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Contents

What is The Salvation Army?

FEATURES 3

Woman on a mission Emma travels to Mars in new TV series

4 Jumbo-sized problems

The charity working to protect Indian elephants 6

Gospel story hits the right notes Sir Tim Rice on Jesus Christ Superstar

10 ‘Loved ones will not be forgotten’

Pandemic memorial at St Paul’s Cathedral

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Team Talk

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Now, There’s a Thought!

14 Puzzles 15

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Mars mission commander faces a tough choice, writes Linda McTurk

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crew member seems to have a different account of the incident.

Some believe that Emma saved their lives. Others are convinced that she put everyone in danger, and want her replaced as commander.

Emma now doubts that she is the right person for the job, and when a family tragedy strikes, she must choose between continuing to Mars and returning home to her husband Matt (Josh Charles) and teenage daughter Alexis (Talitha Bateman). Caught between two worlds, Emma feels overwhelmed by outside pressures.

She is worried about making the right decision.

In the here and now, many people can relate to how Emma feels. Sometimes life can seem full of insurmountable pressures

and concerns.

We may be trying to keep positive during the ongoing pandemic, but it’s hard not to feel scared about facing an uncertain future. We may be concerned about our health, jobs and the well-being of our family and friends. At times, there is so much happening around us and within us that we feel as if the weight of the world is on our shoulders.

When life becomes overwhelming and we are disorientated, we don’t need to feel lost, alone or full of despair. Jesus can help. There is no limit to what he can do. There is nowhere that we can go where he will not be with us.

When Jesus walked the Earth, he extended a reassuring promise to people. He said: ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest’ (Matthew 11:28 New International Version).

Jesus makes the same offer to us today. Whatever lies ahead in our future, we do not need to face it alone. If we turn to him for help, he will give us a peace that is out of this world. He will show us that we do not need to be afraid of what’s next.

With Jesus beside us, no mission needs to feel impossible.

It’s hard not to feel scared about an uncertain future

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VER since she could remember, astronaut Emma Green (Hilary Swank) has had one mission in life: to get to Mars. As the commander of the world’s first human mission to the red planet, she finally has her chance.

The return trip should take three years and, as Emma, her crew and their families find out in the new Netflix sci-fi series Away, which was released yesterday (Friday 4 September), a lot can happen during that time.

The international crew launch from Earth without trouble. They are just starting to relax when, suddenly, there’s a chemical leak aboard the ship. In seconds, things go wrong as a small fire breaks out.

Thankfully, the situation is dealt with before anyone is seriously injured, but each

Astronaut Emma Green and husband Matt

Matt with his daughter Alexis

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‘THERE’S NOT MUCH FOR ELEPHANTS’ To mark National Wildlife Day yesterday (4 September), which seeks to raise awareness of animal conservation efforts, Emily Bright discovered how the charity A Rocha is trying to reduce human-elephant conflict near Bangalore

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ajestic giants stroll through the scrubland and forested valleys of Bannerghatta National Park, situated on the outskirts of metropolitan Bangalore. These Indian elephants, with their ivory tusks, whirling trunks and feet thumping the dry ground, are a remarkable sight for tourists to behold.

However, for nearby residents who encounter the massive mammals charging through their fields and trampling their crops, it’s a different story. India is home to an estimated 27,000 wild elephants, 120 of which reside within Bannerghatta National Park.

‘Human-elephant conflict is one of the foremost threats for the conservation of the Indian elephant,’ explains Avinash Krishnan, a senior research officer at A Rocha India who works at the park.

‘Being so close to the city means that there are ample conditions for conflict. Elephants sometimes leave the forest and raid crops.

As a result there are strained relationships between elephants and humans. In the aftermath, people have been killed, elephants

have been killed. So it’s a huge problem.’

A Rocha India has taken steps to mitigate this human-elephant conflict, including the introduction of an earlywarning system, which alerts guards when an elephant crosses a park boundary. The guards then safely shepherd the animals back into the forest, protecting the elephants and the crops that they would damage.

