Win! £1000!
February is the month of Saint Valentine and love is in the air!
Win our prize of £1000 in cash and you could be treating your other half to a Valentine’s Day they’ll never forget.
How about splashing out on a mini-break?
Nowhere speaks the language of love like Italy, so you might want to whisk that special person in your life off for a weekend to remember in Rome. Seek out the Trevi Fountain where you can make a wish together — don’t forget to turn your back to the water before tossing a coin in over your shoulder if you want it to come true!
Alternatively, take a trip to Paris for a tryst in one of the most romantic cities in the world. You could enjoy a cruise down the River Seine, soaking up the sights with a glass of something sparkling in your hand, before cosying up in a quiet bistro for a delicious candle-lit meal. Prefer to stay in the UK? No problem. Why not book a long weekend at a country house hotel with luxury laid on, or relax and unwind with a spa break?
And if home is where your heart is, why not simply cuddle up on the sofa and lavish your lover with chocolates and champagne?
Are you ready for love? Then it’s time to get puzzling...
HOW TO ENTER
What fact links Strictly judge Shirley Ballas to Rolling Stone Keith Richards? First solve our puzzle. Then, from the top, list the letters in the yellow squares to reveal their three-word connection. Write it on the entry coupon. Enter online, phone or text — see page 73.
ACROSS
1 Dithering, unsure (8)
5 Feeder river, anagram of
BURY TRAIT (9)
10 The Picture of - - -Gray,
Oscar Wilde novel (5)
16 Circle or square, eg (5)
17 Cook immersed in oil (4-3)
18 Wedding walkway (5)
19 Jeans material (5)
20 Downton Abbey star,
- - -Bonneville (4)
21 Next to (6)
22 Downward plunge (8)
23 Eyelid sore (4)
26 Smelly animal? (5)
28 Very tall fairy-tale character (5)
29 On dry land (6)
33 Bird of peace (4)
34 Entertain (5)
35 Over the moon (6)
39 Obligation (4)
40 Take suddenly and forcibly (5)
42 Banned, taboo (9)
45 Therefore (4)
47 Share the cost equally — in Amsterdam? (2, 5)
48 Cyclist’s trick (7)
49 Departed, went (4)
52 Timing device (9)
53 Italian fashion capital (5)
54 Competent (4)
57 Alfred Hitchcock film (6)
59 Furnish with glass (5)
60 BBC Breakfast host, - - -Munchetty (4)
64 Brain - - -, puzzle (6)
65 Bacteria (5)
66 Peter Pan’s Darling? (5)
70 Simile
