CROSSWORDS

February 2019 Crossword – Compiled by Jeannie Hollands

Across

1 Hindu social class (5)

4 Divination by means of oracles (9)

9 Anointing (7)

10 Part of church near the altar (4,3)

11 “Soldiers of ___ ___, and put your armour on”, (hymn) (6,5)

13 Personiication of the sun (3)

14 Victim of sufering (6)

15 Flying slower than sound (8)

18 Patron saint of Russia (8)

20 Celebrant’s assistant (6)

23 Son of Abijah (2 Chronicles 14:1) (3)

24 “___ __ ___ and Lord of lords”, (hymn) (4,2,5)

25 Accountant (7)

26 Ghanaian language (7)

28 Disciple also called Judas, not Iscariot (9)

29 Idiot (5)

Down

1 Male member of the clergy (9)

2 Safer (7)

3 Samuel’s teacher (3)

4 Metal container (3,3)

5 Retired title (8)

6 “___ ___, Thy servant heareth”, (hymn) (6,5)

7 Carl ___, Danish composer (7)

8 Sing high (5)

12 Rose high and fast (11)

16 Rich saint (anag.) (9)

17 Tropical American plant (4,4)

19 16 down woman in 2 Timothy 4:21 (7)

21 Wine merchant (7)

22 NT book (6)

23 Be ready for (5)

27 Son of Noah (3)

February 2019 Cryptic Crossword – Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 Little sister takes Frenchman round church and inds split in it (6)

4 Two irms on envelope (6)

7 Chat show host round with musical instrument on the way back (5)

9 Comment about gospel writer (6)

10 Moans about nervous reaction when solitary and celibate (8)

11 Speaking in church before feeling pain (9)

13 In the first place river went round edge (5)

16 Shepherd’s crosier? (8,5)

18 Learner in bloodstained splendour (5)

19 Another ocean ship leaving south about one for ancient land (9)

23 Cab Bill and I ordered whilst referring to the Scriptures (8)

24 Service address (6)

25 Incumbent loses right to a page (5)

26 Story book reveals natural ability (6)

27 Bare minimum more presumably (2,4)

Down

1 Incite sir put out (4,2)

2 Little devil in the manner of antelope (6)

3 Poisonous plant covers tonsure (9)

4 Sing part of church anthem (5)

5 Julius took each to ancient port (8)

6 Papal messenger found one French coin spinning outside (6)

8 Believer from ancient city embracing the whole body of Christians (5,8)

12 Drive of outcast turning up (5)

14 Greek character has terrible it with plain clothes (5)

15 Island coming before Whitsunday (9)

17 Clip sure to have been removed from vestment (8)

18 Speaker allowed drinking vessel (6)

20 Is king coming up from the country? (6)

21 Seaplane crashed, no record turned up by Trojan leader (6)

22 Socket found in second vehicle (5)

Solution to January 2019 Crossword

ACROSS: 1 Jehovah; 5 Warship; 9 Roses; 10 Moistener; 11 Sunday; 12 Cenotaph; 14 Lhasa; 15 Rural dean; 18 Melodrama; 20 Habit; 22 Ratiied; 24 Scribe; 26 Partridge; 27 Malta; 28 Elysian; 29 Austere.

DOWN: 1 Jerusalem; 2 Hosanna; 3 Visual aid; 4 Hymn; 5 White Friar; 6 Retro; 7 Henbane; 8 Perch; 13 Armageddon; 16 Lo He comes; 17 Notre-Dame; 19 Liturgy; 21 Baillie; 22 Rupee; 23 Farsi; 25 Reba.

Winners of December 2018 Quick Crossword – Kenneth Orr, Elie; Nancy Noble, Galashiels; C Jefrey, Paisley.

Solution to January 2019 Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS: 1 Fowl; 3 Padded cell; 9 Evinced; 11 Simpson; 12 Corpus Christi; 14 Undecided; 16 Urger; 17 Chess; 19 Withstand; 21 Burnt ofering; 24 Serpigo; 25 Orlando; 26 Protestant; 27 Onus.

DOWN: 1 Free Church; 2 Whirred; 4 Asdic; 5 Discredit; 6 Damascus steel; 7 Ensuing; 8 Lent; 10 Church service; 13 Prodigious; 15 Do without; 18 Embargo; 20 Avignon; 22 Frown; 23 ASAP. Winners of December 2018 Cryptic Crossword –William Blair, Dunblane; Evelyn Foote, East Kilbride.