Another of the project’s preventative measures is drenching ropes in a mix of oil, chilli and tobacco, and using them to create a fence round the perimeter of each field of crops.

The smell has proved to be a powerful deterrent. Lowcost and effective, the fences provide a sustainable solution for communities to coexist with elephants.

A Rocha India also works closely with people whose livelihoods are threatened by elephant activity. Since 2009, the local population has reported 8,105 instances of crop damage caused by elephants.

‘We look at how we can empower communities and help offset the losses they’ve incurred due to crop depredation by elephants,’ explains Avinash.

‘We teach them to grow crops that are not palatable to elephants, so their farms are not affected by crop damage. We tell them about the relief and aid schemes that are available and teach them skills like handicrafts.’

Generating awareness about what lies behind humanelephant conflict is key. Avinash says: ‘If you go back 50 years, Bannerghatta National Park was double the size, with more habitat available for elephants. However, commercial foresting and the building of infrastructure and housing on the edge of elephant habitat mean that there’s not much space for elephants.

‘We try to teach people, and especially children, about

We look at how we can empower communities

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Fences help manage the elephants’ movements

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these drivers of conflict. A Rocha collaborates with schools to localise the environment and science education curriculum.

We talk about the importance of preserving trees, habitats and local biodiversity systems, as well as the problems of protecting the elephants and their environment.’

Avinash and his team also have their eyes firmly fixed on the future of elephant conservation in Bannerghatta National Park. ‘We’re buying more land from farmers to increase the park area and widen the habitat for the elephants.

‘So in the long-term, we’ll make another safe haven for wildlife while allowing people to continue with their livelihoods, because both of them have equal rights to the Bannerghatta landscape.’

Dave Bookless, A Rocha International’s theology director, agrees. ‘A Rocha’s elephant conservation takes into account the needs of the villagers and the needs of the elephants,’ he says.

A Rocha International has a Christian foundation, which it draws upon in its dual perspective on conservation.

‘We take our inspiration from Noah’s ark,’ Dave explains. ‘In that Bible story, you’ve got an environmental crisis but you’ve also got God providing for the needs of the humans and the animals on the ark.

‘The whole vision of A Rocha International arose out of the Christian faith of its founders, a British couple called Peter and Miranda Harris, who set up the charity way back in the 1980s. Peter had a passion for wildlife conservation, and he felt, as a Christian, it was his responsibility to protect it.’

While the Christian basis is important to A Rocha, the charity is an inclusive organisation and people are welcome to join, whether or not they believe in the Christian faith.

‘Our theology articulates an understanding that God made the world, and has entrusted its care to human beings to share in its guardianship,’ says Dave. ‘We, therefore, should all be a part of conservation.’

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IFTY years ago, a young lyricist and his composer friend wrote a musical about the last week of Jesus’ life. When they couldn’t find a producer who was willing to stage it, the duo recorded their work as a rock opera album. Much to their surprise, there was a huge buzz. The spotlight beckoned. The following year, in 1971, Jesus Christ Superstar hit Broadway.

‘It didn’t really cross my mind that it would be so successful,’ says Tim Rice, the lyricist who wrote the awardwinning musical with composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. ‘I was surprised when Superstar became a hit. But in retrospect, I can see why it did so well. First, it was good: Andrew delivered a brilliant score.

Secondly, Jesus is one of the most influential people to have ever existed.

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Lyricist Sir TIM RICE tells Claire Brine why he looked through the eyes of Judas to write a musical about Jesus

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culture. Whatever people believe, this isn’t a story you can ignore.’

In 1972, Jesus Christ Superstar opened at the Palace Theatre in London and ran for eight years, making it the UK’s longestrunning musical at the time. Despite Tim’s confession that ‘it wasn’t particularly my ambition to write for theatre’, he went on to enjoy a glittering career as a lyricist, writing songs for some of the world’s biggest productions and musical films, including Evita, Chess, Aladdin and The Lion King. In 2018, he became one of just 15 artists to join the elite EGOT circle, having won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards for his way with words. His writing partner Andrew is also a member of the prestigious club.

