BC, where Persia was the foe. WHO AM I? A model, I was born in Germany in 1973. I hosted the 2004 cable TV series Project Runway and have appeared in a Jamiroquai video. I am married to the British musician Seal. WHO, WHAT WHERE AND WHEN? WHO... was married to Mel Brooks for 41 years? WHAT... is the common name of the fruit Ficus carica? WHERE... did Alexander the Great die? WHEN... did Papillon win the Grand National? Scribblespace Scribblespace For solutions to the metroku, log on to metro.co.uk/metroku index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html