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Clues:
| Across |
Down |
| 1. Goad for driving cattle |
1. Bavaglio |
| 4. Crustacean |
2. Manila hemp plant |
| 8. Not good |
3. The common people |
| 11. In bed |
4. US film actor |
| 13. Distinctive Quality |
5. Regret |
| 14. Confused mixture of sounds |
6. Bedouin |
| 16. Amusement |
7. Uncover |
| 17. Equipment |
8. Ingot |
| 18. Area used for sports |
9. Second son of Adam |
| 19. Assembly of witches |
10. Sandy tract |
| 21. Part of verb to be |
12. Hindu Mother Goddess |
| 23. Lower limb |
14. Trite |
| 24. To one side |
15. Fall behind |
| 25. Chatter |
20. Root of the taro |
| 27. Group of two |
22. Mild oath |
| 30. Supreme Being |
26. Part of an ice skate |
| 33. Source of Cocoa |
28. Title of respect for God |
| 37. Glass ornament |
29. Free of ice |
| 39. First man |
31. Entrance |
| 41. Diventare pazzo |
32. Codlike fish |
| 42. Large |
33. Taxicab |
| 43. Embankmant |
34. Among |
| 44. Remain |
35. Message symbols |
| 45. Freshwater fish |
36. Pack leader |
| 46. East Indian pepper plant |
38. Matures |
| 47. Postpone |
40. Honey |
| 49. Son of Isaac and Rebeccah |
45. Female homosexual |
| 51. Vessel built by Noah |
46. Relieve gas |
| 52. Baked dough |
48. Zeal |
| 56. Sharp projection |
50. Calculating device |
| 59. Without hearing |
53. Fencing sword |
| 62. Edible fruit |
54. Alleviate |
| 63. From the beginning |
55. Research deeply |
| 65. Cartel |
56. Punch |
| 67. Old cloth measure |
57. Adjoin |
| 69. Purchaser |
58. Spanish painter |
| 70. Sweetheart |
60. French clergyman |
| 71. Roof overhang |
61. Bloodsucking insect |
| 72. Make lace |
64. Vetinarian |
| 73. Hearing organ |
66. Lever for rowing |
| 74. Affirmative reply |
68. Ocean |
Aries
YOU ARE responsible, persevering and as a result can expect good results in all
endeavours. What you cannot expect however, are immediate results. Be patient.
Taurus
You will have to be assertive with certain people who are difficult to deal with when
there are things to be sorted out. Stick to your guns and stand your ground.
Gemini
Whenever you become too static, there is a distinct possibility that you could be come
rooted. This is something that you need to fight against. Be spontaneous.
Cancer
This is a day when things come to a head. Specific issues may remain unclear but what does
seem certain is that change is imminent.
Leo
Your love life is your main concern today, as you reach an important emotional crossroad.
Changes may be unsettling but are necessary.
Virgo
Be a bit more adventurous and stretch yourself. Prospects are good if you are prepared to
go with alternatives.
Libra
Splashing out on something new today, gives you a brilliant boost and is cheap at the
price. Some excellent news by phone or letter will be cause for celebration.
Scorpio
Be confident. It is important that you avoid being lumbered with too many obliga tions.
Sometimes you take on too much.
Sagittarius
At last, you are coming out of a difficult patch. Dark clouds lift and the sun shines
again, so you are happy and relaxed. An interview will go well.
Capricorn
At work and at home, don't let childish bickering get you down. Remain detached from
negativity and avoid one-upmanship. You are bigger than that.
Aquarius
Someone in your family or circle may announce travel plans, which comes as a surp rise.
Financially, your luck is in and you can expect good fortune.
Pisces
Things are getting you down and you feel it's time for a change. This is an opportunity to
take stock and consider what matters most.
APRIL 22
Feast day of St Theodore of Sykeon, St Opportuna, St Agipatus I, St Leonides of
Alexandria, and Saints Epipodius and Alexander.
1500 Navigator Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovered Brazil and claimed it on behalf
of Portugal.
1662 King Charles II granted a charter to the Royal Society of London, which
became an important centre of scientific activity in England.
1724 Immanuel Kant, German philosopher, born.
1834 The South Atlantic island of St Helena was declared a British Crown Colony.
1838 The packet steamer Sirius became the first steamship to cross the Atlantic
to New York from Ireland. The journey took 18 days and 10 hours. Though a British ship,
her crew was almost entirely Irish and she was commanded by Richard Roberts, a Royal Navy
lieutenant from Passage West, Co Cork. The Sirus beat the Great Western by almost eight
hours on the trip.
1870 Vladimir llyich Ulyanov (Lenin), Russian revolutionary leader, was born in
Simbirsk.
1904 Robert Oppenheimer, US physicist who invented the atomic bomb, born.
1905 Captain William O’Shea, politician and first husband of Katharine
O’Shea, died.
1915 Germany first used poison gas at Ypres.
1933 Death of Frederick Henry Royce, co-founder of Rolls Royce car company.
1967 Walter Macken, author and dramatist, died. Among his works were Quench the
Moon (1948), Rain on the Wind (1950) and Seek the Fair Land (1959).
1969 Sailor Robin Knox Johnston made it home after a 312-day solo voyage around
the world.
1972 The first people to row across the Pacific Ocean, Sylvia Cook and John
Fairfax, arrived in Australia; they had been at sea for 362 days.
1989 Archaeologists said they had unearthed a 2,000-year-old mummy in
a gold covered coffin in the Egyptian oasis, Fayoum. She was wrapped in linen and dried
flowers and had a child beside her.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR
Ben Dunne told a Tribunal of Inquiry that the question of political influence never
arose in relation to his dealings with former minister Michael Lowry or former Taoiseach
Charles J Haughey.
BIRTHDAYS
Glen Campbell, singer, 62; Paul Carrack, rock musician (Ace, Squeeze), 47; George Cole,
actor, 73; Carol Drinkwater, actress, 50; Dion Dublin, footballer, 29; Peter Frampton,
rock singer, 48; Lloyd Honeyghan, boxer, 38; Yehudi Menuhin, violinist, 82; Jack
Nicholson, actor, 61
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