‘When I first met Andrew, I could tell that he was very talented and driven to write for the theatre,’ Tim recalls. ‘I didn’t plan to go into the business myself, but thought I might be able to help out a bit.

So we worked together for a few years, first of all writing a musical that never made it, and then we wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which was for a school performance.

Productions of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ have taken place all over the world

‘After seeing Joseph, various deacons and priests said to us how much they liked it and they thought it was good to tell Bible stories in a new way. I thought about having a go at the Jesus story. It had been bubbling around in my head for a few years.’

Tim had been interested in Jesus and the last week of his life since his schooldays. In particular, he was fascinated by Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, and Pontius Pilate,

decide whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side.’

‘Those words got me thinking,’ says Tim. ‘And after Joseph, Andrew and I had the opportunity to write a new musical.

We decided to tell the story of Jesus’ last days, but from the point of view of Judas Iscariot.’

When it came to putting the script together, Tim turned to the Gospels for research. He describes them as ‘great books with an awful lot in there’.

He says: ‘Jesus speaks a lot in the Bible – so he was easier to write than Judas. When I wrote the songs “Hosanna” and “Gethsemane”, I just had to adapt the words that were already on the page.

‘But with Judas, I had to make it all up because there’s nothing there. So I wondered what I would have done in his position. Would I have thought Jesus was God? Would I have followed him blindly or would I be worrying about what might happen to my race?

‘Judas’s song “Heaven on their Minds” says it all really. I imagined him to be a man on the political wing of Judaism, objecting to the Roman occupation of Israel and worried that his people are about to be wiped out. The Bible may portray him as this 100 per cent figure of evil, but I don’t think that’s the case.’

Nor did Tim think it was right for the musical to portray Jesus without what he describes as a few ‘human failings’.

Tim explains: ‘I wanted to show Jesus

Pull quote for this one and more here etc What were Judas’s motives for turning Jesus in? the Roman governor of Judaea who ordered for Jesus to be crucified.

‘I went to pretty religious schools that placed a lot of emphasis on Scripture and divinity,’ Tim explains. ‘I became intrigued by the fact that Judas and Pilate were in this significant situation yet couldn’t have possibly known quite how significant it was.

‘Judas was interesting to me because he’s portrayed as this figure of evil who comes along and betrays Jesus – and that’s about it. I used to wonder: what were his motives for turning Jesus in?’

Later, Tim became inspired by the story again when Bob Dylan released a song with the lyrics: ‘You’ll have to

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losing his temper and finding it difficult to cope with the stresses of life to emphasise that he was a man as well as God. Saying that Jesus is God is a matter of faith and, while Andrew and I had no desire to challenge anyone’s beliefs, our musical was about Jesus the man as seen by Judas Iscariot. So Jesus had to have some human failings. We know that he had great doubts in the Garden of Gethsemane, where he prayed before he was arrested.

‘Andrew and I wrote a song in which Jesus lost his temper with a fig tree, which is a story in the Gospels. I always thought that it was slightly unreasonable of him.

But the song ended up being cut from the final version of Superstar because it didn’t fit with the flow of the story. We ended up using the tune in “King Herod’s Song”.’

In Jesus Christ Superstar, actors have often portrayed Herod as a larger-than-life, comedy king, surrounded by a glamorous troupe of dancing girls. But Tim feels that such a depiction is far from the truth.

‘Sometimes Herod’s scene is the only part of a production I dislike,’ he says. ‘I

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love the song and of course I think Herod’s number should be entertaining, but it’s important that he comes over as a nasty piece of work, not just a camp figure of fun. Mike d’Abo, who played the role on the original Superstar record, got it right, and so did Alice Cooper in a recent major US television production of the show.’

