Amy Packer
Solve the crossword in the normal way and the shaded squares, when read in order, will reveal the solution. Work out what it is and call our entry line below by midnight Saturday, June 24. One winner will be picked at random from all correct entries sent in by the closing date and will receive £50, or for Irish entries, the equivalent in Euros.
ACROSS
4 7 8
10 13 14 15 16 17 19
21 23 24 26 27 29 32 33 34 35 36
Courageous (6) Sanction (8)
Wide street or road (6)
Wrongly (5) Continent (4) Condiment (4) As well (4)
Cunning (3)
Of the ear (4)
Long steady gait or stride (4)
Mouth organ (9) Roster (4)
Fine whetstone (4) Ask earnestly (3) Secure a ship (4) Way off (4)
Precious stone (4) Shoot from cover (5) To badger (6) Together (2,6)
Rank (6)
DOWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 9
11 12 13 15 16 18 20 21 22 23 25 28
Spanish snacks (5) Month (5)
Fling (4)
Drinking vessel (5) Notion (4)
Tangle, ruffle, etc. (6) Bowed stringed instrument (6)
Angry, informally (3) Weasel-like animal (5) Booze (7)
Intention (3)
Health resort (3) Vagrants (6)
Atlantic, e.g. (5) Domesticated pig (3) And not (3)
Meal (6)
Hiatus (3)
Fertile place in a desert (5)
Locates (5)
Quantities of paper (5) Kiln for drying hops (4) Scorch (4)
CROSSWORD SOLUTION “Self-care should be as integral a part of your routine as eating, bathing and sleeping, but when you’re in the thick of a bad day, it can be hard to take a step back and think clearly about how best to make yourself feel better,” says mindset coach Dr Maurice Duffy (mauriceduffy.com).
“The easiest way to ensure you have the tools you need is to create a self-care strategy – a ‘bad day plan’ – which you should spend time developing when you are having a good day.
“A bad-day plan could include things like a pre-written self-compassion letter that will give you a pep talk when you are struggling, a mindfulness activity that works for you, a relaxation activity such as a bath, a plan to reduce your to-do list – what can you leave until later. Writing a worry journal can help you navigate what you’re feeling.
“Fill your freezer with nourishing homemade meals you can heat easily at times when everything feels like an effort.”