December Crossword
Across
7 Bird enclosure (6)
8 Completely contains a festive decoration! (6)
10 A Maori club (4)
11 Shirt scam reveals annual celebration! (9)
12 Although Hugh removed, singing part remains! (4)
14 Defendants tried when not present, found in a basinet! (2,8)
17 Abysmal test score (4)
18 Regulators for the control of liquid (4)
19 Allergic reaction (4)
20 Love handles (4)
21 Carve in stone (4)
23 More rearranged around the Vatican! (4)
25 Vocal support totally describes happy manner of doing things! (10)
27 Sounds like belongs to days of long ago! (4)
28 Carthorse carries a group of musicians! (9)
29 Genesis' leading man (4)
30 Pelmet found in ancient place of worship! (6)
31 Remember to take back defective goods? (6)
Down
1 "My beloved is like a ____ or a young stag." Song of Songs: 2:9 (7)
2 Metaphor used to describe a meticulous search (4-7,4)
3 Ah! Bricks make water foul tasting! (8)
4 Kind of monkey (6)
5 An ancillary team upset digestive system! (10,5)
6 Once common school girls' uniform item (7)
9 "Since we belong to the day, let us be sober, let us put on the ____ of faith and love and let the hope of salvation be our helmet"
1 Thess 5:8 (11)
12 The empire ruled by Montezuma (5)
13 Instant (5)
15 Cultural prohibition (5)
16 Daisylike flower (5)
20 Sticky insect catcher (8)
22 Deep low-pitched noise (7)
24 A tumble tends to be changeable! (7)
26 Yellow fever loses vowel allowing activity done without restriction! (6)
The October Crossword was won by Mary Scanlon LCM of Wellington
November Solution
Across:
1 Arch:- Anarchy without a-n-y leaves "arch" - "organisation" i.e. of letters, "provides" the clue "main enemy" i.e. "Arch" enemy
3 Roncalli, 9 Line-out, 10 Natal,
11 Man of letters:- Clue is "scholar" - "arrangement" indicates anagram of "flatters me on"
14 Nor
16 Roast:- "set" indicates anagram of "rot as" - clue is "traditional Sunday dinner"
17 Yen:- Pun on "Yen" = appetite or Japanese currency
18 Breaststroke
21 Radii:- Pun on "radii" = arm bones, or radii of circles
22 Isolate
23 Business:- "Public transport" = "bus"; which "is leading" "one" i.e. "i" . "Scottish loch i.e. "Ness". Hence: bus i ness
24 Stop
Down: 1 Ad limina, 2 Canon,
4 Opt:- Anagram of "top" indicated by "spinning"
5 Constitution, 6 Liturgy,
7 Idle:- "lazing" is the clue "about in" indicates anagram of "deli"
8 Confirmation,
12 Enact:- Clue is "enable law". Anagram of "A cent" indicated by "turned over"
13 Knee-deep:- pun
15 Reredos:- Clue is "Ornamental screen placed behind the altar. "changes to" indicates anagram of "rose-red"
19 Orant, 20 Grab, 22 IHS.
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