After being dismissed by King Herod for not performing a miracle on demand, Jesus is taken to Pontius Pilate, who eventually orders for his crucifixion. Jesus dies. Show’s over.

It’s a point of frustration for many of the musical’s Christian fans. Where’s the resurrection scene?

‘We’re certainly not denying the Resurrection – we just don’t say whether it happened or not,’ Tim says. ‘This is the story of Jesus from Judas’s point of view, and when Judas dies at the end of the musical, he is thinking: “Perhaps Jesus is God. I don’t know.” In his last song, he even says: “Jesus, I only want to know – are you God?” He doesn’t get the answer. That’s deliberate. Andrew and I

aren’t saying what the answer is. People can draw their own conclusions.’

Tim’s conclusion is that Jesus is a most extraordinary and intriguing man – one who ‘influenced more people than anyone else in history.

‘I was brought up in a Christian culture, and I’m not ashamed of it. If faith helps

Jesus influenced more people than anyone people to get through life, then that’s terrific.

‘While I believe that Jesus was a very successful preacher and teacher, I think it’s unlikely that he was God. But he had this incredible belief that he was going to be with God, which enabled him to do what he did during his lifetime.’

While Tim isn’t a regular attender of church, nor a man of prayer, he admits that he enjoys visiting cathedrals and

reading his Bible. He says that, in another life, he would have loved to have been a vicar in a traditional country parish.

‘It’d be a great job. Apart from the fact that it would be peaceful and I’d be working in a nice location, I would also have the opportunity to meet and help people. The local vicar plays a crucial part in life, even today. I reckon I’d be quite good at the sermons too. I keep thinking it would be fun to write a book on every chapter of the Bible.’

The Bible is a book that has inspired Tim throughout his career – and one that he imagines will continue to do so in future.

‘I’ve written a musical about King David with the composer Alan Menken,’ he says. ‘It has been performed as a concert, but not a show yet. We’d like to get that onstage one day.

‘I also think it could be interesting to write something about Moses or Jonah.

But I’m not sure what yet. It’s important to have a strong central character. Jesus is obviously the best story of the lot. It is the greatest story ever told.’

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‘A very personal The Rev Canon JAMES MILNE of St Paul’s Cathedral tells Emily Bright about the church’s online memorial to those who have died from coronavirus

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IX months ago, on 5 March, the government gave its first confirmation of a UK death caused by coronavirus. Since then, everyone’s life has been altered. Public health authorities estimate that more than 41,000 people in the UK have died after testing positive with coronavirus. They left behind loved ones, many of whom had to mourn their losses at small funerals because of restrictions enforced to stem the spread of the virus.

‘During the pandemic, we’ve not been able to remember people in the ways in which we might normally have done,’ reflects the Rev Canon James Milne of St Paul’s Cathedral. ‘Funeral services are much smaller and much simpler. There’s a natural fear among people that someone who has died during this pandemic may be forgotten. pandemic. They also have the opportunity And it’s really important for people to know to add, if they wish, a photograph and a that actually everybody is precious to God. short message. We want it to be a very The loved ones they’ve lost will not be personal kind of remembrance.’ forgotten.’

In addition to the online book of St Paul’s has set up an online memorial book called Remember Me, which is dedicated to those in the UK who have lost their lives to coronavirus. Open to those of all faiths and none, the concept of the memorial was first suggested by the Bishop of London, the Right Rev Dame Sarah Mullally. Within two months of the memorial’s launch on 22 May, the number of entries had soared to 5,517.

‘The idea chimed with us, because remembrance, St Paul’s is planning a St Paul’s is a place where people have physical tribute. Subject to funding, a come to remember at times of national memorial dedicated to those who have crisis and grief,’ says James. died from coronavirus will be installed in ‘Since I joined the cathedral about six years ago, we’ve had services marking the end of operations in Afghanistan, the tenth anniversary of the London bombings and the terrible fire at Grenfell Tower.

‘During the pandemic, we’ve seen the way in which different villages, towns and communities have sought to inspire and support each other in all of their diversity.

