CROSSWORDS

June 2022 Crossword – Compiled by Jeannie Hollands

Across

1 ‘-- --, how sweet the sound’, (hymn) (7,5)

8 ‘Jesus, -- of my soul’, (hymn) (5)

9 Part of the Bible (9)

11 More like a fop (7)

12 Tractor for hauling logs (7)

13 Mount of --s (5)

14 Crisis (9)

17 Inflammation of the intestines (9)

19 Southern African language (5)

20 Become frozen (3,4)

23 Outermost (7)

24 Coerced (9)

25 --Island red (5)

26 ‘Thou, whose -- --’, (hymn) (8,4)

Down

1 Seventh-day -- (9)

2 Aircraft company (7)

3 Entombment (9)

4 Sudden blasts of wind (5)

5 Lesson in church (7)

6 Statement of belief (5)

7 ‘Let us with a -- --’, (8,4)

10 ‘ - - upon Jesus’, (start of a hymn’s chorus) (4,4,4)

15 Christian festival (6,3)

16 Phrase for a singular occasion (5,4) 

18 Pasta squares (7) 

19 Go to bar (anag), fish relish (7) 

21 Electronic message (5) 

22 American farm (5)

June 2022 Cryptic Crossword – Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 Vestment in excess of what is required, we  hear (8)

5 Bishop’s stove? (6)

9 Get back before you start restoration (8)

10 Start of sentimentality in marriage  harmony (6)

11 Gland that’s prone to lose resistance (8)

14 We are in irretrievable position at bottom (6)

15 The tern always found inside non-stop (7) 

16 Secretly take away the drink (6)

19 Oratorio muddle has one ending with sigh  of pity? (7)

20 Old woman, Georgia and I made up the  book (6) 

21 Resulting in one’s bringing to court (7) 

26 Consecrate emerging nation (6)

27 How storyteller might be moving furtively (8)

28 During experiment answer was put inside  container (2-4)

29 Almost agree in east to have night prayer (8) 

30 Creed Eunice never included (6) 

31 Its value may go up as it is passed down (8)

Down

1 Vestment in excess of what is required, we hear (8) 

5 Bishop’s stove? (6)

9 Get back before you start restoration (8) 

10 Start of sentimentality in marriage harmony (6) 

11 Gland that’s prone to lose resistance (8) 

14 We are in irretrievable position at bottom (6) 

15 The tern always found inside non-stop (7) 

16 Secretly take away the drink (6) 

19 Oratorio muddle has one ending with sigh of pity? (7) 

20 Old woman, Georgia and I made up the book (6) 

21 Resulting in one’s bringing to court (7) 

26 Consecrate emerging nation (6) 

27 How storyteller might be moving furtively (8) 

28 During experiment answer was put inside container (2-4) 

29 Almost agree in east to have night prayer (8) 

30 Creed Eunice never included (6) 

31 Its value may go up as it is passed down (8)

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

Solution to May 2022 Crossword

ACROSS: 1 Soho; 3 Apocalypse; 9 Caribou; 11 Neutron; 12 On the mountain; 14 Apostolic; 16 Dirge; 17 Chloe; 19 Gallowses; 21 Meeting-houses; 24 Dream up; 25 Narrate; 26 Abhorrence; 27 Knit

DOWN: 1 Sacrosanct; 2 Horatio; 4 Pluto; 5 Canonical; 6 Laud and honour; 7 Partner; 8 Erne; 10 Blest Redeemer; 13 Persistent; 15 Lagniappe; 18 Lambeth; 20 Sustain; 22 Genic; 23 Idea

Solution to May 2022 Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS: 1 Zealot; 4 Coffin; 7 Rummy; 9 Phoebe; 10 Religion; 11 Reinforce; 13 Chase; 16 John the Divine; 18 Myrrh; 19 Low Sunday; 23 Sandbank; 24 Novena; 25 Terce; 26 Crusty; 27 Rheumy

DOWN: 1 Zippor; 2 Live-in; 3 True north; 4 Cycle; 5 Feng shui; 6 Nuance; 8 Miracle worker; 12 Enjoy; 14 Sheba; 15 Dissenter; 17 Herodias; 18 Mosaic; 20 Novice; 21 Yearly; 22 Laity