CROSSWORDS

January 2019 Crossword – Compiled by Jeannie Hollands

Across

1 Yahweh (7)

5 Armed vessel (7)

9 Garden lowers (5)

10 Dampener (9)

11 First day of the week (6)

12 Empty tomb (8)

14 Capital of Tibet (5)

15 Senior clergyman (5,4)

18 Romantic play (9)

20 Monastic costume (5)

22 Conirmed (8)

24 Biblical teacher of law (6)

26 Bird in a pear-tree (9)

27 Mediterranean island (5)

28 Blissful (7)

29 Harsh (7)

Down

1 “Sing through all ___” (carol) (9)

2 Cry of praise (7)

3 Picture used in teaching (6,3)

4 Song of praise (4)

5 A Carmelite order (5,5)

6 Backwards (preix) (5)

7 Medicinal plant (7)

8 Roost (5)

13 Final battle (10)

16 “__ __ ___ with clouds descending” (Advent 4 down) (2,2,5)

17 Parisian cathedral (5-4)

19 Form of worship (7)

21 Scottish magistrate (7)

22 Indian monetary unit (5)

23 Iran’s oicial language (5)

25 King of Midian (Numbers 31:8) (4)

January 2019 Cryptic Crossword – Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 Bird, female bird (4)

3 Walked quietly to part of monastery where walls are protected (6,4)

9 Showed that Vincent was taken in by Edgar (7)

11 Homer found the desert in Australia (7)

12 College festival (6,7)

14 Indeed cud could have been chewed although it was not certain (9)

16 Person encouraging entry during purge running away (5)

17 Musical board game (5)

19 Resist having support (9)

21 Charred food that can be sacriiced (5,8)

24 So gripe was about skin disease (7)

25 Frenchman left moorland travelling in Florida (7)

26 But one should not object to a religious book (10)

27 Americanís burden? (4)

Down

1 No service charge here? (4,6)

2 Spoken word went round very fast (7)

4 In the pampas Dick located echosounder (5) 5 Revolutionary record first, it’s a disgrace (9)

6 Wavy alloy from Syria used for making swords (8,5)

7 Following then half prosecuting (7)

8 Advanced fast (4)

10 All Christians need assistance, usually on a Sunday (6,7)

13 Astonishing awkward odious prig (10)

15 Dispense with party outside (2,7)

18 Mob rage out of control because of ban (7)

20 In van go round French city (7)

22 Priest to have gloomy expression (5)

23 At one’s earliest convenience one takes step up (1,1,1,1)

Solution to December 2018 Crossword

ACROSS: 1 Frosty wind; 6 Form; 10 Ice beer; 11 Numbers; 12 Horseshoe; 13 Stall; 14 Balsa; 15 Pay packet; 18 Buddhists; 21 Tonne; 22 Eíen so; 25 Vicarship; 27 Eat into; 28 Ego-trip; 29 Tide; 30 Present-day.

DOWN: 1 Faith; 2 Overruled; 3 The seraph; 4 Worship; 5 Nunnery; 7 Omega; 8 Mistletoe; 9 Amos; 14 Bible Belt; 16 Afternoon; 17 King Herod; 19 Saviour; 20 Success; 23 Noted; 24 Oink; 26 Poppy

No one managed to get all the clues correct in November, sorry.

Solution to December 2018 Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS: 1 Unit; 4 Bethlehem; 9 Heretic; 10 Goddess; 11 Problematic; 13 Ops; 14 Finite; 15 Remainer; 18 Levelled; 20 Deacon; 23 Jay; 24 Jacobís staf; 25 Colossi; 26 Arabian; 28 Brasserie; 29 Liège.

DOWN: 1 Unhopeful; 2 Forlorn; 3 Tot; 4 Became; 5 Together; 6 Lady chapels; 7 Hoedown; 8 Moses; 12 Little Jesus; 16 Ring-fence; 17 Melchior; 19 Viyella; 21 Chalice; 22 Oblate; 23 Jacob; 27 All.

Winners of November Cryptic Crossword: Mrs C Black, Dornoch; Sheila Sinclair, Motherwell.

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