CROSSWORDS

January 2020 Crossword – Compiled by Jeannie Hollands

Across

1 Kitchen sideboard (7)

5 Balkan country (7)

9 ‘-- -- -- -- who from their labours rest’ (hymn) (3,3,3,6)

10 Lazarus’ sister (6)

11 Assume a praying position (5)

14 Spain and Portugal (6)

15 Short poem (8)

18 Trainee cleric (8)

19 Rainbow colour (6)

21 Monk (5)

23 Ministers of religion (6)

26 ‘-- -- -- -- --, great things He hath done’ (hymn) (2,3,2,3,5)

27 Altarpiece (7)

28 Across water (7)

Down

1 Boiled pudding (4)

2 OT priest (4)

3 Deliverance from sin (9)

4 Spin (6)

5 Ancient Israeli port (8)

6 Mountains in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma (5)

7 Meat from near ribs (10)

8 Forgiveness (10)

12 The ‘Rock’ (5,5)

13 Lookalike (4,6)

16 Jewish place of worship (9)

17 Undergarment (8)

20 Father-in-law of Moses (6)

22 Performed again (5)

24 Timothy’s grandmother (NT) (4)

25 City of Lycia (Acts 27:5) (4)

January 2020 Cryptic Crossword – Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 Extremely clerical title (4,8)

8 Has been including the European country (5)

9 Carriage enabled to become a car (9)

11 A doctor in the heather producing new life (7)

12 Land moved into sea (7)

13 It went in the barn (5)

14 Make a request and reservation and put what the customers want in it (5,4)

17 On reflection, he died to become a flower (9)

19 Stick 150 in Greek capital (5)

20 Sound Georgia’s introduced in very large openings (7)

23 Most of the book, old version initially, was to do with the dynasty (7)

24 Remarkable trends can go beyond the limit (9)

25 Love to have range of sight about a tree (5)

26 Time fourth child had the measure (7,2,3)

Down

1 Measurer met with revolt developing (9)

2 Peter is arranging this care in home (7)

3 Having faith in Reginald, about 51, with promises to pay (9)

4 Tree-lined street not a site for event (5)

5 Colourful thespian had shortly left nuclear device (7)

6 Material of some satiny long johns (5)

7 Play in early January (7,5)

10 Day in USA for which there is public acknowledgement (12)

15 Socialist record to the fore, it can amount to disgrace (9)

16 Paper all round vegetable? (5-4)

18 Ron is ie removing air purifier (7)

19 Carol’s tidings that come with Joy (7)

21 Harp about posh Malay boat (5)

22 Scandinavian married in London area (5)

Solution to December 2019 Crossword

ACROSS: 1 Stall; 4 Hidebound; 9 Calling; 10 Roll-top; 11 In the manger; 13 Ult; 14 Israel; 15 Stanzaic; 18 Escalate; 20 Censer; 23 Cur; 24 Starry skies; 25 Ringing; 26 Sunbeam; 28 Litigated; 29 Ethos

DOWN: 1 Sacrifice; 2 All-star; 3 Lei; 4 Haggai; 5 Derogate; 6 Bellringers; 7 Unto us a; 8 Depot; 12 Everlasting; 16 Christmas; 17 Straight; 19 Coronet; 21 Shineth; 22 Prised; 23 Carol; 27 Nee

Winners of November 2019 Crossword – Steve Murray, Strathbungo; Ms C S Gallettie, Largs; Mrs L E Wightman, Bonnyrigg

Solution to December 2019 Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS: 11 Madonna; 5 Vatican; 9 Ducat; 10 Christian; 11 Icicle; 12 Citadels; 14 Tenet; 15 Lampblack; 18 Reservoir; 20 Taste; 22 Devotion; 24 El Nino; 26 Poor as I am; 27 Herod; 28 Erratum; 29 Tempter

DOWN: 1 Midwinter; 2 Diction; 3 Natal star; 4 Arch; 5 Virgin Mary; 6 Tosca; 7 Chimera; 8 Nones; 13 Alcoholism; 16 Bethlehem; 17 Keep order; 19 Saviour; 21 Skirret; 22 Duple; 23 Tract; 25 Smut

Winner of July 2019 Cryptic Crossword – Sheila Sinclair, Motherwell; C J MacLeod, Munlochy