Woman’s Weekly UK – 23 July 2019

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YOUR STARS

Whatdoyourstarshaveinstore?

WithastrologerBarbaraGoldsmith

Aries 21 Mar– 20Apr

Now ’sthetimetoplana tripor

togoona spontaneousjourney.

Getyourbagspacked!

Taurus 21 Apr– 21May

Financially,youmayfindnew

opportunitiesjustdropinyourlap.

Thinkbeforecommittingyourself.

Gemini 22 May– 21Jun

Declutteringisundergreataspects

foryou.Remember,you’remaking

somespacefornewpossessions.

Cancer 22 Jun– 23Jul

Youmaywanttomakechangesin

yourenvironment.Anythingthat

givesyoua senseofpeacefulness.

Leo 24 Jul– 23Aug

Thisisa goodweekforlearning

somethingnew.Youmightwantto

bookyourplaceona workshop.

Virgo 24 Aug– 23Sep

If a relationshipisnolonger

workingandyou’vedoneallyou

can, be preparedtomoveon.

Libra 24 Sep– 23Oct

Goingintonature,connecting

withtheearthorwithanimalswill

havea rejuvenatingeffectonyou.

Scorpio 24 Oct– 22Nov

Youmaybeoverwhelmedwith

somuchtodo.Setyourselfthree

prioritiesandfocusonthose.

Sagittarius 23 Nov– 21Dec

Isyourcuphalffullorhalfempty?

Whateveryoufocusuponwill

grow– bepositiveaboutit.

Capricorn 22 Dec– 20Jan

Rememberingtobegratefulfor

everythingyouhavecanhavea

wonderfuleffectonyourfinances.

Aquarius(21Jan– 19Feb)

Youmayneedtotakemoretime

outtorechargeyourbatteries

thisweek.You’llbegladyoudid.

Pisces(20Feb– 20Mar)

It ’stimetoexamineyourbeliefs.

If youthinkit canbedone,you’ll

findyourselfoverhalfway there!

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ANSWERSTO 9 JULYPUZZLES

JUMBOCROSSWORDACROSS: 1 Larder 4 Agency 8 Lamp-posts 14 Genteel

15 Tobacco 16 Noentry 18 Chequebook 19 Atlast 20 Alibi 22 Leave 24 Alarmed

25 Uncle 27 Shear 30 Organ 33 Arena 36 Asterisked 37 Separation 39 Recipe

42 React 43 Tearup 45 Whirlpools 46 Afterwards 47 Sadly 51 Naomi

53 Along 56 Ellis 58 Species 59 Range 62 Paris 63 Nellie 64 Percentage

67 Notable 70 Twin-tub 71 Nodoubt 72 Elongated 73 Street 74 Ascend

DOWN: 1 Logical 2 Rinse 3 Executes 5 Gotoofar 6 Nabs 7 Yachtsmen

8 Leonardo 9 Minute 10 Pie 11 Set 12 Skydiver 13 Globule 17 Nylon 21 Hair

23 Airterminal 25 Unfair 26 Chairperson 28 Heidi 29 Ankle 31 Glare 32 Narrow

33 Address 34 Engaged 35 Ashtray 38 Nudist 40 Colons 41 Photo 43 Total

44 Apron 48 Amenities 49 Lair 50 Tenpence 52 Isolated 53 Assemble

54 Obscene 55 Grenades 57 Ibiza 60 Elected 61 Invent 65 Amuse 66 Stir

68 Too 69 BigAnswer:CHERRYTREE

CROSSWORDACROSS: 1 Marital 5 Entomb 10 Noses 11 Gravesend 12 Coiffured

13 Year 15 Resort 17 Womanise 20 Saddened 21 Bureau 22 Slav 24 Orchestra

28 Singleton 29 Exert 30 Sashay 31 Attests

DOWN: 1 Manicurist 2 Rösti 3 Taskforce 4 Lager 6 Needy 7 Operative 8 Beds

9 Hands-on 14 Debutantes 16 Sidelines 18 Amusement 19 Veloute 23 Villa

25 Conga 26 Teens 27 IsisAnswer:SPRUCE

LINKWORDLABOUR,HOCKEY,LOUNGE,BETTER,LITTLE, ANIMAL, PRETTY,

SUPPLY,POCKET,SALTEDAnswer:EUCALYPTUS

WORDWISE 1 Acetic,aitch,alien,aline,anil,anti,antic,cain,canticle,chain,

chalice,chatline,chia,chic,chicane,chile,chin,china,chine,chit,cinch,cite,

cliché,client,clinch,cline,clint,entail,ethic,ethical,ethnic,hail,hectic,hilt,

hint,inch,inhale,inlet,intel,itch,lactic,laic,lain,lichen,lien,line,lint, lithe, nail,

