Compiled by Peter Chamberlain

Across

1 Josephine with the Spanish book (4)

3 Collar that replaced covering for holy table (5,5)

10 Example of deep freeze? (7)

11 Hide once in California (7)

12 Fanatical disciple? (5,3,6)

14 Event likely to happen (8)

15 Decoration you formerly registered initially for dutiful person (6)

17 Drink one quarter lying on one’s back (6)

19 Bert, toil over text of opera (8)

22 Taunt fieldsman about being a strict adherent (14)

24 Forced to be grateful (7)

25 Counts as one book in Bible (7)

26 Priest’s great joy from last book (10)

27 Arrange information, only first half is forbidden (4)

Down

1 Indian believer from Jamaica at home (4)

2 Mournful linesman’s mood? (7)

4 Getting off in a flash seeing number leaving (8)

5 Shrewd journalist went round the bend (6)

6 Meat from cathedral city? (10,4)

7 Produce too many eggs as cover (7)

8 Other lorry vandalised by troublesome child (4,6)

9 Codger learning about one supposed to keep a book of misdeeds (9,5)

13 Lifts roof right off second storey (5,5)

16 Mean, in New Orleans, to have video games console (8)

18 Peter, drudge almost representing all of some Eastern European peoples (3-4)

20 Lady very long time with piece of mosaic (7)

21 Rush item to prepare again (2-4)

23 Character in the Bible Saul revealed (4)