It’s important that we recognise that, although we may have different beliefs and faiths, we have all suffered.’

James explains the format of the free-to-submit memorial entries. ‘On the Remember Me website, people add a name of a loved one lost during the

It’s important for people to know everybody is precious to God

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the cathedral’s north transept.

James considers the significance of creating such a memorial. ‘Remembrance is something that we as Christians take very seriously,’ he says. ‘We’ve recorded the stories of our faith and sacred Scripture, we read them aloud each Sunday to inspire us and we reflect upon them. It’s important for us to remember.

‘Our faith doesn’t try to belittle suffering, or pretend it’s not there. We know that Jesus suffered and died. He was laid in the tomb and then was resurrected.

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Christianity takes seriously the pain and the suffering that we experience, while at the same time offering us hope that God is with us.’

James adds that in the past few months, human life has felt more fragile than previously. ‘We live in a society where we often feel invincible, particularly when we’re young,’ he remarks. ‘This pandemic has revealed that our physical health and our livelihoods are perhaps more vulnerable than we first imagined. But the Christian faith tells us that we are never alone.’

The St Paul’s team also want to show in person that people are not alone.

‘Like a lot of places of worship, we have had to close our building during lockdown,’ explains James. ‘But we are now open to members of the public, and we have a team of ministers to offer pastoral care to people who come to St Paul’s to pray.’

Although Christianity can provide comfort and hope, the prevalence of coronavirus raises an age-old question: how can a loving God allow suffering?

James admits that it’s something that all Christians continue to wrestle with. He says: ‘I can’t pretend to give a definitive or easy answer. But one of the key things is that God has become one of us. Through the life of Jesus, God shared our sorrows and our joys.

‘The Scriptures talk about God as a loving parent who is alongside their child, nurturing, supporting and caring for them. A parent is with them and shares in the good and bad times. That’s my understanding of who God is.’ l For more information visit rememberme2020.uk

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Becoming a Christian

There is no set formula to becoming a Christian, but many people have found saying this prayer to be a helpful first step to a relationship with God

Lord Jesus Christ, I am truly sorry for the things I have done wrong in my life. Please forgive me. I now turn from everything that I know is wrong.

Thank you that you died on the cross for me so that I could be forgiven and set free.

Thank you that you offer me forgiveness and the gift of your Holy Spirit.

Please come into my life by your Holy Spirit to be with me for ever.

Thank you, Lord Jesus.

Amen

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‘ talk’ I get by with a little help from my friends

Claire Brine gives her take on a story catching the attention of War Cry reporters

A BBC News headline claiming that lockdown may have ‘lasting effects on friendships’ caught my eye. According to Professor Robin Dunbar of Oxford University, friendships can ‘deteriorate very quickly if you don’t invest in them – it probably only takes about three months’.

For most of 2020, the UK has been living a lockdown existence. Friends haven’t been able to connect (unless over the internet). Physical contact – a hug, a kiss or a hand-hold – is beginning to feel like something daring we used to do in our carefree youth. Our relationships are dwindling simply because we can’t physically see one another as much as we would like or we need to.

The thought of a future with no friends in it is frightening. The professor stresses that friendships require maintenance. And maintenance requires effort.

The trouble is, lockdown has given many of us the perfect excuse to stop making any. We have grown accustomed to living in a bubble – a phrase which used to mean not living in the real world, whereas now, bubble world is the real world.

Reflecting on my own lockdown experience, I can see times when Professor Dunbar’s words The UK has been true: I have been guilty of not investing living a lockdown ring as much as I used to in my friendships. I’ve grown tired of Zoom. I’ve not been sending existence best wishes on birthdays and congratulations on wedding anniversaries. It’s easy to let myself off the hook because, let’s face it, we’re all a bit preoccupied with a global pandemic. But I’m beginning to think about life beyond the coronavirus, and, whatever it looks like, I certainly want it to include friendships.

