October 2018 Crossword – Compiled by Jeannie Hollands

Across

1 Ecclesiastical building (6)

4 Card game with 32 cards (6)

7 Serviceable (2,3)

9 Hoyden (6)

10 Genesis (8)

11 Contrite (9)

13 Minister’s home (5)

16 Vessel used in a high 1 across (7-6)

18 Metrical hymn (5)

19 Artisan (9)

23 David (OT) (8)

24 Saint who was Archbishop of Canterbury 1093-1109 (6)

25 Old region of Asia Minor (5)

26 Mother superior (6)

27 Tended (6)

Down

1 Precentor (6)

2 Mob (6)

3 Something sacred used to clean decks? (9)

4 Either of two NT epistles (5)

5 Four-lined stanza (8)

6 Nectar (anag.) (6)

8 Not having been made holy (13)

12 ___ Piaf, French singer (5)

14 Middle Eastern country (5)

15 Title given to assistant bishop (9)

17 Body of cardinals (8)

18 Dome (6)

20 Nun (6)

October 2018 Cryptic Crossword – Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 First lady’s sweet baked sponge (4,7)

9 Some employ all-comers who are faithful (5)

10 Biting insect behind ditch (9)

12 Bill taken in by Spanish gentleman briefly with melody for religious places (8)

13 Supporter of Holy Writ (7)

15 Lots of obese Europeans (5)

16 Agitate madly while unbalanced inside (4-5)

17 Second-in-command has no record on tax (4)

18 Beast had nothing in pub (4)

19 Notice manner of speech on drug dependence (9)

20 Pair with bird move stealthily (5)

21 Part of kettledrum Linda found on glacial mound (7)

24 Roman statesman spent just over four weeks with you and me (8)

26 Joist Anna removed during play (5,4)

27 During day before’s all right to call up (5)

28 Agreeable before noon initially to have decree rewritten as part of service (6,5)

Down

2 Less than half-a-dozen Irish lines (5)

3 Grace can’t sit out with Yankee (8)

4 Drug dealer does not start in hall (5)

5 Assumes titles are Spanish (4)

6 Good parrot outside provided praise (7)

7 Into trouble with monstrous serpent first combining with water (9)

8 Arrest Lance vandalising part of church (5,6)

11 Took some steps during “Water Music”? (3-6)

13 Master’s appeal to be said daily (5,6)

14 Biblical character strangely demonic with us (9)

16 Powerful case that is safe (9)

18 Robert, officer involved in ringing the changes (3,5)

19 Means to arrange to include 1050 on the way up for charitable recipients (7)

22 Where to practise firing in the mountains (5)

23 Picture one of the Three Wise Men (5)

25 Rescue Lisa very content (4)

Solution to September 2018 Crossword

Across: 1 Barbecue; 9 Laodicea; 10 Crib; 11 Low-churchman; 13 Crosier; 15 Swithin or Swithun; 16 Denis; 17 Peace; 18 Godly; 20 Kneel; 22 Angelus; 23 Despite; 25 Grey squirrel; 27 Lord; 28 Epiphany; 29 Layering

Down: 2 Airborne; 3 Bible Society; 4 Crowned; 5 Elihu; 6 Sorrows; 7 Scam; 8 Cannonry; 12 Hot gospeller; 14 Reins; 15 Sired; 17 Play-goer; 19 Lutheran; 20 Kumquat; 21 Leprosy; 24 Sibyl; 26 Evil

Winners: August 2018 Crossword – Derek Munn, Saline; Wilson Longmuir, Aberdeen; Harry Parker, Dunfermline.

Solution to September 2018 Cryptic Crossword

Across: 1 Catacomb; 5 Missal; 9 Religion; 10 Sterna; 11 Tautness; 14 Temple; 15 Titanic; 16 Daniel; 19 Teach-in; 20 Orison; 21 Liturgy; 26 Quebec; 27 Musician; 28 Elijah; 29 Graphite; 30 Tassel; 31 Ecce Homo

Down 1 Curate; 2 Talmud; 3 Cogent; 4 Maoist; 6 In the can; 7 Seraphim; 8 Llanelli; 12 Eirenic; 13 Sanctum; 14 Tidings; 17 Conquest; 18 Tiberias; 19 Tolerate; 22 Rubric; 23 Yippee; 24 Libido; 25 Angelo

Winners: August 2018 Cryptic Crossword – Mrs Valerie McIlroy, Glasgow; M.A. Harbison, Newport-On-Tay.