Take a break

Pop the kettle on and take a moment to relax with our fun prize puzzles this month!

What’s the word?

ACROSS 1 Measurement of stitches and rows (7) 5 Hair cleanser (7) 9 Shoulder wrap (5) 10 Meal served in bed as a treat on Mother’s Day (9) 11 Movement of the tide out to sea (3) 12 Beauty parlour (5) 13 Japanese fish dish (5) 14 Rump or sirloin? (5) 16 Gauge ---, small knitting sample (6) 18 Contemporary (6)

19 Wind in the Willows character (5) 22 --- Mia, ABBA hit (5)

24 Mother of Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward? (5)

26 Atmosphere (3) 27 Astrological forecast (9)

29 Large body of water (5)

30 State of complete quiet (7)

31 Final school exams in England (1-6) DOWN 1 Decorative hanging threads on a curtain (7) 2 Curry accompaniment (4,5)

3 --- of Scilly, archipelago o the Cornish coast (5)

4 Take small bite (6)

5 Loosely coiled length of yarn (5) 6 Noah’s boat? (3)

7 Twin ---, surreal TV drama series (5)

8 Fast flightless bird (7) 13 Underground waste system (5) 15 Destiny earned through previous behaviour (5)

17 Private conversation between two people (4-1-4)

18 Tennessee city, home to Gracelands (7) 20 Style of men’s underwear (1-6) 21 Mother ---, saintly nun (6)

23 Artwork painted directly onto a wall (5) 24 Estimated price of a job (5)

25 Not a single person (2,3)

28 Male o spring (3)