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 Handicraft using a hooked needle (7) 5 Old-fashioned street light (3,4) 9 Improvise (2,3) 10 Food bought in a supermarket (9) 11 Fuel for an open fire (3) 12 Shabby (5) 13 Hand digit (5) 14 Silky fabric (5) 16 Suitable for men and women (6) 18 Pungent red salad vegetable (6) 19 Small particle of bread or cake (5) 22 Tangle or knot of knitting (5) 24 Tic (5) 26 Small green vegetable (3) 27 Full ski mask (9) 29 Foul-smelling, black-and-white striped animal (5) 30 Playhouse (7) 31 Pudding (7)

DOWN

1 Heir to the throne? (7) 2 Bound by duty (9) 3 Nun’s garment (5) 4 Leg covering, worn under a skirt (6) 5 Land of Hope and ---, patriotic song anthem (5) 6 --- Barker, A Question of Sport presenter (3) 7 Farewell (5) 8 Mail collection point (7) 13 Gin and ---, popular aperitif (5) 15 Related to the nose (5) 17 Art form using carving and shaping (9) 18 Welsh ---, cheese on toast dish (7) 20 Stitch to reinforce edging of thick material (7) 21 Jerkin worn for cleaning (6) 23 Worth (5) 24 Square, rectangle, etc. (5) 25 --- basket, baby’s bassinette (5) 28 Feline (3)