September 2017 Crossword

– Compiled by Jeannie Hollands

Across

1 Bird or its call (6)

4 Nine days of devotion (6)

7 Jewish priest (5)

9 Dried grape (6)

10 Jacob’s youngest son (OT) (8)

11 Biblical birthplace (9)

13 Religion originating in Persia (5)

16 ‘__ ___ __ ___, come sweeping through us’ (Pentecost hymn) (1,6,2,4)

18 Two-faced god (5)

19 Days for fasting and prayer (5-4)

23 Cousin of Esther (OT) (8)

24 Mary’s sister (NT) (6)

25 Obstinate person (5)

26 Elijah’s successor (OT) (6)

27 Honour as holy (6)

Down

1 Angelic being (6)

2 Cherry liqueur (6)

3 Member of an Irish Protestant society (9)

4 Simpleton (5)

5 Place of pilgrimage for Hindus (8)

6 Hebrew name for God (6)

8 Vigorous Christian preaching (5-8)

12 ___ virus (5)

14 Poplar (5)

15 Later consequences (9)

17 Ball game (8)

18 Disordered mess (6)

20 Peninsula west of Liverpool (6)

21 Polish city (6)

22 ___ diving (5)

September 2017 Cryptic Crossword

– Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 Wasteful numbers back in story (8,3)

9 Some rebel I humbled was a Job’s comforter (5)

10 Chaos lout reproduced in act of great destruction (9)

12 Extremely hot on loch (8)

13 Tom doubly hesitant with one providing food (7)

15 Bird takes in one country youth (5)

16 State French wine first was for a religious follower (9)

17 Low point found in the sky (4)

18 Auntie comes back unchanged (4)

19 Perform miracles and achieve marvellous results (2,7)

20 Railwaymen once spending a minute in Belgian town (5)

21 Unsophisticated cloth we removed (3,4)

24 Manse has been rebuilt by biblical king (8)

26 Transporting squashed turnip in cloth (9)

27 Ruth’s mother-in-law in arena ominously appeared (5)

28 Cheap gin Ron ordered whilst doing some escort work (11)

Down

2 Lady’s coal scuttle in academy (5)

3 Deacon is confusing bishop (8)

4 Serious but not acute (5)

5 Los Angeles holy man ending a series (4)

6 Most likely to be in touch (7)

7 Big cedars removed from Joeys’ homes (9)

8 Blaze of colour in the garden? (7,4)

11 Hills on island left in a twisted state! (9)

13 Order one of ten in the Old Testament (11)

14 Drops from the sky (9)

16 Somehow I’d left condominium for service (9)

18 Plymouth’s relatives? (8)

19 Medical men including one twitch that is severe (7)

22 Forgot terrapin camouflaged another animal (5)

23 Clergyman’s rule (5)

25 Carry on playing it (4)

Solution to August 2017 Crossword

Across: 1 Cuckoo; 4 Novena; 7 Rabbi; 9 Raisin; 10 Benjamin; 11 Bethlehem; 13 Bahai; 16 O breath of life; 18 Janus; 19 Ember-week; 23 Mordecai; 24 Martha; 25 Bigot; 26 Elisha; 27 Hallow.

Down: 1 Cherub; 2 Kirsch; 3 Orangeman; 4 Ninny; 5 Varanasi; 6 Adonai; 8 Bible-thumping; 12 Ebola; 14 Abele; 15 Aftermath; 17 Rounders; 18 Jumble; 20 Wirral; 21 Krakow; 22 Scuba.

Winners: July 2017 Crossword: J Somerville Nairn, E Foote East Kilbride, S Beck Glasgow

Solution to August 2017 Cryptic Crossword

Across: 1 Prodigal son; 9 Elihu; 10 Holocaust; 12 Torridon; 13 Caterer; 15 Swain; 16 Calvinist; 17 Moon; 18 Beeb; 19 Do wonders; 20 Namur; 21 Low tech; 24 Manasseh; 26 Rapturing; 27 Naomi; 28 Chaperoning.

Down: 2 Rhoda; 3 Diocesan; 4 Grave; 5 Last; 6 Nearest; 7 Birdcages; 8 Burning bush; 11 Torsional; 13 Commandment; 14 Rainwater; 16 Communion; 18 Brethren; 19 Drastic; 22 Otter; 23 Canon; 25 Harp.

Winners: July 2017 Cryptic Crossword: D More Wick, A Goodall Boat of Garten