Compiled by Jeannie Hollands

Across

1 Able to be seen (7)

5 Occupy fully (7)

9 ‘Fight the good fight--’, (hymn) (4,3,3,5)

10 Offender (6) 

11 North African capital (5) 

14 Population count (6)

15 Birth of Christ (8)

18 Lithe cat (anag.) (8) 

19 Hebrew judge (6) 

21 Former capital of Scotland (5)

23 Religious founder (6) 

26 ‘Weand scatter’, (hymn) (6,3,6) 

27 Compensate (7) 

28 Lockjaw (7)

Down

1 Solemn promises (4) 

2 Third son of Adam (4) 

3 Heavenly happiness (9) 

4 London borough (6) 

5 Heavenly (8) 

6 Whole range (5) 

7 Orange pips (anag.) (5-5)

8 Contenting (10) 

12 Waste material for writing on (5,5) 

13 ‘Will your‘, (hymn) 6,4) 

16 Whiskey liqueur (5,4) 

17 Pancreatic disease (8)

20 Second Coming (6)

22 The --, Dutch port (5) 

24 Family (4)

25 Egyptian goddess (4)

Solution to October 2024 Quick Crossword

ACROSS: 1 How deep, 5 Stipend, 9 Morning, 10 Supremo, 11 Rehearsal, 12 Evade, 13 Moped, 15 Invisible, 17 Gift token, 19 Drawl, 22 North, 23 Christian, 25 Sea wall, 26 Bravado, 27 Satanic, 28 Eleison.

DOWN: 1 Humdrum, 2 Worship, 3 Evita, 4 Pogo stick, 5 Sisal, 6 Impressed, 7 Ewe-lamb, 8 Diocese, 14 Dutch barn, 16 Venerable, 17 Genesis, 18 Far East, 20 Animals, 21 Lincoln, 23 Colic, 24 Spake.