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5 Title (4)
8 Not immediately obvious (6)
10 Impartiality (8)
15 Taken illegally (6)
17 Photograph (5)
23 Keep (8)
24 Emerging from sleep (7)
25 Gemstones (5)
26 Needless profligacy (5,5)
27 Reiterates (7)
29 Carla __, UK screenwriter of
Bread and The Liver Birds (4)
30 Calamities (9)
32 Large shrub (4)
33 English name for the large estuary between Argentina and Uruguay (5,5)
34 Mould (5)
35 Rescue (4)
37 Ocean (3)
38 Guess (8)
40 Performed (6)
41 Artist’s supports (6)
42 __ in Their Eyes, UK talent show (5) 44 Convince (8)
47 Ernie __, South African golfer (3)
49 Type of bean (4)
51 Ground (7)
54 Juice used in piña colada (9)
56 Evaluates (8)
58 Streets (5)
60 1991 Martin Scorsese thriller (4,4) 62 Abandons (7)
63 Lock (5)
64 Flood (5) 66 Most unusual (6)
68 __ Seagal, US actor and
producer (6)
69 Car parts (5)
71 Wide open (5)
72 Examine (7)
75 Supervisor (8)
77 Vegetable (5)
79 Take note (4,4)
81 The __, TV series about Soviet
intelligence agents in the US (9) 83 Say again (7)
85 Settee (4)
86 Age (3)
87 Not concealed (2,6)
89 Avoid (5)
91 Reptiles (6)
93 Hidden (6)
95 Unimportant people,
informally (5,3)
97 Used to be (3)
102 Stare at (4)
103 Frighten (5)
104 Completely unclothed (5,5)
105 Let it stand (4)
107 Deport (9)
110 Greyish-yellow (4)
111 Cooked (7)
113 Planned (10)
115 Streetcars (5)
117 US state (7)
118 Widespread occurrence
of disease (8)
119 Horse (5)
120 Infuriates (6)
121 Turquoise (3-5)
122 Short musical pieces (6) 123 Mr __, Captain Hook’s bo’sun in Peter
Pan (4)
124 One of the four suits in cards (6) DOWN
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7 School tests (5)
8 Servant (5)
9 Giddy (5-6)
11 __ Gardner, US actress and singer (3) 12 Pause (7)
13 __-Devil, 1989 comedy starring Meryl
Streep (3)
14 1980s-90s band fronted by Kurt
Cobain (7)
15 Range (5)
16 Dull (6)
18 Regret (3)
19 Decorative tuft (6)
20 News captions (9)
21 Not any (4)
22 Revolutionaries (6)
26 Child by marriage (7)
28 Race speed setter (9)
31 Mineral spring (3)
35 Persian rulers (5)
36 Julius __, Shakespeare tragedy (6)
37 Mediocre (2-2)
39 Creepy (5)
40 Deadlock (9)
42 Actors’ entrance (5 4)
43 Appears (5)
45 Voted in (7)
46 Excluded (6)
48 Serene (6) 50 Framework (7)
52 Story (9)
53 Pastry items (7)
54 Private entrance (7)
55 Owned (9)
57 Cut (7)
59 Inflatable decoration (7)
61 On fire, aflame (6)
65 Earnest request (6)
67 Lead or zinc, e.g. (4,5)
70 __ Warne, late Australian cricketer (5) 73 Ocean floor (6)
74 The majority, informally (3,4,4)
76 Chairs (5)
77 Covered (9)
78 Bowlers, e.g. (4)
80 Passageway (5)
82 Soothe (7)
84 Obliterate (9)
88 Type of nut (6)
90 Non-professional (7)
92 Accomplice in crime (7)
94 The Good __, 2014 drama starring
Reese Witherspoon (3)
96 Responds (7)
98 Flight operator (7)
99 Equine mammals (6)
100 Go back (6)
101 Former Spanish currency unit (6)
104 Slides (5)
106 Small alcoholic drink (4)
108 Rips (5)
109 Collect (5)
112 Ice __, animated film series (3)
114 Commercials (abbr.) (3)
116 __ Ventura: Pet Detective, 1994 Jim
Carrey film (3)
often we are doing our best but sometimes we will get things wrong, yet we can always learn from these moments in life. Those who are bereaved often experience people avoiding them and saying nothing about their loved ones or their grief. We can all help people we know who have experienced a death of a loved one by talking about it, doing something to help and just being there to listen. This makes such a difference and it is better to know you are supporting someone than to avoid having the conversation because you are afraid of upsetting them (or yourself ) or saying the wrong thing.
5. Language matters
It is much better to be direct when talking about death and dying if we can. It does help to be honest and straightforward – especially when talking to children who can become quite afraid if they are told that someone who has died has ‘gone to sleep’. People with learning disabilities or dementia will also struggle to understand language that isn’t straightforward.
Similarly, there are many people who find the use of ‘battle language’ when facing cancer difficult to deal with and can give people who are dying a sense they have failed. Being straightforward and saying someone is ‘living with cancer’/ ‘living with dementia’ is often better.
All of this said it is up to the individual to decide what they want to say about their illness. Dying might not be within our control, but thinking ahead and talking openly with our loved ones can lessen fear and allow us to experience death and dying as we might hope to.
*St Wilfrid’s Hospice, based in Bosham, is much more than a building. They provide tailored end of life care both in the community and at the hospice, supporting patients living with a terminal illness, and their family and friends. Their vital services are all provided free of charge, thanks to the generous support of fundraisers and donors. Only a small percentage of the costs are currently met by the NHS. Find out more information at stwh.co.uk or by calling 01243 775302.