CROSSWORDS

May 2021 Crossword – Compiled by Jeannie Hollands Across

Across

1 Punctuation mark (5) 

4 Yield (7)

 9 Unification of Europe until 1806 (4,5,6) 

10 Musical conductor (7) 

11 Germanic speakers (7) 

12 Romanian monetary unit (3) 

13 Type of case (7)

  15 Tremulous gleam (7)

  16 Samson’s mistress (7) 

19 Moving rhythmically (7)

  21 Surface for skating (3) 

22 Afflict (7)

  23 Skilled craftsman (7)

  25 Faith (9,6) 

26 The wily (anag.), pale (7)

  27 Feast celebrating Christian love (5)

Down

1 Prayer before the epistle (7) 

2 Worth (5) 3 Part of a garment (7) 

4 The hymn ‘Holy, holy, holy’ (7) 

5 Eucharist (9)

  6 Military clothes (7) 

7 Meat dish in a sour cream sauce (4,10)

  8 ‘O the bitter ------’, (hymn) (5,3,6)

  14 Workmate (9) 

17 Small fragments of lava (7) 

18 Study of past events (7)

  19 Salty lake (4,3)

  20 Stimulate (7)

  24 Eighth Greek letter (5)

May 2021 Cryptic Crossword – Compiled by Peter Chamberlain 

Across

1 Surprisingly pays up about mid-afternoon for old writing material (7) 

5 Penny I left with dour wayfarer (7)

  9 Call to mind lady who is all right internally (5) 

10 Hanger-on with slovenly woman had container for toiletries (9)

  11 Volume that is for turf accountant (6)

  12 Red source of sugar? (8)

  14 It will return before the tenth (5) 

15 Nonconformist’s orderliness first (9) 

18 Pardon lessening term of imprisonment (9)

  20 Fellow needs breather having been thrown (5) 

22 Running battle? (8)

  24 Minister’s tripe’s cooked (6) 

26 See garlic had been removed during desecration (9) 

27 Excel during summer fete (5) 

28 Cunning variety of leg-hits (7)

  29 Laurel on northeastern French port (7)

Down

1 Elder Perry Best removed (9) 

2 In favour of having very old good man becoming college head (7) 

3 Shrill quality of gluttony not starting (9)

  4 Skinhead remains with frame (4) 

5 Object to a set of books? Surely not him or her? (10)

  6 Easy to digest and easy to carry (5) 

7 Name said by Mary to priest getting on (7) 

8 May’s past physical strength (5)

  13 Playing not in tempo having unlimited power (10)

  16 Hold out right-winger with alms (9)

  17 Upholder of acrobatic exploits (9) 

19 Unusual claim re supernatural event (7)

  21 Not having been taken in by consumers (7) 

22 Old Testament Grandma? (5) 

23 Thinking family’s missing article (5) 

25 Basil, say had some sherbet (4)

There is no prize draw this month and the Crosswords are just for fun.

Solution to April 2021 Crossword 

ACROSS: 1 Skullcap; 9 Orthodox; 10 Word; 11 Look ye saints; 13 Booklet; 15 Rossini; 16 Radio; 17 Cedar; 18 Magog; 20 Hagar; 22 On paper; 23 Lidless; 25 Lumberjacket; 27 Iona; 28 Cardinal; 29 Sayonara.

DOWN: 2 Knothole; 3 Led like a lamb; 4 Coroner; 5 Polyp; 6 Atishoo; 7 Eden; 8 Existing; 12 Installation; 14 Tamar; 15 Rival; 17 Cromlech; 19 Obscener; 20 Herring; 21 Rickety; 24 Paul’s; 26 Mark

Solution to April 2021 Cryptic Crossword 

ACROSS: 1 Sanctity; 5 Jairus; 9 Monument; 10 Jordan; 11 Obituary; 14 Weeper; 15 Reaffix; 16 Siloam; 19 Go to sea; 20 Aisles; 21 Now then; 26 School; 27 Son of Man; 28 Laddie; 29 Basilica; 30 Falter; 31 Reverend 

DOWN: 1 Samson; 2 Nuncio; 3 Tumour; 4 Tundra; 6 Anorexia; 7 Redeploy; 8 Syndrome; 12 Aerosol; 13 Y-fronts; 14 Wise Men; 17 Bass clef; 18 Asphodel; 19 Genocide; 22 Homage; 23 Novice; 24 Umpire; 25 Onward