GIANT CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Dishevelled (6) 5 Enquires (4) 8 Stroll (6) 10 An edible snail (8) 14 Flower (6) 16 Ayrton __, late Brazilian racing
driver (5) 22 Alexander von __, Prussian
explorer (8) 23 Parts of speech (7) 24 Scrambled word (7) 26 Feeling (9) 27 Somali model and activist (4) 29 Walk in water (4) 30 Floor covering (3) 31 Naked figures (5) 33 Instrument (4) 34 Building trade craftsman (10) 35 Eject (5) 36 Knowledge (4) 39 North __, US state (8) 41 Expresses beliefs (6) 42 Legal (6) 43 Asian country (5) 45 Political organisation (5,5)
49 John __, TV show host (6) 51 Johanna Spyri novel (5) 54 Unfit (3,2,5) 55 Computing term (8) 60 Shrub (8) 62 Dramatic scene (7) 63 Tom and __, cartoon (5) 64 Confused (2,3) 65 Frantic (3) 68 Group (3) 69 Benefit (5) 71 Capital of France (5) 72 Examine (7) 75 Electrical measuring instruments (8) 80 Individually (3,2,3) 82 Not a moment too soon (4,2,4) 84 Chris __, US former tennis player (5) 86 Martial art (4,2) 88 Degree ceremony (10) 91 Servant (5) 93 Smoked fish (6) 95 Parts of a flower’s corolla (6) 97 Tidiness (8) 100 Public school (4) 102 Molars (5) 103 Type of cheese (10) 104 In addition to (4) 106 Kitchen appliances (5) 109 __ Hislop, British journalist (3) 110 Part of the school year (4) 111 Heath (4) 112 Avoiding (9) 114 Without a shirt (7) 117 Branch of knowledge (7) 118 Self-obsessives (8) 119 Deck out (5) 120 Aircraft building (6) 121 Once more (3,5) 122 The __ of Gentlemen, British comedy
series (6) 123 Simple (4) 124 Pursue (6) DOWN 2 Flatter (7) 3 Furniture item (5) 4 Pygmalion and __, W.S. Gilbert play (7) 6 Utopia (7-2) 7 Number (of dwarves) (5) 8 Challenged (5) 9 Meadow (3) 11 Knight’s title (3) 12 Number (of fingers) (3) 13 Passed (7) 14 Mythical huntsman (5) 15 Join (8) 17 Electronic communication (1-4) 18 Wide open (5) 19 Right side (9) 20 Cereal used in puddings (4) 21 Instrument (6) 25 Theme (5) 26 Sleeveless vest (7) 28 Transitory (9) 32 Travel over snow (3) 33 Have too much food (7) 37 Decay (3) 38 Movie dog (6) 40 Greenfly (5) 41 Pungent bulb (5) 43 Annoy (9) 44 Greek letter (5) 46 Manner (3) 47 Courteney __, US actress (3) 48 Eludes (6) 50 Rice dish (7) 52 Under hypnosis (2,1,6) 53 Heavenly (7) 54 Wealthy (7) 56 Poisonous plant (7) 57 __ Presley, US singer (5) 58 Russian ruler (4) 59 Francis __, Irish-British abstract
painter (5) 61 ”Superfood” berry (4) 66 Godlike (6) 67 Become partial (4,5) 70 Boors (5) 73 __ Beckett, Irish playwright (6) 74 Passes (7) 76 Mike __, Canadian comic actor (5) 77 Largest moon of Saturn (5) 78 Colloquialism for Australia and New
Zealand (4,5) 79 Family __, US cartoon sitcom (3) 81 Furniture item (3) 83 Intimation (7) 85 Instruments (9) 87 Assured of success (2,3,3) 89 Rodent (3) 90 Dessert, informally (6) 92 People who discriminate against the
elderly (7) 94 Aviator (5) 96 Much __ About Nothing, Shakespeare
play (3) 98 Display for admiration (4,3) 99 __ Nelson, British Royal Navy
officer (7) 100 Act theatrically and passionately (5) 101 __ Campbell, British supermodel (5) 103 Edible flower bud (5) 105 Vegetable (4) 107 Select group (5) 108 __ and Sensibility, Jane Austen
novel (5) 110 Judicial examination (5) 113 Climbing plant (3) 115 Unit of pressure (init.) (3) 116 Female pronoun (3)
of his wife, Jo who died from cervical cancer at the age of 40. Following her diagnosis in 1995, Jo and James had difficulty finding good information about every aspect of cervical cancer.
Samantha Dixon, chief executive of Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, said: “We want everyone to have the support and facts they need to access cervical screening and deal with an unexpected result. Cervical screening can help stop cervical cancer before it starts so it’s an incredibly important test.”
The screening looks for the human papillomavirus (HPV) which can cause abnormal cells on the cervix. If HPV is found a cytology test is used as a triage, to check for any abnormal cells.
If no abnormal cells are found, a follow up screen is arranged for 12 months’ time. This will check to see if the immune system has cleared the virus.
Most HPV infections only last a short time, and slightly abnormal cells often go away on their own when the virus clears. If HPV persists, abnormal cells can, if left untreated, turn into cancer over time.
The common symptoms of cervical cancer include: unusual vaginal bleeding, pain or discomfort during sex, vaginal discharge and pain in the area between the
hip bones (pelvis). There are many other conditions that cause these symptoms.
A smear test can detect cells even if no symptoms are present.
Cervical Screening Awareness Week runs from June 20 until 26, 2022 and aims to raise awareness of the importance of attending your smear test.