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ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
1. In 1974 Olivia Newton-John’s song at the Eurovision
Song Contest about the love shown
by the Salvation Army included these lyrics:
“Just a band of happy people, teaching,
preaching love is equal. When you feel the
Spirit move you, glory, glory, hallelujah.”
What was the song called? Anagram: lolling
oven glove (4:4:4:4)
2. Jesus taught that the two greatest commandments
were: “Love God with all your heart…”
and love whom, as yourself?
3. There are several stories about St Valentine;
one legend says that, when Emperor Claudius
banned soldiers from marrying, Valentine
thought this was unfair so he broke the rules
and arranged marriages for others in secret.
What was his punishment?
4. Another legend records that, while in
prison, Valentine fell in love with his jailer’s
daughter. When he was taken to be killed on
14 February, he sent her a love letter signed
with which three words? Anagram: evolution
ferryman (4:4:9)
5. Name the 1989 film about a bored Liverpudlian
housewife who takes a holiday to
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Greece and falls in love with a local man
who bolsters her self-confidence.
6. In the Bible (1 Corinthians 13) Paul tells
us the many attributes of love. One is
that it “never ___”.
7. A sentient Volkswagen Beetle, known
as Herbie, starred in a 1968 American
adventure comedy film. What was the
nickname of the car and the film’s title?
8. London’s Piccadilly Circus houses the
Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain celebrating
the Victorian politician, the Earl
of Shaftesbury, and his work replacing
child labour with school education. The
statue on top is popularly but mistakenly
known as what?
9. This ancient Greek word means unconditional
love. Anagram: a page (5)
10. The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre
on 14 February 1929 was a gangland
shooting in which US city?
11. In 1 Corinthians 13, Paul wrote: “So
these three things continue forever:
faith, hope, and love.” Which did he say
was the greatest?
SUDOKU
by Shogun
FILL in all the squares in
the grid so that each row,
each column and each of
the 3x3 squares contains
all the digits from 1 to 9.
JANUARY 2026 SOLUTION
6. Fails
7. The Love Bug
8. Eros
9. Agape
10. Chicago
11. Love
1. Long, long live love
2. Your neighbour
3. He was thrown in
jail and sentenced
to death
4. ‘From your
Valentine’
5. Shirley Valentine
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BREAK TIME CROSSWORD
With Chef
Mark Darracott
Ingredients
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For the pear filling:
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Flavours to Savour
Pear
crumble
6–8 ripe pears (about 1.5 kg / 3–3.5
lbs), peeled, cored, and sliced or diced
(Bartlett, Anjou or Bosc work great)
2–3 tbsp light brown sugar (adjust depending
on how sweet the pears are)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp ground cinnamon
Pinch of salt
Optional: ¼ tsp ground ginger or
nutmeg, or a handful of fresh or frozen
cranberries for tartness
For the crumble topping:
150g (1¼ cups) all-purpose flour (or
half flour, half rolled oats)
100g (½ cup) light or dark brown sugar
100g (7 tbsp) cold unsalted butter
50g (½ cup) rolled oats (optional, for
extra crunch)
50g (½ cup) chopped nuts (almonds,
pecans or walnuts – optional)
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F (160°C fan). Lightly butter
a baking dish (about 20x30 cm / 8x12 inch or a 9–10
inch round dish).
Prepare the pears: In a large bowl, toss the sliced pears
with lemon juice, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, salt
(and any optional spices). Tip into the baking dish and
spread evenly.
Make the crumble topping: In another bowl, mix flour,
brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and oats/nuts if using.
Add the cold butter. Rub the butter into the dry ingredients
with your fingertips (or pulse in a food processor)
until it looks like coarse breadcrumbs with some larger
clumps.
Assemble: Scatter the crumble mixture evenly over
the pears. Don’t press it down – you want it craggy for
maximum crunch.
Bake for 35–45 minutes until the topping is golden
brown and the pear juices are bubbling around the
edges.
Rest for 10 minutes before serving (it will be lava-hot!).
Serves 4 to 6
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