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Fill Me In
WIN £100 Puzzle 14 Lollywood is the informal term used to denote which country’s cinema industry? Solve the puzzle by following the arrows and writing in your answers. Then read down the letters in the shaded squares to find the prize answer. Your an
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Word Jumble
Queens of the Stone Age musician Josh Homme was a producer on which Arctic Monkeys album? Unscramble each group of letters to discover six types of confectionery. Now fit them across the grid and you’ll spell out the answer to the question. 1 REFERS
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Code Cracker
WIN 2 × £250 Puzzle 16 Which trait does former Vogue editor Edward Enninful most deplore in others? To find out, solve the puzzle… Fill in the grid. Each letter of the alphabet has been replaced by a number from 1 to 26. When you’ve completed the gri
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Your STARS
21 March-20 April Mercury and Mars are now both in your sign, helping you to communicate more assertively. So, is there something you need to ask for? Now is the time! ● Call 0905 817 0690* for more 21 April-21 May The Sun is in Taurus, giving you th
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ASK Dr Dallas
Q I have an ingrown toenail that hurts whenever I put on my shoes. What can I do? Siobhan, Croydon A Ingrown toenails can be very painful, but there are ways to alleviate the discomfort. Start by soaking your foot in warm, soapy water to soften the n
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This week's TV COMING SOON
NETFLIX ● It’s back to Regency-era London for the much-anticipated third series of the period drama, which is being shown in two parts, beginning with the first four episodes. After Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) overheard Colin Bridgerton
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Tried And Tested
Infused with clary sage extract, this soothing scalp serum is ideal for counteracting the effects of thinning menopausal hair. Leaves hair visibly fuller and the scalp in good condition. Help volumise and lengthen your eyelashes with this hardworking
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Hello Europe…
Crowding round the TV with my mother and big sister Kate, I was mesmerised. I was only little, and it was the first time I’d been allowed to stay up past my bedtime to watch the Eurovision Song Contest. It was in black and white on our 60s telly. But
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Ones To Watch
• One of the favourites is Croatia – an act called Baby Lasagna with the catchy Rim Tim Tagi Dim. It’s a bit shouty, but it gets in your head! • Netherlands is a fan fave – Joost Klein with Europapa. A bit of a throwback to some of the crazy songs of
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Circle Time
Meaning ‘city’ in modern Welsh, what word used in Welsh place names usually denotes an old fort or castle? Fit the words into the grid, then read down the letters in the shaded circles. ARM CAD EVE FAT HAY ILL MOO OWE SHE UFO AJAR COME ENVY KISS LURK
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Is He A Gaming Addict?
Q My 15-year-old son spends hours in his room playing video games. Should I be worried? Clemmie, Bradford A It’s natural to have concerns about your son’s prolonged video-game sessions. While it can be a common teenage hobby, excessive gaming may ind
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'You're Not Real'
A knot of worry tightened in my tummy as I read the text from my wife Jess, then 34. I still can’t sleep, she wrote. It was December 2020, and Jess had just given birth to our second daughter, Freya. I’d left them in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital over
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6 Reasons To Go To… Lincoln
Lincoln Cathedral was once the world’s tallest building, with its wooden spire reaching 525ft. Then in 1548 a savage storm toppled the spire and it was never rebuilt. The Gothic cathedral still impresses and has even featured in films like The Da Vin
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Spot The Difference
WIN 10x£20 Puzzle 5 Look closely at these two pics – there’s a difference in five squares. The five grid references (eg, 1A, 2B, 2C, 3C, 4D) are your prize answer. Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 56 for details ■
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Slain as they slept
Dawn and Antonio Armstrong were the kind of couple others envied. While raising three bright, outgoing children, the pair ran a chain of three gyms together. A power couple, respected in the community. They’d met at Antonio’s mother’s church. Antonio
