August Crossword
Across
7 Nine days prayer produces one van! (6)
8 The place where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered (6)
9 Supreme leader in countries in such as central Asia and Afghanistan and nemesis of Captain Kirk (4)
10 Study of Marx Lit. I reveals a good food for hiking! (5,3)
11 A slow prayer recited on special Feast Days before the Gospel? (7)
13 A long-legged wading bird (5)
15 A humorous parody (5)
17 Tradition has it that there were three from the East (4,3)
20 She looked back and turned into a pillar of salt (4,4)
21 The supreme Church tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See (4)
22 A lay person who lives aspects of religious life without vows (6)
23 Resist confusion of a nun! (6)
Down
1 Conforms to Jewish dietary laws (6)
2 A senior clergyman (4)
3 Government by military decree (7)
4 Match one for one (5)
5 Scrambled totem eel for breakfast! (8)
6 The prophet who foretold the death of King Belshazzar (6)
12 The Last Judgement (8)
14 Silence broken to authorize official use! (7)
16 “I commend to you our sister ___, a servant of the church at Cenchreae” Romans 16:1 (6)
18 Reveal there’s a book of the Old Testament linked to Mordecai! (6)
19 U.S. removed from devious scrambled digital movie! (5)
21 Charge (4)
The winner of the Marist Messenger pen for the June Crossword was Carole Brajkovich of Bucklands Beach, Manakau NZ
Solution for July
Across: 1 Apse - monkeys = apes "confused" indicates anagram of "apes"
3 Blessing - Anagram of "glibness" indicated by "results"
9 Geology
10 Riser
11 Barometrical - Anagram of "Baltimore car" indicated by "designed"
14 Raw
16 Neigh
17 Elk
18 Pro-cathedral
21 Rahab
22 Neglect - "resting-place" with "Paris" removed leaves e-t-n-g-l-c-e - anagram of which is indicated by "upset"
23 Cyphered - Anagram of "Percy he'd" - indicated by "converted words" - which also acts as part of the clue
24 Hymn -"Chimney" with "ice" removed leaves h-m-n-y
Down:
1 Augsburg
2 Spoor
4 Lay - Pun - means to put down and is also a song style
5 Straightedge - Anagram of "Their gadgets" indicated by "can be arranged"
6 Instate - Hidden word - indicated by "secretly" - "against a temporal"
7 Garb
8 Communicable
12 Taint - Anagram of "Titan"- indicated by "corrupt"
13 Skeleton - Anagram of "kneels to" indicated by "reassemble"
15 Worship
19 Reedy
20 Croc
22 Née.
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