July Crossword

Across

1 Canaanite deity (4)
3 Saint and Bishop of Lyons in the second century (8)
9 Manage to get grading from a selfish person! (7)
10 Old photo colour (5)
11 An ordinary liturgical day (5)
12 The prophet  __ or __ Wood of Wellywood! (6)
14 Cosmonauts throw out tuna to explore the universe! (6)
16 Nine days of prayer. (6)
19 Misconstrued poems I force upon you! (6)
21 Veneration of saints and angels (5)
24 The act of breaking the seventh commandment (5)
25 James Bond's favourite cocktail (7)\
26 The saint was confused and lacking decisiveness! (8)
27 Cremation begins in the Pyrenees! (4)

Down

1 An endowed church office giving income to its holder (8)
2 A deadly sin when not righteous. (5)
4 A large part of the escape of the Israelites from Egypt! (3,3)
5 Second generation of Japanese born in a foreign country (5)
6 Make reparation (7)
7 Change last bed board! (4)
8 Bowl for priest to wash his hands (6)
13 Garden of Eden (8)
15 "Shall I compare thee to a __ day", Sonnet 18, Shakespeare (7)
17 Some commands are holy! (6)
18 A religious address found by wiser monks! (6)
20 Eight muscians (5)
22 Developments in Italy form people without clergy! (5)
23 Carve letters into a surface (4)

Solutions for June

Across: 1 Triduum, 5 Put, 7 Primus stove, 9 Roe, 10 Rayon, 13 Slype, 16 Moped, 19 Carer, 22 Oil, 24 Pre-ignition, 25 Pea, 26 Ambrose.

Down: 1 Taper, 2 Icily, 3 U-turn, 4 Moses, 5 Peony, 6 Theme, 8 So, 11 Ado, 12 One, 14 LRA, 15 Pie, 16 Mop up, 17 Pieta, 18 Dogma, 19 Climb, 20 Rhino, 21 Rinse, 23 In.

The winner of the May Crossword from 14 perfect solutions was David Ryrie of Island Bay, Wellington, NZ.