CROSSWORD

August 2018 Crossword

Compiled by Jeannie Hollands

Across

1 “ __ ___ ___ sore wounded,” (hymn) (1,6,4)

9 Boudicca’s tribe (5)

10 Principles of religion in form of questions and answers (9)

12 Education (8)

13 Gems (alt.spelling) (7)

15 Song of lamentation (5)

16 Cadged (9)

17 Victim of deceit (4)

18 Rip (4)

19 Astonished (9)

20 Drugs agent (US slang) (5)

21 Suppression of a syllable (7)

24 Promises to marry (8)

26 Of voters (9)

27 Lake Malawi’s former name (5)

28 “The day Thou gavest ___ __ ___”, (hymn) (4,2,5)

Down

2 Helot (5)

3 Small table beside the altar (8)

4 Upper air (5)

5 Consecrated bread (4)

6 Abandoned (7)

7 Distributed (9)

8 “Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy ___ ___, “(hymn) (6,5)

11 Zoo (9)

13 “On ___ ___ the Baptist’s cry,” (hymn) (7,4)

14 “___ ___ ___ King of glory,” (modern hymn) (3,3,3)

16 Religious song (9)

18 Piece of cutlery (8)

19 Sisterly (7)

22 Location (5)

23 Make a speech (5)

25 Sleigh (4)

August 2018 Cryptic Crossword

Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 Unusually ine safety device (6)

4 No spring, it’s Christmas (6)

7 Open-mouthed at communal meal (5)

9 Heavenly guess (6)

10 Ofering old boy nothing in another language (8)

11 Recluse bothered by her action (9)

13 Pan pantomime character Simon (5)

16 One who does a marvellous job (7,6)

18 A swelling termfinal (5)

19 Other pictures right to be included in sacred writings (9)

23 Living having nice beef stew (8)

24 Soothsayer found lake before morning (6)

25 Senior churchman (5)

26 Holy container left of centre (6)

27 Arranging to scan constellation (6)

Down

1 Companion had stumbled upon religious founder (6)

2 Foreign capital hard to get in area round church (6)

3 Follow speed competition first here (9)

4 Recently wed afterwards perhaps (5)

5 With another seven days occurring in May or June (4,4)

6 Lender, one who prefers his own company reportedly (6)

8 Mark long passage that’s part of the service (8,5)

12 During interregnum entertained presiding deity! (5)

14 Terrorists gave us the slip (5)

15 Red committee built poor structure (9)

17 Saviour, one buying back? (8)

18 Jack took Elizabeth to head of convent (6)

20 Special gift of old money (6)

21 Item mausoleum held not far from Jerusalem (6)

22 Experienced Satan turning up (5)

Solution to July 2018 Crossword

Across: 1 Tear gas; 5 Popedom; 9 Thousand tongues; 10 Desert; 11 Styli; 14 Aquila; 15 Moravian; 18 Biograph; 19 Ostler; 21 O come; 23 Naaman; 26 Hills of the north; 27 Reredos; 28 Reroute.

Down: 1 Tutu; 2 Amos; 3 Gospeller; 4 Sinner; 5 Petition; 6 Pines; 7 Douay Bible; 8 Missionary; 12 Lay brother; 13 Euro-dollar; 16 Abstainer; 17 Spin-ofs; 20 Father; 22 Eased; 24 Urdu; 25 Thee.

Winners: June 2018 Crossword: Mr A L Fergusson, Dumfries, Mrs Ethel Urquhart, Fortrose, Margaret Ferguson, Stirling

Solution to July 2018 Cryptic Crossword

Across: 1 Promised Land; 9 Chugger; 10 Delilah; 11 Reanimated; 12 Ever; 14 Submitted; 16 Aargh; 17 India; 19 Common Era; 21 Noah; 22 Principled; 25 Tabloid; 26 Crimson; 27 Enthronement.

Down: 2 Rhubarb; 3 Magniicat; 4 Sarcastic; 5 Dodge; 6 Auld; 7 Deliver; 8 Churchwarden; 9 Christianity; 13 Jacobinism; 15 Dominican; 18 Drabble; 20 Ellison; 23 Rider; 24 Font.

Winners: June 2018 Cryptic Crossword: Isobel MacGregor, Glasgow, Morag Dinnie, Renfrew

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