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What do you get if you multiply the year George Eliot published the first volume of Middlemarch by her age at the time? Fit these numbers into the grid. One number doesn’t fit. This is the prize answer. 196 406 423 468 521 694 742 846 856 900 1183 12

What musical term is the modern equivalent of the ‘fusa’, used in medieval mensural notation? Make three nine-letter words using all of these three-letter sections and enter them in the grid as the starter letters indicate. Then make an anagram of th

My day and night creams look almost identical, so I labelled the pots to make sure I don’t get them mixed up! Donna Gray, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees £25 For every photo tip that we print After opening a pack of bagels, push the top of the bag into

As I was slowly lowered into the bath water, a dull ache in my neck made me wince. 'Everything OK?’ my support worker Tracey asked me. It was December 2022, and I was isolating with COVID. Luckily, Tracey – or one of her colleagues – was still allowe

Who does comedian Katherine Ryan say is her go-to person if she hears gossip? To find out, solve the crossword then read down the shaded squares to find the two-word prize answer. WIN £1,001 Puzzle 4 11 Robert _, Raging Bull actor (2,4) 12 Three-part

Just days after celebrating the 15th anniversary of their first date, Jamie and Jennifer Faith left their home in Dallas, Texas, for a quick stroll – with their dog Maggie in tow. Since meeting on a blind date in 2005, Jamie, an IT director, and Jenn

Q I hate my breasts – the right one is loads bigger than the left. Could I have surgery on the NHS? Becs, Huddersfield A Almost all women have slightly, or very, unequal breasts. Usually it’s just the way you are, though injury, pregnancy or breastfe

Q I’m having erection problems, but don’t want to take drugs – does ‘herbal Viagra’ work? Eamon, Ipswich A No one really knows. The many pills sold as ‘herbal Viagra’ in shops and over the internet haven’t been rigorously tested in scientific studies

Flinging down my school bag in the hall, I ran between rooms looking for my little sister Phoebe, then 7. ‘I’m back!’ I grinned, finding her playing in the living room, and wrapping my arms around her. It was June 2008, and to my classmates my life,

Walking down the hallway, I heard the familiar sound of a rustling carrier bag and giggled. ‘You’re not bringing that thing out tonight, are you?’ I asked my mum Divina, 43. ‘Course,’ Mum laughed. ‘It’s hair-raising!’ I groaned, It was July 2023 and

WIN £500 Puzzle 10 The Byrsa was the central citadel of which ancient city? 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 answer: ■

Giggling away with my husband Clark, then 20, as we gazed at the image on the screen, I felt a quiver of excitement. A boy! It was November 2019 and we were at my 20-week ultrasound scan. Clark – my childhood sweetheart – and I had been married a yea

When Christal and Henry started dating and fell in love, it didn’t take them long to start talking about babies. Nothing unusual about that. Except for the fact that the young couple were still teenagers. While most wait years for that conversation,

WIN 2 x £250 Puzzle 16 Hearing who singing on the radio is Beverley Knight’s earliest memory? 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 grid, the

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ITV1 ● Zoe Ball hosts this new search for actors and singers to play Sophie and Sky in the West End production of Mamma Mia! – just in time for the show’s 25th anniversary next year. Filmed in Greece, where the story is set, 14 hopefuls will be put t

These soft cookies are sandwiched with peanutty icing for a sweet and salty combo that’s hard to resist MAKES 10 PREP 20 MINS, PLUS COOLING COOK 15 MINS ● 100g unsalted butter, softened ● 175g light muscovado sugar ● 1 medium egg ● 35g cocoa powder ●

Giggling with my friend Emma on the sofa, I took another sip of wine. ‘Cheers,’ I smiled, as we clinked glasses. It was September 2022, and it felt good to let my hair down. A mum of four kids then aged 4 to14, there wasn’t much time for fun these da

WIN £500 Puzzle 18 The answers to all but one of these quiz questions can be found hidden in this wordsearch grid, reading forwards, backwards, up, down or diagonally. To help you, we’ll tell you that the answers are in alphabetical order in each sec

Q How can I boost my thinning hair? Rebecca Smithfield, Harrogate, Yorkshire A Hair thinning and weak strands can be signs of ageing, stress or a poor diet. Whatever the cause it can leave you self-conscious and desperately searching for easy and aff

Around early 1998, young actor Danny Masterson sat the teenage cast of an upcoming sitcom down for a chat. ‘Don’t do drugs,’ he urged. That ’70s Show had just started filming and was already receiving buzz. The sitcom centred on six marijuana-smoking

On Bonfire Night weekend, fireworks crackle across the country, but nowhere can rival the festivities in Lewes. The largest celebration in the world, it features parades, processions, costumes, flames – and of course, fireworks! Seven different Lewes

Dear Jane, S itting in reception, waiting to meet you, I was shaking with nerves. The weight of my grief felt enormous, suffocating. In the space of a year I’d lost three very important people in my life. First my nan, Jean, 86, in a care home in Apr