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Naz has struck it lucky in love, she says her other half is kind, funny and sexy. You might be thinking he’s too good to be true… and you’d be right. Because Naz’s fella is an AI bot – a clever computer program that uses artificial intelligence to ch

What’s your favourite time of the year? Christmas. Not so much getting or receiving presents, but I love looking at all the lights and decorations, listening to Christmas music, the smell of orange and cinnamon and spiced apple. I love the food, too.

What is a tomb made from upright stones supporting a flat capstone called? The answer to each clue (apart from the first) begins with the last letter of the preceding answer. The shaded squares will spell out the one-word prize answer. WIN £100 Puzzl

While baking cakes, I used to make such a mess sifting the flour. Now I measure the flour, then measure the sugar on top. No more mess, as the sugar holds all the flour dust down! Ruth Jones, Oswestry, Shropshire If you don’t like the stalk in strawb

Holding a forkful of spicy noodles to my lips, my belly was rumbling. The fiery snacks were the only thing that could satisfy these pregnancy cravings. It was June 2019, and at 35 weeks, I was counting down the days until I could meet my baby boy. Me

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WIN 10x £20 Puzzle 5 Look closely at these two pics – there’s a difference in five squares. The five grid references (eg, 1A, 2B, 2C, 3C, 4D) are your prize answer. Your answer: TO ENTER Turn to page 56 for details■

Q My 9-year-old daughter is very overweight. She’s unaware, but recently there have been comments from other children. I’m also overweight. What’s the best way to tackle this? Alexandra, Gloucester A It’s normal to worry about your daughter’s health,

Q My partner has always been controlling and jealous about me having friends. But he recently started pinching me under the table when we’re out. I’m worried what will happen if I bring it up. Annemarie, Plymouth A This could be the start of an abusi

Can you set a puzzle in this format? Send it, with a photo of yourself, to the address on p4. There’s £20 for every one we use! This week’s puzzle was compiled by Denise TurnerMarsh, Castleford, West Yorkshire WIN 5 x £20 Puzzle 6 1 Area hollowed out

The last king of Italy, Umberto II, was of which royal house? Get from Start to Finish, making words by joining two boxes together as you go, eg, EN + DOW, DOW +… you decide! When you reach Finish, two unused boxes join together to give you the prize

Cruisers and pintails are examples of what mode of recreational human- propelled transport? To find out, solve the puzzle… Add a letter anywhere in each of the boxed-off words to fit the clue, eg, Goes without food = FATS + S = FASTS. Write the added

Colours swirled together, sweeping across the canvas to form a mesmerising work of art. With delicate brush strokes and a detailed colour palette, it was plain to see this was the work of a professional. Or perhaps that should be paw-fessional… See,

Released in 2019, Bury a Friend was the first UK top 10 single by which singer-songwriter? Hidden in this grid, reading forwards, backwards, up, down or diagonally, are 10 items beginning with B, one for each of the subjects given below. Find them al

After getting hitched, as Chandler and Monica prepare for their first dance, Chandler realises his shoes are ridiculously slippy, resulting in him falling all over the place. ‘That’s the last time I’m going to buy shoes Slippery Fun Shoe Store!’ he q

WIN £40 Puzzle 12 Which of the three Graces of Greek mythology is alternatively known as Charis or Aglaea? The answer is the one missing from the grid. AITNE ARCHE CARME DIA ELARA ERSA EUROPA GANYMEDE HELIKE KALE KORE LEDA MNEME SPONDE THEBE Your ans

To solve the puzzle, each 3 x 3 box, each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9. Solve the puzzle and the numbers in the highlighted squares will give you the prize puzzle answer. WIN 2x £30 Puzzle 11 Your answer:■

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Which city was capital of Japan from 794 to 1868? Solve the crossword then read down the shaded squares to find the prize puzzle answer. 1 Amusing remark (4) 5 Equine animal (5) 7 Former PM, _ Blair (4) 2 Item for rowing a boat (3) 3 Song, _ of the T

With a sigh, I slammed my laptop shut, and declared, ‘I’m done with men.’ I meant every word. After breaking up with my long-term boyfriend last November, I’d turned to online dating. I wanted a man to laugh with, someone who’d make me feel special.

WIN £100 Puzzle 14 Folk singer Brendan Shine was born in 1947 in which town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath in Ireland? Solve the puzzle by following the arrows and writing in your answers. Then read down the letters in the sha

In Treasure Island, the name shared by the skipper of pirate ship The Walrus and Long John Silver’s parrot is Captain what? Fit the words into the grid, then read down the letters in the shaded circles. ARE ART EAT ERE ERR OFF OFT ORE RAT ACHE AFAR A

Grabbing an egg from the box, Ren holds it carefully, gives it a gentle tap, then drops the contents into a bowl. ‘And not a single shell,’ she announces triumphantly. ‘Usually I have Timmy help me with the messy stuff,’ she adds, grinning. And messy

Originally from France, which red grape variety is now considered the signature wine of Argentina? Unscramble each group of letters to discover six types of wine. Now fit them across the grid and you’ll spell out the answer to the question. 1 CHANGE

Pulling on their helmets, my daughters Summer, then 12, and Ellie, 10, jumped on their bikes. It was August 2011, and they were loving the summer holidays. Along with my husband Adrian they’d been riding rollercoasters at theme parks, playing rounder

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Flour covered my kitchen, the sweet smell of sugar filling the air. I stepped back and admired my latest creation, a sticky jam-filled sponge cake, as my boyfriend Dan, then 34, sidled up beside me. ‘Looks delicious,’ he said. And with a cheeky squee

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Chat winners issue 30 (25 July 2024) £1,001 CASH H Legg, Bridport £500 CASH S Jones, Chester S Topple, Colchester £250 CASH H Hamilton, Paisley M Hutton, Coleraine £200 CASH J Fenton, Birmingham £100 CASH A Sawers, Menstrie J Luke, Lichfield B Willia

Solutions to Chat issue 39 (26 September 2024) Puzzle 2 Miasma Puzzle 3 Helmet Puzzle 4 Frequently underestimated Puzzle 5 1A,2A,2C,2D,4B Puzzle 6 Wave Puzzle 7 Conch Puzzle 8 Esme Young Puzzle 9 Herring gull Puzzle 10 Apennines Puzzle 13 Porto Puzzl

Dear Helen, When we met, we were just little girls at a ballet class. I was 6, you were 8. Performing our wobbly pirouettes, we’d not a care in the world. ‘You’re my best friend,’ I told you. And that never changed. Starting school, exam stress, firs