Win! £1000!
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year, but it can be totally exhausting too! All that shopping, cooking and rushing around after everyone can leave you very much in need of a rejuvenating break.
So, this month, we’ve got a real treat for you…
We’re giving away £1000 in cash for one lucky winner to spend on a well-deserved New Year getaway.
All you have to do is crack our competition and you could be heading off on an escape to remember.
But where would be at the top of your destination wish list?
Does a relaxing holiday soaking up the sunshine sound particularly appealing?
You could head to Spain or Portugal for a blissful beach break, or take inspiration from this month’s holiday feature and fly further afield to Jamaica in the Caribbean.
Alternatively, this could be your ticket to a long weekend in the romantic city of Paris. Just picture yourself strolling down the Champs-Elysées, cruising along the River Seine and enjoying a glass of wine at a pavement bar.
Now that really would be a great way to say goodbye to 2023 and hello to 2024! So grab that pen and get puzzling!
ACROSS
1 Punctuation mark at the end of a sentence (4, 4)
5 Capital of Tennessee — and country music! (9)
10 - - - house, the Red Lion, perhaps? (6)
16 Ancient Mexican (5)
17 Great happiness (7)
18 Boxer’s jab? (5)
19 Distributes playing cards (5)
20 Entice, or bait (4)
21 Mend (6)
22 Intermittent, irregular (8)
23 Mate, pal (4)
26 - - - your stuff, dance (5)
28 Pinkish-violet colour (5)
29 Victor (6)
33 Fourth planet (4)
34 Similar (5)
35 Mythical creature on the Welsh flag (6)
39 Cowardly or weak person (4)
40 Smell (5)
42 Vulgarism, swearword (9)
45 Not common! (4)
47 Anniversary of an event (7)
48 Fame, celebrity (7)
49 Crooked (4)
52 Socialised, rubbed shoulders (with) (9)
53 Mistake (5)
54 Islamic ruler (4)
57 Additional building (6)
59 Free of dirt (5)
60 - - - Lisa, Leonardo
da Vinci painting (4)
64 Small tower (6)
65 Crucial, essential (5)
66 Clinging bloodsucker (5)
70 Sting