It’s almost too obvious to point out, but if I want friends in my life, then I need to start being a better friend in return. That means making time to phone my friends regularly and seeing them when and where it’s possible. I need to show an interest in what’s important to them and celebrate their joys while also sharing in their sorrows.

Is it hard work? Perhaps, sometimes. But investing in people also brings enrichment and a deeper human connection. Ultimately, that’s what friends are for.

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Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams were the members of which American girl group?

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In 1909, Royal Navy officer Mansfield Cumming became the first person to lead which secret intelligence service?

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by Jacqueline Wright

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S a minister in The Salvation Army, I have been appointed to many different churches across the country, so moving to a new house is something that comes with the territory. Often the decor leaves much to be desired, but my family’s picture collection enables us to hide some suspect wall coverings.

One of my favourite pictures, which is given a place wherever I live, shows a little girl, beautifully dressed but wearing a pair of adult shoes that are clearly too big for her.

The picture reminds me of my childhood. I was a bit of a tomboy, so didn’t enjoy being smartly dressed, but I did love to wear my mother’s high-heeled shoes and clomp round the house, making as much noise as I possibly could. It gave me a bit of extra height and a sense of importance.

However much I pranced around, though, the truth never changed. The shoes didn’t ever fit me properly. I was a child and the shoes belonged to an adult.

There’s a saying that you can’t judge a man till you have walked a mile in his moccasins. Stepping into another person’s shoes is a big responsibility and will, every time, present its own challenge.

I’m sure that in our formative years there would have been many people we admired and wanted to emulate – perhaps a family member, neighbour or a teacher. Whoever they were, we held them in high esteem. In our mind they were giants, and we wanted to be like them.

Many people have found the best role model in Jesus. He experienced difficult times, but he remained humble, loving and connected to God, his Father.

While it may seem daunting to try to be like someone who never did anything wrong, we can be assured that if we walk with Jesus, God will empower us to be the best that we can be and he will not stop loving us, even if we slip up.

In our formative years there are people we admire

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1. Emmanuel Macron. 2. Destiny’s Child. 3. MI6.

4. Budapest. 5. Alpha. 6. I, Daniel Blake.

CROSSWORD CROSSWORD PUZZLES

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Sleeping area (7) 5. Tar (5) 7. Withstands (7) 8. Cereal (5) 10. Centre (4) 11. Systematic (8) 13. Gentlewomen (6) 14. Refutation (6)

17. Fluent (8) 19. Additional (4) 21. Speaks (5) 22. Judgment (7) 23. Untied (5) 24. Loiters (7) DOWN 2. Coveted (7) 3. Eject (4)

4. Failed to hit (6) 5. Brochure (8) 6. Attempted (5) 7. Remember (9) 9. Very good (9) 12. Repelled (8) 15. Worship (7) 16. Whimper (6) 18. Leered (5) 20. Smirk (4)

SUDOKU

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9

HONEYCOMB HONEYCOMB

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8 2 5 3 1 7 2 6 8 4 1 9 2 3 1 4 5 8 8 4 9 5 4 3 3 7 8 5 9

1. Support for head while sleeping 2. Take small bites 3. Brass instrument 4. Large spotted cat 5. Savoury flan 6. Small beetle

Answers

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Each solution starts on the coloured cell and reads clockwise round the number

Wordsearch ART AND DESIGN BIOLOGY

CHEMISTRY

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1. Bedroom. 5. Pitch.

7. Resists. 8. Maize. 10. Core.

11. Methodic. 13. Ladies. 14. Denial.

17. Eloquent. 19. More. 21. Talks.

22. Verdict. 23. Undid. 24. Lingers.

DOWN: 2. Desired. 3. Oust. 4. Missed.

5. Pamphlet. 6. Tried. 7. Recollect.

9. Excellent. 12. Repulsed. 15. Idolise.

16. Snivel. 18. Ogled. 20. Grin.

COMPUTING DANCE

HONEYCOMB 1. Pillow. 2. Nibble. 3. Cornet.

