18 METRO Monday, December 14, 2009 D Your close ones are not sure about what you want. You are sending mixed messages, and its up to you to do some straight talking, before you end up hurting not just one face involved, but several. New career paths beckon. Its time you started to think about what you want to do, rather than what you have to do, to earn a living. Old friends get in touch with an exciting offer. You feel as if youre living on a different planet from a close one recently. What do you need to do to rectify this? Communicate is the answer Gemini. Phonecalls later tonight bring exciting Christmas plans. Something, youd hoped was going to happen, is given the green light and you start an exciting journey which could change the course of your life. Romance beckons and links to a new chapter you begin. Instead of thinking about what you have to do this Christmas, why dont you think about what would make you happy? Christmas is all about giving, so why not give yourself that long earned break? Youre such a perfectionist, but this doesnt always make for an easy life, for a sign such as you does it Virgo? Time spent with an old friend can help you revaluate what you really want. Money matters need revision if you are to do all you had planned this Christmas. By doing so now, success is yours and you can make all and not just some of your dreams come true. Today its important that you make any career decisions yourself, I know you feel nervous, but Im sure you have the right answers. Have faith, the stars are behind you and success is yours. Theres so much you want to get done, to ensure you make this your most successful Christmas yet. Just dont allow close ones to emotionally blackmail you into what you know you dont want to do. Youve allowed yourself to get involved in a situation, which doesnt make you happy and which you dont feel you can easily get out of. Stand tall. Saturn is behind you to make that change, now. Youre under really lucky influences, which make romance a priority. You may have to put family to one side in order to fulfil your own needs. Dont tell lies, your face is telling more than you realise. Time, spent with someone from the past, can help you re-evaluate who you are and where youre going. Contracts are well starred, and hold the key to you taking the next step up the career ladder. Start The Day Complete this Metroku grid to reveal the digits that should go in the shaded squares. CLOCKWORD THIS LIFE by Rick Brookes NEMI by Lise METROKU metro.co.uk/metroku QUIZ 1. Floor covering 2. Production 3. Dirge 4. Thing 5. Small lump 6. First born 7. Noose 8. Pail 9. Dormant 10. Purpose 11. Pester 12. Powerful 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 outer circle will spell out the name of a cartoon character. T Fridays solution: Jimmy Edwards ANSWERS:ENIGMA:Lancet.WHOAMI?CleoRocos.WHO, WHAT,WHEREANDWHEN?TerryJones;Afingerprint;Thailand; 1994. ENIGMA Double-sided little knife That surgeons use to save your life, Title of their journal too, Or narrow window with a view. WHO AM I? An actress, I was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1962. I once produced The Seven Year Itch for stage. I was Kenny Everetts co-star in his 1980s television show and also appeared in Celebrity Big Brother. WHO, WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN? WHO... played Prince Herbert in Monty Python And The Holy Grail? WHAT... is a dactylogram? WHERE... is the River Kwai? WHEN... did Barbara Windsor first appear on EastEnders?Difficultyrating:Easy Difficultyrating:Challenging Difficultyrating:Moderate 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