BATHE IN A NATURAL GLOW

I am drawn to natural light like a moth to a lamp, but it seems it’s not just a personal quirk. Priya Sher says natural light is incredibly important for our wellbeing. ‘When we receive natural light, it recharges us, makes us feel more alive and more in sync with nature. That’s why it is so difficult to thrive in spaces such as basements, which receive no natural light.

‘Rooms that are for rest,’ she adds, ‘such as bedrooms and snugs, need warmer and softer lighting. Rooms used for active work, such as home offices and kitchens, need it brighter.’

GET PLANT POSITIVITY

1 Wisely, shrewdly (11)

7 Initially, a computer connection port (3)

9 (and 8 down) ITV sitcom (1969-73) (2,3,5)

10 Removes (9)

11 Trips made by ships (8)

12 The refrain in a song (6)

14 The star of 9 across, 8 down (3,6)

15 Sick and tired (3,2)

17 Cricketers out without scoring (5)

19 Chilly, unfriendly (9)

21 Surname of 14 across’s character in 9 across, 8 down (6)

23 Decisive boxing victory (8)

25 Objects relating to the US (9)

26 5 down’s sister in

9 across, 8 down (5)

27 City in Cambridgeshire (3)

28 Surpass all others – especially in stupidity or folly (4,3,4)

DOWN

1 Type of event in which people raise money for charity (9)

2 Ex-England cricket captain (surname) (7)

3 Compounds, substances (9)

4 Insincere (10)

5 First name of

14 across’s character in 9 across, 8 down (4)

6 Adolescence (5)

7 Pronounced (7) 8 See 9 across

13 A direct look between two people (3,7)

15 Prevent, deprive of (especially a mortgage) (9)

16 Type of plastic used for bags (9) 18 Tableware (7)

20 Japanese island, setting of a Second World War battle (3,4)

21 The inspector (surname) in 9 across, 8 down (5)

22 Decree (5)

24 First name of

5 down’s partner

(in crime) in 9 across, 8 down (4)

SOLUTION TO NO 1,731