18 METRO Monday, December 21, 2009 D E mails or letters ,which you receive, should hold the answer to a question, you have long held at the forefront of your mind. News of a birth or pregnancy gives you reason to celebrate. Do you want what you cant have because you cant have it? This is a question you must sit down and ask yourself today. A fresh view of a work problem proves successful for you today. You dont seem to realise youre in control of your life. To think others can tell you what to do is nave, especially for a sign such as you. Speaking up today hands you back your independence. No one has ever said that your life was not hard work. What you can do though, is delegate. An option you have previously refused to think about. Enlisting an Aries can work miracles. Education and the learning system are well starred for you at this time, and for many of you Leos, this could prove the building block you require to take life up to the next level. A fresh vision comes to you and you finally work out how to please all this Christmas. Surprise news on your career makes for an interesting and celebratory week. Wear blue to financial meetings. Sometimes you have to do what is best for you, even if it means someone getting hurt in the process. Its time you spoke your mind, you have been dancing to others tunes for long enough. Christmas shopping you do today, is a sure fire indication to loved ones of how you now feel about a certain person. All you have to do now is admit your feelings to yourself. Dealings of a legal nature can go in your favour. Just be careful you dont repeat gossip you hear though, as it is unlikely to be true. Mercury brings good news to financial affairs. You dont seem clear what a loved one wants from you. What you do know is that youre clearer about what you want. Do they still fit into your plans, is what you should ask. Youre having a tough time accepting a decision which someone else has made on your behalf. If there is nothing that you can do about it, then you should focus on what is possible. You may find yourself having to choose between two friends. What you need to do is stand aside and see who comes to you. You are likely to be surprised by the outcome, Pisces. , 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 www.metro.co.uk/nemi METROKU metro.co.uk/metroku QUIZ 1. Throaty 2. Fruit 3. Teeter 4. Dress 5. Rubbish 6. Suspend 7. Designate 8. Musical interval 9. Stinging plant 10. Burning 11. Find 12. Harm The solutions from 1 to 12 are all six-letter words ending with the letter E in the centre. Moving clockwise from 1, the letters in the outer circle will spell out the name of a boy-band member. E Fridays solution: Frank Windsor ANSWERS:ENIGMA:Bunch.WHOAMI?MadeleinePeyroux.WHO, WHAT,WHEREANDWHEN?ErnestHemingway;Siskin;Middleear; 1977. ENIGMA Little group of two or three Bananas, for a quick e.g. One of flowers brings smiles and tears; One of fives can box your ears. WHO AM I? A singer, I was born in Georgia in 1974. I grew up in France and began singing in my teens. I am noted for my vocal similarity to Billie Holiday and my albums include Careless Love and Half The Perfect World. WHO, WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN? WHO... wrote the novel A Farewell To Arms? WHAT... is another name for the bird called an aberdevine? WHERE... in the body is the incus? WHEN... did Menachem Begin become prime minister of Israel? 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