CROSSWORDS

September 2022 Crossword – Compiled by Jeannie Hollands 

Across

1 Elijah’s successor (6)

4 Song of praise (6)

7 Hittite officer (OT) (5)

9 St. Francis of -- (6)

10 Wing of a church (8)

11 -- chloride (PVC) (9)

13 Doctrine (5)

16 ‘Come, let us join our -- --’, (hymn) (8,5)

18 Cape in northwest Scotland (5)

19 Town on Isle of Sheppey (9)

23 Go, tell it on the --’, (hymn) (8)

24 Offender (6)

25 Torquato --, Italian poet (5)

26 Catch in a net (6)

27 Local inhabitant (6)

Down

1 Live in a tent (6)

2 Italian island (6)

3 Subsidiary (9)

4 Leading (5)

5 Piece of cutlery (8)

6 Mary’s sister (NT) (6)

8 ‘Father I place -- -- --’, (hymn) (4,4,5)

12 Academy Award (5)

14 Hebrew lawgiver (5)

15 Ten days before Pentecost (9)

17 Lean gent (anag.) (8)

18 Nun’s veil (6)

20 Lacking grease (3-3)

21 Holy place (6)

22 Belief (5)

September 2022 Cryptic Crossword – Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 Agent accepts shelterwhen tired (6)

4 It’s to do with shoulder of part of monastic habit (8)

10 Country clergyman? Not necessarily (5,4)

11 A major person (5)

12 Reproduced the same gen in garden (10)

13 Beat a priest (4)

15 In time half of partnership had shortly done some chanting (7)

17 Frank photographed informally (6)

19 Make it known that I’m bringing vehicle back (6)

21 In the struggle a nervous collector, Ruth perhaps (7)

23 Lift one out of crowd (4)

24 Original settler taking very long time to make journey (10)

27 Nothing in the main could be about girl (5)

28 In the act organ was handed over (9) 29 He was very tight at Christmas (8) 30 Shed a tear about Ann in opening (6)

Down

1 Smashing goalie’s ready initially to enter women’s quarters (8)

2 Wader regrettably captured (5)

3 Star entering tree 24 hours before Easter! (4,6)

5 Ecclesiastic having church dignitary in charge (7)

6 Please go down on your knees (4)

7 Praise, false adulation (9)

8 You, it appears, were involved in another trial during ceremony (6)

9 Smiled sunnily? (6)

14 In fun belie version by one with no faith (10)

16 It has inscription to doctor on piece of rock (9) 

18 Helpful on the same side (8) 

20 Do this to one’s thumbs being idle (7) 

21 Horse in strong wind? No, geese (6)

22 Risk not completing part of church (6) 

25 Nora a different Old Testament character (5) 

26 Flower of Egypt (4)

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

Solution to August 2022 Crossword

ACROSS: 1 Ye saints; 9 Aviatrix; 10 Rite; 11 Guest-chamber; 13 Matthew; 15 Tsunami; 16 Hiram; 17 Hyper; 18 Afire; 20 Ghost; 22 Copilot; 23 Yo-yoing; 25 ‘The Godfather’; 27 Oath; 28 Marmoset; 29 Industry.

DOWN: 2 Epiphany; 3 Are gathering; 4 Nineveh; 5 Saith; 6 Sikhism; 7 Crib; 8 Exercise; 12 Man of sorrows; 14 Wight; 15 Tansy; 17 Hecatomb; 19 Run after; 20 Goddess; 21 Toehold; 24 Cacti; 26 Ezra.

Solution to August 2022 Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS: 1 Each; 3 Antechapel; 9 Ice cube; 11 Pilgrim; 12 Church service; 14 Paranoiac; 16 Nadir; 17 Tilde; 19 Galactose; 21 Christian name; 24 Maestri; 25 Sistine; 26 Gold-digger; 27 Unit.

DOWN: 1 Episcopate; 2 Chequer; 4 Neeps; 5 Empirical; 6 Holy Innocents; 7 Portend; 8 Lamb; 10 Unconsecrated; 13 Irreverent; 15 Ingesting; 18 Lacteal; 20 Oration; 22 Issue; 23 Smug.