nice,niche,tail,thali,thin,thine,tile,tineAnswer:TECHNICAL

WORDWISE 2 Aced,acer,acre,acted,actor,cadet,cadre,card,care,cared,caret,

cart,carted,cate,cater,cedar,cert,coat,coated,coda,code,coed,coot,cord,

core,cored,cote,cotter,crate,crated,credo,dace,decor,detract,doctor,octad,

octet,orca,race,raced,react,recto, redact, redcoat, taco, tact, trace, traced,

tractAnswer: DOCTORATE

disperse.‘If wewantedto,

wecouldgoto thepapers

andtelloursideof thestory.

Ironically,thetruthis even

juicierthantheirelaborate

littlepantomime.’

‘Yes.Thatcrossedmy

mind,too,’Rachelagreed.

‘Butwebothknowwewon’t

dothat.Besides,I can’thelp

feelinga bitsorryforMelissa,

in spiteof everything.’

Lukeraiseda quizzical

eyebrow.‘Really?’

‘Yes.It’skindof sad,in a

way.CarlandMelissahave

somuchgoingforthem:

a happymarriage,a lovely

home,allthatbeautiful

musicthey’vemadetogether.

You’dthinkit wouldbe

enough.Butshestillmisses

thespotlightsodesperately,

shewaspreparedto goalong

withTony’scrazyscheme.’

‘Yes,’Lukeagreed.‘And

if hernamegotdragged

throughthemudnow,even

thoughshe’sbroughtit on

herself,Carlwouldsuffer,too.

Hedoesn’tdeserveto have

hisreputationdestroyed,just

becausethewomanheloves

madeonefoolishmistake.’

Outof nowhere,anold

sayingdriftedintoRachel’s

head.‘Oh,whata tangled

web we weave,whenfirst

wepractiseto deceive,’she

murmured,comingto stand

besideLuke.‘I’msosorry

I letTonyputthosedoubts

intomymindaboutyou.’

‘AndI’msorryI believed

you’dspentthenightwith

him.I’mgladit wasn’ttrue.’

Racheltiltedherheadup

to kisshim,buta knockat

thedoorinterruptedtheir

moment.Cautiously,she

wentto answerit.

Melissawasstandingon

thestep,shame-faced.

‘I oweyoua hugeapology,’

shesaidhumbly.‘I knowthis

is noexcuse,butI gotcarried

awayandletTonyledme

astray.Hemadeit soundso

tempting,withhistalkof

onemorechanceto make

mydreamscometrue.He’s

very good at casting his spell

onpeople,pullingeveryone’s

stringsto getwhathewants.

I guessyoubothfound that

outforyourselves.

‘I’vetoldCarleverything,’

Melissawenton.‘He’snot

happyaboutwhatI did,but

he’sforgivenme.Andhe

knowsI’llneverdo anything

likethatagain.’

‘Justtellmeonething,’said

Rachel.‘HaveyouandTony

beenhavinganaffair?’

‘No!’Fromthelookof

horroronMelissa’sface,

Rachelcouldseethat

shewastellingthetruth.

‘WhateverelseI’vedone,

I’dnevercheatonCarl,’ she

insisted.‘I lovehim.’

‘I realisenothingcanmake

amends,’Melissacontinued

passionately.‘ButI wanted

to letyouknowthatour

contractwithTonyis about

to expire,andwe’renot

renewingit. AndI’vemade

severalbiganonymous

donationsto goodcauses,

includingthelocalpolice

charity.It wasneverabout

themoneyforme.’

Melissalookedoverher

shoulder.‘I’d better get back

to Carl.’

‘Wait!’Rachelhurried

acrossto herhandbagand

fishedout the TangledWeb

bracelet.‘Here.I should

neverhaveacceptedit. You

werewearingit allthose

yearsago whenyou first

sangThisis WhereourStory

Begins; it’spartof your

history.Youshouldkeepit.’

Fora momentMelissa

hesitated.Then,herblue

eyesglistening,shetookthe

braceletandputit on.‘Thank

you.You’regoodpeople.I’m

gladyoufoundeachother.’

AsMelissawalkedaway,

Lukecameandstoodbeside

Rachel,hishandsresting

gentlyonhershoulders.

‘I’mgladwefoundeach

other,too,’hesaidtenderly,

takingherintohisarms.‘And

I havea feelingthisis where

our storybegins.’

THEEND

Catherine Young, 2019