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Just Genius
Instead of scissors, use nail clippers to remove stray threads from your clothes – you’re much less likely to damage the garment. Mark Attwood, Basingstoke, Hampshire This unwanted TV stand was taking up room in my garage – but luckily, it makes a fa
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YOU LITTLE Beauty
Q How can I go about protecting my hair from frizz and rain? Nicola Draper, Basildon A Showers spell bad news for frizz. Choose haircare products with smoothing formulas to help control it. If your hair reacts to humidity or wet weather conditions, i
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My Hearing Is Muffled
Q For the past month I’ve been unable to hear properly out of one ear. It’s not painful, but everything sounds muffled. What could be causing this? Sam, Colchester A is could be due to a build-up of earwax. Try over-the-counter treatments first, such
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The Biggie
What do actors Tobey Maguire and Liam Neeson have in common? To find out, solve the crossword then read down the shaded squares to find the six-word prize answer. WIN £1,001 Puzzle 4 1 Go in (5) 4 Serving platter (4) 6 Farm vehicles (8) 13 Souvenir (
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Over To You
Can you set a puzzle in this format? Send it, with a photo of yourself, to the address on p5. There’s £20 for every one we use! This week’s puzzle was compiled by Christine Hamori, Whitfield, Manchester WIN 5 x £20 Puzzle 6 1 Small drink 2 Cylinder 3
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ASK Aunty Nelly
Q I want to move in with my boyfriend – he owns the house he lives in. However, he’s not keen on the idea at all. He thinks we should start fresh somewhere else. It seems silly and like a waste of money to me, but he doesn’t agree. How can I convince
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Take Three
Capsaicin and o-cholorobenzylidene are chemicals often officially deployed at what type of event? To find out, solve the puzzle… The three answers in this puzzle read the same across and down. The clues are given, but not in the right order. Read dow
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We Won!
Chat winners issue 7 (15 Feb 2024) £1,001 CASH E Beavon, Rhyl £500 CASH CA Gray, Sheffield L Aylesbury, St Leonards on Sea £250 CASH C Jones, Caldicot J Sherburn, Wakefield £200 CASH S Smith, London £100 CASH M Speed, Sutton Coldfield S Shelley, Leic
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Pieceword
What name is popularly given to a medieval dungeon only accessible from above, into which prisoners were apparently thrown to be forgotten? The number next to the clue tells you which line the answer’s in. We’ve put a section in to start you off! The
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Arrow Word
WIN £500 Puzzle 10 A statue of Sir Nicholas Winton, who assisted in the evacuation of 669 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, is at which UK railway station? Solve the puzzle by following the arrows and writing in your answers. Then read down
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In The line of duty
E very day, as she headed to work, Ella French, 29, would call her mum Elizabeth for a chat. And before they hung up, Elizabeth’s words were always the same. ‘Love you. Be careful and be safe.’ Ella’s job as an officer for the Chicago Police Departme
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A Letter To… My Tower Of Strength
Dear Braxia, I ’ll never forget watching you tear off down the children’s hospital corridors, desperate to avoid the doctor’s needle. Or giggling while you squirmed so much in your seat, the lab tech accidentally pricked herself with it. ‘The terribl
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Come On In!
This week we’ve spoken to Eurovision superfan Sylvia. Now 59, she’s been obsessed with the song contest since she was a tot and watching with her family on their black and white TV. Sylvia’s passion has been lifechanging – she’s travelled the world a
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I'm Not Clumsy!
True-life PATIENT CASEBOOK Scooping my son Aidan, then 3, off the pavement, I checked his knees for grazes. ‘Clumsy boy,’ I said to my husband. ‘Just like me as a kid.’ It was 2007, and Aidan was forever covered in cuts and bruises. It didn’t help th
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Bump To bump!
When Booey and Lavish began their relationship, neither of them expected love to blossom. ‘We met at his job years ago – we were just friends with benefits for a while. ‘Then I got pregnant with our oldest son together, and we decided to make it offi
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