8 NO. OF CONSTITUENCIES NO. OF VOTERS 9

Mixed Bag
Fate Line
ARIES
TAURUS
GEMINI
CANCER
Down
LEO
VIRGO
Archie
Rugrats
1. Tote
2. Burden of proof
3. Meltdown site
4. ___ under (gave in)
5. Crow’s-nest cry (2
wds.)
6. Unfamiliar
7. Repair
8. Prince Val’s son
9. Messy place
10. Hoity-toity (hyph.)
11. Board mem.
12. Harsh criticism
13. Playing cards
21. Icicle locale
Your personality and your way of
living might appear to change at a
moment’s notice.
Note: It is time to jazz up your life a
bit. Take salsa classes to add some
rhythm and grace.
You should be careful in bending backwards
to help someone as you might
feel your energies being drained.
Note: Meeting an old friend might lead
to a new romance. Go with the flow.
Your professional possibilities are
promising today. Keep yourself up to
date with new work opportunities.
Note: It is okay to be impulsive for a
change. Add some excitement to your
mundane life.
Keeping a finger on the pulse of all that’s
happening around will create for you a
scope to study and learn the unique features
and ways of human behaviour.
Note: Wake up with a fresh mind this
morning and enjoy the smell of hot coffee.
You will feel good. Positive energy will
inspire you to be active and emerge as
an achiever today.
Note: If not romance then defintely a
new friendship is on your cards.
A quiet and calm time this evening,
especially after a full day, is a great way
to bring unsettled energies into
balance.
Note: Relax and take a quick breather
to recharge your low energy.
Daily Crossword
22. All-out battles
24. Plunders
25. Austen heroine
26. Pleiades count
27. Walled Spanish
city
28. Silk or linen
29. Poet Thomas
30. Illuminate
31. JFK landers, once
32. Zillions
33. Semblance
36. Wisecrack
37. Caressing
39. Fido’s cousinl
Across
1. Spring beer
5. Prayer-wheel
turners
10. Port side
14. Well-known
auth.
15. Storm warning
16. Wheel rod
17. Meditation
guide
18. Dingbat
19. Faculty honcho
20. Withdrew formally
22. Oil-lamp cords
23. A c t r e s s
Madeline
40. Join
42. More than enough
43. Added (on)
45. Perfumer Nina
46. Swears solemnly
47. Eddie’s cop character
48. “One For My Baby”
singer
49. Field cover
50. Happily Ñ after
51. Woman of rank
53 Olduvai loc.
54. Ewe’s plaint
56. Without delay
Birth Day
May 7
You have a quiet, and
highly principled
nature. Your concern
for others nearly
always outweighs
your concern for
yourself. You are
uncritical in the
extreme. Yet despite
your seeming mildness,
there is nothing
weak or unreliable
about your nature.
Your ability to put
your own strength
quietly behind the
people you love is
remarkable.
Breckin Meyer
24. Heavy metal
26. Cannon boom
28. Good friends
32. Sandbags,
maybe
33. Latches onto
34. Fabric meas.
35. Classical poet
36. Immigration
factor
37. Dart about
38. Util. bill
39. Business attire
40. Idles away
time
41. Apt to bite
43. Like a cheap
piano
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
p2 Weekender May 07, 2011
It is time to face the evil and negative
forces in your life. The gossip and
rumours being spread about you need
to be stopped.
Note: Find yourself in good health this
evening. LIBRA
You will have to take care of a cornucupia
of emotions today. Try to strike a balance
while you deal with them.
Note: Prove to your peer group that you
are the best host, plan the liveliest party
in town.
A change in your lifestyle is resulting from
some recent changes in your environment.
Note: An unexpected twist might
deepen the bonds of your current love
relationship.
SAGITTARIUS
This is a time when you can expect a
little boost, some sort of extra support
from a friend or family member who
understands you.
Note: Take turns to talk about some
future goals with a close friend today. CAPRICORN
You can take full advantage of your
position at workplace. Try to manipulate
the situation according to your will
and well being.
