August Crossword – Compiled by Jeannie Hollands

Across

1 ‘Hills of the ___ ___’, (Advent hymn) (5,7)

8 Bird of the crow family (5)

9 Dreary routine (9)

11 Ancient country in west central Asia Minor (7)

12 1920s and 1930s style (3,4)

13 Banished person eg Ishmael (5)

14 Navy board (9)

17 Of a biblical Jewish sect (9)

19 ‘Bring our ransomed ___ at last’, (Epiphany hymn) (5)

20 Village where Rupert lived (7)

23 High female voices (7)

24 ‘___ __ ___! With tidings thrilling’, (Advent hymn) (4,1,4)

25 Astir (5)

26 Start of a Trinity hymn (4,4,4)

Down

1 It does not matter (5,4)

2 Renounce at cards (7)

3 Top Twenty (3,6)

4 Anele (anag.), lady’s name (5)

5 Senior citizen (7)

6 Onion-like herb (5)

7 ‘Long ago, ___ ___’, (Advent hymn) (8,4)

10 ‘___ __ ___, the sight is glorious’ (hymn) (4,2,6)

15 Religious house (9)

16 Praiseworthy (9)

18 Study of unidentified flying objects (7)

19 Hard green Swiss cheese (7)

21 Capital of Japan (5)

22 Dragon lizard (5)

August Cryptic Crossword – Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 The continental cheat in command, that’s not saying much (7)

5 Apocryphal lady from South America with some old Indian money (7)

9 Flier’s extremity (4,3)

10 Disobedient untruth said to be coming from tetrabranchiate cephalopods (7)

11 Plant cultivated by donor Sara (6,3)

12 Altos can sing in opera (5)

13 Paul’s companion Sarah is upsetting (5)

15 Bird table first usually found at the east end (5-4)

17 Not a mendacious sort of character visiting at night (9)

19 Dead keen giant-killer (5)

22 Consecrate Leslie appearing in both ends of Bahamas (5)

23 One looking after horses still a boy (6,3)

25 Poet had sleep on the heather (7)

26 Cry out when I penetrate old shellfish (7)

27 Very English press ordered service (7)

28 Titus heartlessly embraced Mae, another biblical character (7)

Down

1 Mean to have unspecified quantity at service (3,4)

2 Check joystick (7)

3 Either way it’s out of the question (3,2)

4 Prance about before morning with union leader in town near Lake Galilee (9)

5 Extremely saintly approval for meeting (5)

6 The way one spoke -- hesitantly (9)

7 A saline solution found near Bristol (7)

8 19 across’ wife had a lot of trouble, it is said (7)

14 Team’s clean blow (9)

16 Will having statement of beliefs (9)

17 Book an exceptional quintet for the author (7)

18 Charlie and Leo’s father accepted he was found on the Emmaus Road (7)

20 Vault eg translated from Latin version (7)

21 Thomas performed, may come up without one under-secretary (7)

23 Wise Men long time in the ship (5)

24 In practice one deputises (5)

Solution to July 2017 Crossword

Across: 1 Babel; 4 Tipsier; 9 Harvest festival; 10 Rotator; 11 Looking; 12 Asa; 13 Heathen; 15 Thereto; 16 Angelus; 19 Rameses; 21 Ave; 22 Enraged; 23 Farrier; 25 Disposer supreme; 26 Relates; 27 Lined

Down: 1 Biretta; 2 Bleat; 3 Lateran; 4 The flat; 5 Petroleum; 6 Invoice; 7 Religious order; 8 Church calendar; 14 Holy Ghost; 17 Girasol; 18 Sadness; 19 Refusal; 20 Stipend; 24 Ripon

June Winners: Crossword: P Bennett Gourock, Mrs K Brymner Glasgow, Ms S Sinclair Motherwell.

Solution to July 2017 Cryptic Crossword

Across: 1 Secular; 5 Jump jet; 9 Catty; 10 Balthazar; 11 Andrew; 12 Variable; 14 Idled; 15 Royal blue; 18 Memoranda; 20 Sword; 22 Fountain; 24 Usurer; 26 Canonical; 27 Enoch; 28 Saracen; 29 Hyped up

Down: 1 Sacrarium; 2 Citadel; 3 Lay reader; 4 Robe; 5 Julian year; 6 Mahdi; 7 Jezebel; 8 Three; 13 Franciscan; 16 Lost sheep; 17 Eldership; 19 Mourner; 21 Our Lord; 22 Focus; 23 Tunic; 25 Alph

JuneWinners: Cryptic Crossword: B MacColl Inverness, W Blair Dunblane.