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Answers to Cryptic
Animals Quiz
1. Chipmunk, 2. Kangaroo, 3. Wolf,
4. Deer, 5. Mole, 6. Giraffe, 7. Bear,
8. Hedgehog, 9. Tiger, 10. Lion,
11. Mule, 12. Tortoise, 13. Sloth,
14. Squirrel, 15. Boa constrictor,
16. Guinea pig, 17. Polecat, 18.
Panther, 19. Stoat, 20. Beaver
FILM PICTOGRAMS
1. The Dirty Dozen
2. Clash Of The Titans
3. Donnie Darko
WORD LADDER
Here is one possible solution
(others may exist)
BACK, hack, hock, hook, book,
boor, DOOR
spot the difference
ANSWERS
1. Dad shoe missing, 2. Straw
bale missing, 3. Baby elephant
eyes shut, 4. Dad jacket different
colour, 5. Clouds missing, 6. Baby
elephant tail missing, 7. Railing
missing, 8. Frog on rock missing,
9. Adult elephant tusk missing, 10.
Baby elephant tongue missing.
CROSSWORD ANSWERS
Across: 3 Telescope, 8 Rial, 9
Obstacle, 10 Valued, 13 Tramp, 14
College, 15 Fan, 16 Emerald, 17
Virus, 21 Appear, 22 Illusion, 23
Zeta, 24 Scientist.
Down: 1 Privateer, 2 Wallpaper, 4
Erode, 5 Epsilon, 6 Crab, 7 Polo,
11 Retriever, 12 Jet stream, 14
Cad, 15 Florist, 18 Lanes, 19 Alec,
20 Cube.
Message from Dr Luke Evans MP
IT’S NOT EVERY day you find yourself in the
national spotlight for doing the right thing,
but I was the MP that blew the whistle on
the Westminster ‘honeytrap’ situation, alerting
both the Police and Parliamentary authorities
to the issue. Since doing so, other people who
received similar messages have come forward
and the case continues to grow.
I didn’t expect to be writing to you about this, but in
this month’s column I will explain what happened a little
further...
In March I reported two incidents of cyber-flashing and
malicious communications to the Police.
I was approached by two different numbers on WhatsApp
who purported to know me. The first messages came
through when I was with my wife, the second came through
10 days later when I was in the office with my team.
On both occasions, after I tried to verify who was
messaging me, I was sent unsolicited sexually explicit
images. I immediately blocked the numbers and reported
the contents to the Police and Parliamentary security.
I was able to screenshot the written messages and, as the
second incident occurred, my team made a record of the
explicit images which meant we could share this information
directly with the Police.
I had no idea who had sent the messages or why they
were targeting me. Was it really someone I had crossed
paths with in Westminster? A journalist trying to create a
story? Another MP trying to catch me out? Or a State actor
trying to blackmail me? As I am Parliamentary Private
Secretary to the Defence Secretary, this was an added
consideration. I had no idea, but all of the above are
concerning so I reported the messages right away.
There is an ongoing police investigation into the matter
so I wanted to keep it private – knowing, as well, how
things can be misrepresented in the press and by
political opponents – but when journalists found out that
Leicestershire Police were investigating this following a
report made by a Leicestershire MP, they soon discovered I
was the one who had received the messages and reported
them to our local police.
I have always promised to keep people across Hinckley
and Bosworth updated and to be clear and honest, so
instead of giving a quote to reporters, I decided to record a
video which explained the situation, so that you could hear
directly from me rather than simply reading a few sentences
in the news.
Since I posted the video on my social media, I have
been blown away by the amount of people from our area
and across the country who have seen my video and
come forward to share that they have also experienced
similar incidents of phishing scams, flashing and blackmail
attempts.
Most importantly, Charlie (coincidentally, the person
behind the first set of the messages had the same name as
my wife!) and I would like to thank everyone who has taken
the time to reach out to us since this happened and share
kind messages. It’s greatly appreciated. I also want to thank
Leicestershire Police for their ongoing support.
This story continues to move on and develop and,
as you may imagine, I have more questions than
answers. But I’ve been as open and transparent
about the situation as I can given there is an
ongoing police investigation. If you have any
questions or concerns, please do reach out (my
email is luke.evans.mp@parliament.uk) and I will
be happy to answer them as best I can.
Dr Luke Evans MP
Member of Parliament for Bosworth • House
of Commons • London • SW1A 0AA
email: luke.evans.mp@parliament.uk
web: drlukeevans.org.uk
tel: constituency: 07920 619812
tel: parliament: 0207 219 4250
mobile: 07920 619812
Facebook: drlukeevansmp
instagram: drlukeevans
On the Titanic, the captain
calls a meeting of his officers.
‘I have some good news and
some bad news. Which do
you want to hear first?’
‘The good news’,
replies an officer.
‘We’ll get eleven
Oscars.’
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