Note: Learn ways to relax and reduce
stress in your life. AQUARIUS
If you are tending to other people’s
business, check and recheck what you
say. Your timing is right for anything
you want to initiate.
Note: There is a collision of powerful
energies spilling into your life in
unpredictable ways.
44. Unhurried gait
45. Cash, in
Pretoria
46. Parking attendant
49. Amused
52. Draft animals
53. Taken ___
(startled)
55. John, in Siberia
57. Had a turn
58. Silly comedy
59. “ N a utilus”
skipper
60. Dispatch, as a
dragon
61. Very quick
62. Ballooned
Sudoku
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PISCES
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Q. I am a 16-year-old girl
and I have a huge problem
with people irrespective of
gender, who tend to touch
me, even if they do not
have any bad intentions.
But I have relatives, both
male and female who
seem to think that
hugging me tight or
clasping me to their
bosoms and almost
suffocating me in the
process is the best way to
show their affection. I
have complained to my
mother but in vain. She
feels I overreact. How do I
escape these people’s very
physical love and
affection?
- Resham Ghosh, Taratala
A. Sweat all the time. As
soon as you spot them
coming, switch the fan or
air conditioner off and do
some vigorous physical
exercises. Also keep ready a
dripping nose. You could
also try scratching your
head like crazy to give the
impression that your scalp
is the breeding ground of
lice. Then volunteer to hug
them to show your love.
Yes, your reputation as the
huggable young thing in the
family might suffer a blow,
but I’m sure you won’t
mind. Only make sure you
know where to draw the
line lest this becomes a
habit and you end up giving
wrong impressions to the
cute boy next door.
Q. I am a 30-year old man
who works in an MNC. My
imediate boss is a
beautiful and smart
woman and I used to
share a very good
rapport with her. We were
friends and enjoyed working
together. But of late I
have started feeling that
she likes me as more than
a friend. I like her too and
I think any guy would be
more than lucky to have
her as his girlfriend, but I
am apprehensive too. Is it
a good idea to enter a relationship
with a woman
who is in a higher position
financially and status
wise. What can I do?
-Saikat Chatterjee,
Bagbazaar
A. Honey, whether in office
or at home, she will wear
the pants in your
relationship anyway. So
why be apprehensive of the
inevitable? Rather, because
you’ll have the experience
and practice of obeying
your better half at office, it
will be easier to do the
same at home, don’t you
think? Honestly, has she
even told you she likes you?
Sure, it’s not a figment of
your over-reaching
imagination? To clarify you
could always go and
propose to her and write to
us about the fireworks. Best
wishes.
Q. I hailed from an
economically and socially
backward class. My son
must be admitted to a
college but I am
apprehensive about using
the advantage of the quota
system. I don’t want him
to suffer like me from the
supercilious behaviour of
his classmates nor be low
in self-confidence because
of his status. At the same
time, I want him to get a
good education. Please
help me.- Kailash Kole,
Baruipur
A. Eveyone is out there to
take advantage. And if you
are doing it legally, what’s
the harm. But if you feel too
strongly about it, let your
son get admitted by
strength of his merit. If he
puts his mind to studying
properly and diligently —
no education is bad
education.
Q. I don’t get along well
with my mother at all.
Mother has a lot of
expectations of me and
does not take to it kindly
if I fail in any way.
Sometimes I feel that all
she cares about is being
able to boast of her
daughter’s success. I have
been thinking of moving
out but can’t because my
father will be deeply
upset. Is there a way my
mother and I can engage
in a healthy
relationship?
-Sromona Sen, Dhakuria
A. Start failing in
everything. That way the
level of her expectations
will come down and she
will find reasons to rejoice
everytime you do
something marginally well.
Sincerely, my dear, every
mother has expectations.
Talk to her very nicely,
show her some signs of
affection and consult her
every now and then. Do
things together, At the risk
of sounding cheesy, this is
the best relationship on
earth and do your best to
salvage it. Have patience
and faith in yourself.