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Welcome to this week's Chat… Tissues at the ready when you turn to Alice's story this week (p30). She lost her beloved hubby John and their daughter Beth in the space of a week. Consumed by grief, she felt no one understood her pain. And then she met

Helen, 43, Cambridgeshire Silently creeping onto the landing, me and my little sister peeped through the banisters. From the top of the stairs, we could see a tall man hugging our mum. 'Who's that?' Angela, then 8, asked. 'Must be Mum's new boyfriend

This week we meet… Cassie Tahiraj, 36, from Manchester Who would be your dream celebrity dinner guest? I'm totally football mad, so it would have to be David Beckham. We could spend the whole evening chatting about our favourite team and players! Whe

In botany, sori and synangia are clusters of structures that produce what bodies? The answer to each clue (apart from the first) begins with the last letter of the preceding answer. The shaded squares will spell out the one-word prize answer. WIN £10

Agnes Bordas, 36, Dungannon, Co Tyrone Watching my daughter Sara, then 3, playing in the park, I beamed with happiness. It was July 2020 and my little girl was my pride and joy. So friendly and happy, she was always putting smiles on strangers' faces

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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. TO ENTER Turn to page 56 for details ■

Q I smell of BO all the time – what's wrong with me? Callie, Swindon A Body odour happens when bacteria and sweat mix on your skin. It can change because of hormones, what you eat, infections, medicines or health issues like diabetes. Try washing wit

Antonia Andrews, 24, Newport As I ran round the playground with my best friend Tia, then 6, I frowned as she stared at me. 'Your eyes are yellow,' she gasped. When I got home, I rushed to the mirror and saw the whites of my brown eyes were tinged wit

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What term meaning 'explanatory text' derives from the use of red ink to emphasise important words or instructions in medieval religious manuscripts? Get from Start to Finish, making words by joining two boxes together as you go, eg: LY + CHEE, CHEE +

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 Mitra Diana Zehtabi, Bristol WIN 5 x £20 Puzzle 6 1 On your own, single 2 Long poem or

The playwright Alan Ayckbourn is particularly associated with the Stephen Joseph Theatre in which town? To find out, solve the puzzle… Add a letter anywhere in each of the boxed-off words to fit the clue, eg, Thick glue = PATE + S = PASTE. Write the

Which Oscar-nominated actor played Gaelic football for Kildare U21s? Hidden in this grid, reading forwards, backwards, up, down or diagonally, are 10 items beginning with P, one for each of the subjects given below. Find them all and the remaining le

The Pelly, Porcupine and Klondike are tributaries of which river in North American? Solve the crossword, then read down the shaded squares to find the prize puzzle answer. 1 Mix of black and white (4) 5 Connections (5) 7 Breeze (4) 2 Manage a busines

Tina Lawton, 41, Coventry, West Midlands Flashing the silver diamond sparkler on my left hand, I was grinning from ear to ear. 'Well, look at that,' Bill, then 55, grinned. 'Congratulations are in order,' Olive, 82, smiled. Beaming, I was loving tell

Carol singing has long been a popular Christmas tradition, but the name Carol, which means celebration of song, has fallen out of favour. It was one of the most popular names in 1954 yet failed to even register on the list of babies' names registered

WIN £500 Puzzle 11 What was the first single Swedish pop group ABBA released under that name, having previously released five under their collective first names? Solve the puzzle by following the arrows and writing in your answers. Then read down the

To solve the puzzle, each 3 × 3 box, each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9. Solve the puzzle and the numbers in the highlighted squares will give you the prize puzzle answer. WIN 2 x £30 Puzzle 12

WIN £40 Puzzle 13 Nobel-prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has often published work with his wife with what forename, also his own middle name? The answer is the one missing from the grid. ALEX CAMERON CASEY CHARLIE DREW EVELYN JESSE JORDAN KAY LAU

Alice Palmer, 70, Liverpool Stood outside the pub, it was all I could do not to turn and run. In April 1997, I was 43, a newly divorced mum of three. My sisters Tina, then 36, and Fiona, 35, had encouraged me out on a blind date. 'You only live once,

WIN £100 Puzzle 14 The Verkhovna Rada is the parliament of which European country? 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.

What name was coined in 1914 by Henry Tate to describe variants of chess in which the normal rules have been adapted in some way? Fit the words into the grid, then read down the letters in the shaded circles. DAM DAY ELF ELK ELM OAF OAR OLD RAM AFAR

Q I broke up with my girlfriend a few months ago. We'd been together for a while and we have a lot of common friends. I still want to see these friends but I have no interest in maintaining any contact with my ex. I feel stuck – what can I do? Penny,

Actors Mischa Barton and Kiefer Sutherland were born in which city? Unscramble each group of letters to discover six famous bridges. Now fit them across the grid and you'll spell out the answer to the question. 1 UM MINNELLI 2 BROK ONLY 3 NYC GANG EH

Take these steps to cut the risk of being broken into when you're on holiday. Try to make your house look like it's occupied while you're away. Could a trusted neighbour collect your post? If you're taking your car, you could ask them to park on your

In January this year, a dog walker in a Newham park, London, made an upsetting discovery. A newborn baby, little more than an hour old, alone with just a towel and a shopping bag to protect her from the sub-zero temperatures. As police appealed for h

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Q How can I get my legs ready for shorts weather? Andrea Harper, 48, Barnsley A It can be daunting getting your legs out for the first time when the sun comes out. First things first, shift rough patches with a good scrub. You can use Botanics Body B

Nutriburst TrueRadiance, £7.99, Asda Supplements are a great way to support any serums and creams you use. This blend of grape seed, hyaluronic acid and vitamin C helps ramp up the body's collagen production so skin looks more radiant and feels more

Super Facialist Vegan Collagen Rejuvenating Gel Cleanser, £10, superfacialist.co.uk Cleansing is perhaps the most important step of any skincare regime. In summer, cleansing foams and gels feel light and refreshing. This one's enriched with red algae

It was 1988 when William Woods and Matthew Keirans worked together on a hotdog cart. One day, William, then 19, discovered his wallet had been stolen. He questioned Matthew, then 22, then threatened him with his fist, so he handed the wallet back ove

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Solutions to Chat issue 23 (6 June 2024) Puzzle 2 Crime Puzzle 3 Demons Puzzle 4 Chocolate chip cookies Puzzle 5 1A,3B,3C,4B,4D Puzzle 6 Bail Puzzle 7 Bodkin Puzzle 8 Claudia Winkleman Puzzle 9 Middlemarch Puzzle 10 Ardennes Puzzle 13 Luke Puzzle 14

Anyone from your town in the list this week..? Chat winners issue 14 (4 April 2024) P Galassini, Penzance C Clatworthy, Bridgwater D Chaplin, Birmingham M Oxley, Sheffield L Davis, Bexhill-on-Sea A Heffron, Stockton-on-Tees P Outen, Hull M Williams,

Dear Dad, With a glint in your eye, you swung your arm around my shoulder. 'It's alright Lou, I'll sign up with you,' you grinned. And I knew that with my determined dad by my side, I could do anything. Even go along to a slimming group! It was Janua