November Crossword
Across
1 Where Jacob dreams of a ladder between heaven and earth. (6)
4 A person who fishes with a rod and a line (6)
9 A spiritual protector (8,5)
10 A layer of cartilage separating vertebrae in the spine (4)
11 Turn away from sin (6)
14 A Scandinavian country noted for its neutrality (6)
15 A Miami style for an Aboriginal shelter! (3,3)
17 “___ beloved” (6)
18 Wait for a mast support? (4)
20 Incomplete vat finished for a deeply prayerful person! (13)
23 This golden oldie selects obscure fuel for car! (6)
24 A caretaker and attendant particularly in the Anglican Church (6)
Down
1 Solicit (3)
2 A state of being or existence in the spiritual realm (13)
3 Vortex (4)
5 Plural of “te”: Maori (3)
6 The characteristic of a diode when electrical current passes through it. (5-8)
7 Query liar confused about container for saintly remains! (9)
8 The name used in the Hebrew Bible for the city of Babylon (5)
10 Members of a religious order who go barefoot or wear sandals (9)
12 “The ___ that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.” Shakespeare (4)
13 The sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (4)
16 A covered passage usually found in monasteries or cathedrals (5)
19 Labyrinth (4)
21 Pupil’s place? (3)
22 Canal site? (3)
Solution for October
Across:
1 Sacramentals - Anagram of "Saracen's malt" indicated by "mixture"
9 Shock absorber,
10 Entangle - Anagram of "Angel Ten" indicated by "confuse"
11 Dean,
13 Newly - Anagram of "Railwaymen" indicated by "confused" without "m-a-r-i-a" indicated by "lose"
14 Habit,
18 Pack - pun
19 Songster,
21 Overreactions - Anagram of "conservatoire" indicated by "discovered in"
22 Body of Christ.
Down:
2 Apostles’ Creed - Anagram of "Decrease plots" indicated by "order"
3 Rekindle - Hidden word "You're kind leadership" indicated by "when discovered"
4 Mobile,
5 Naos - Anagram of "a son" indicated by "find"
6 Abbreviations - Anagram of "obviate brain's" indicated by "confusion"
7 Shrine, 8 Osier, 12 Daughter, 15 Aplomb, 16 Mosaic, 17 Cross, 20 Ergo.
The winner of the Marist Messenger pen for the September crossword was Sid McCann of Napier.