4. Jaguar. 5. Quiche. 6. Weevil.

DRAMA

ENGLISH

FOREIGN LANGUAGES GEOGRAPHY HISTORY

JOURNALISM MATHS

MEDIA STUDIES MUSIC

PHYSICAL EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY

6 5 7 3 2 4 8 9 1

1 8 2 7 9 5 4 6 3

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

9 4 3 1 8 6 2 5 7

8 1 5 6 3 9 7 4 2

2 3 6 5 4 7 9 1 8

4 7 9 8 1 2 6 3 5

5 9 1 4 7 8 3 2 6

3 2 8 9 6 1 5 7 4

7 6 4 2 5 3 1 8 9

SUDOKU SOLUTION

SOCIAL STUDIES

3 7

9 3 8 5

9

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Look up, down, forwards, backwards

6 and 1 diagonally 9 8 2on the 4 grid 5 to 3 find 7 these school subjects 5 8 4 1 3 7 9 2 6 7 2 3 5 6 9 1 8 4 E E N G L I S H Z X U F J W F E K M U Z K L L G E O G R A P H Y 3 7 1 6 5 8 4 I 9F F G 2 Z E M U S E I D U T S L A I C O S V 2 9 8 3 4 1 7 6 5 Q Z B H Z Z D N Z F J X Y M R Y B F H X M L H A U G H F O K S 4 5 6 9 7 2 E 8 S G S X 1 3 A Q Z M Q Z T I D Z U Q I D C O Z M 8 4 2 7 9 6 3 5 1 C S H Q B F S S U A R G I I Z L R U C Y H V L 9 F S E F G N X Y A D O X W 6 5 4 1 3 2 7 8 N O I T A C U D E L A C I S Y H P H 1 3 7 2 8 5 6 4 9 L N I K A O O D A Z L Q E T T C M P

Q H S I B M I N R Q I Y U U V Y A U S Q Z Y Z P G A Q A S Y X D V S U H H G J R R U I T J E M M K I Z P I V M E Q W A T L R F R V A U E Z S O X T J L G U I E A C H E M I S T R Y H F S E H F N R N D O U N H O I N W M Z S Z J Y G O L O I B N R A Q C K G U F H L E D U Q X D V Y Q K C F P Q

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D Beefburgers Ingredients

Method

1 slice wholemeal bread

Crumble the wholemeal bread into a bowl with the garlic and a large pinch of white pepper.

Add the egg and mix. Allow the bread to soak for 2 minutes, then mix well again.

2 garlic cloves, crushed White pepper 1 medium egg, lightly beaten 100g onion, finely grated 100g carrot, finely grated 500g lean minced beef 6 wholemeal buns 1 little gem lettuce 1 red onion, thinly sliced 3 tomatoes, sliced Side salad, to serve

SERVES

Add the onion, carrot and minced beef. Mix well, then divide the mixture into 6. Wet your hands and shape each portion into a ball, then flatten each ball into a burger shape about 2cm thick. Place in a container and cover. Allow to cool in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.

Heat a non-stick pan and cook the burgers for 4 minutes, then flip them over and continue cooking for a further 4 minutes.

Once fully cooked through, place the beefburgers in the buns with the lettuce, onion and tomato slices and serve with the side salad.

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Carrot, cumin and coriander salad Ingredients

Method

1tbsp cumin seeds, crushed

To make the dressing, add the cumin seeds to a bowl with the lemon juice, olive oil, onion and a good grind of pepper. Mix and set aside.

2tsp lemon juice 2tsp extra virgin olive oil ½ red onion, very thinly sliced Fresh black pepper 3 carrots Fresh coriander leaves, to serve

Use a vegetable peeler to shave the carrots into thin ribbons and add to the salad. Toss the ingredients together well. Scatter a few coriander leaves on top, to serve.

SERVES

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Recipes reprinted, with permission, from the Diabetes UK website diabetes.org.uk 5 September 2020 • War Cry • 15

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