August Crossword
Across
1 Take art from lancet arch and rearrange space for the clergy and choir around the altar! (7)
5 Father of Jacob and Esau (5)
8 Does this aromatic substance in church anger you? (7)
9 Get behind on the path? (5)
10 Used for shaping wood or metal (5)
11 Father of 5 across (7)
12 Emissary especially of the Pope (6)
14 Solar period commemorates the Resurrection! (6)
17 ___ Ghandi (7)
19 Nam taken from rearranged harmonic group for singing! (5)
22 Provides a fitter leaner copier, with pages to dye for? (5)
23 A scriptural letter (7)
24 "___ is a very dull, dreary affair, and my advice to you is to have nothing whatsoever to do with it." W. Somerset Maugham (5)
25 Imposed by the priest after confession (7)
Down
1 Schilling sign removed to reduce temperature! (5)
2 Famous English racetrack moves to coast! (5)
3 A religious community is revealed in convention! (7)
4 Latitude (6)
5 ___ alia (5)
6 Embarrassed and ashamed, has a bed remade! (7)
7 An attack on a person's good name (7)
12 The ___ Express used to run the Auckland - Wellington rail link. (7)
13 Destination of the wicked (7)
15 Excessive compliments given when annointed with oil? (7)
16 Composition of cosmetics? (4-2)
18 A portable light (5)
20 Frequently a combination of X! (5)
21 A chief magistrate of a town in Anglo Saxon England (5)
The June Crossword prize was won by Janette McKee of Christchurch from 5 correct solutions.
July Solution
Across: 1 move - "I left the movie" - remove "i" leaving move - which relates to "shake a leg"
3 Vanguard, - A brakeman's carriage is a "guards van" reversing the two words - "vanguard" which refers to a group leading a charge into battle
9 Despair, - "Disaster" indicates an anagram - "Pride's a" re-arranges to "despair"
10 Navel,
11 Toasting fork - "Ask for tong, it" - anagram for "toasting fork" - indicated by "assembles"
13 Titles, - pun - Book titles, and Honour titles
15 Legend, - pun
17 Alphabetical, - "Two Greek letters" - alpha beta"; "Indian Cricket League" - ICL
20 Covet,
21 Apostle, "Pleas to" - anagram indicated by "reform"
22 Novelist, "Not Elvis" anagram indicated by "re-focus"
23 Troy.
Down: 1 Meditate,
2 Vista, "Mavis takes" - hidden word
4 Airing,
5 Genuflection, - anagram indicated by "resort"
6 Adverse, "Ad" short for "advertisement" ; combines with "Verse"
7 Duly,
8 Maitre d'hotel, "Maitre" - French for "Master" - a position commonly referred to as just Maitre d'
12 Adultery, 14 Tel Aviv,
16 U-boats, - "abouts" anagram - indicated by leads
18 Cater, - anagram indicated by "open"
19 Icon. - anagram indicated by "can be exchanged"
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