– Compiled by Jeannie Hollands

Across

1 Stubborn (8) 

9 North American farm building (8) 

10 Musical symbol (4) 

11 Town in Bavarian Alps noted for its

Passion Play (12) 

1 3 City in southeast France (7)

  15 Liturgical worship (4,3)

  16 Down (3,2) 

17 Energy (5) 

18 Name of eight popes (5) 

20 Type of offering in OT (5) 

22 Mouth abscess (7)

  23 Ancient city in Turkey (7)

  25 ‘Ye holy ----’, (hymn) (6,6) 

27 Tehran’s country (4) 

28 ‘Abide with me, fast falls the --’,

(hymn) (8)

  29 Nematoid (anag) (8)

Down

2 Religious follower (8) 

3 Unable to be pardoned (12)

  4 Wing-flap (7) 

5 Striking effect (5) 

6 Cleaner (3,4) 

7 Amphibian (4)

  8 Ceremonial washing (8) 

12 Jesus’ rising from the dead (12) 

14 New (5) 

15 Small weight (5) 

17 Shabby (3-5)

  19 Plentiful (8) 

20 Leather (7) 

21 Witty remark (7) 

24 Statement of belief (5) 

26 Dull colour (4)