May Crossword
Across
1 Opposites of 1 Down (7)
5 A sea bird which dives for fish underwater, common in New Zealand (4)
9 Capable PR can produce sour fruit or jelly! (4,5)
10 Bleed (3)
11 An island of Indonesia (4)
13 English currency is found in French pilgrimage site! (7)
14 Ted misreports re-organised order known for preaching and Parish missions! (13)
16 Baroque composition style particulary popular for organ (7)
18Deteriorate (4)
20 Rapa ___ (Easter Island) (3)
21 Drug used to treat bronchitus, asthma and hay fever (9)
23 Time to give up? (4)
24 Sisters’ disunity inhibits advance! (7)
Down
1 A bad habit which has a tight grip? (4)
2 A South African haven for old soldiers? (3)
3 Organise traditional Polynesian cooking in a cloud-burst to produce a radioactive element! (7)
4 Happy lectures reform temporary educator! (6,7)
6 Storers of information (4,5)
7 Biblical book which tells of the covenant between God and Abraham (7)
8 Computer list (4)
12 Action did restore compulsive habit! (9)
14 Animal form of Vitamin A essential for vision (7)
15 Red rose scattered around screen behind altar! (7)
17Biblical shepherd found in 7 Down (4)
19 Half a matched set (4)
22 Latin abbreviation for Jesus (3)
Solution for April
Across: 1 Relics - Anagram of "slicer" indicated by "chaotic"
4 Pro tem,
9 Stratum - Anagram of "Rat must" indicated by "reform"
10 By ear - "second cycle of readings" - B year - Visual pun
11 Royal, 12 Trinity, 13 Bonaventure, 18 Chalice,
20 Tides - Anagram of "deist" indicated by "unscrambled"
22 Ovolo, 23 Niniveh,
24 Splash - "Flagships toss a fig" remove FIG to give "lashps" anagram indicated by "turn about"
25 Scylla.
Down: 1 Rosary - Anagram of "Sorry a" indicated by disturbance produces
2 Lorry - "Lords prayer" loses "PADRES" giving "loryr" - anagram indicated by "chaotic"
3 Catalpa, 5 Rabbi, 6 Teenier, 7 Martyr,
8 Smithereens - "Smith" - a craftsman "ere" - before "ens" - traditional printer space
14 On a roll, 15 Titanic, 16 Across,
17 Asthma - Anagram of "Asthma" indicated by "organisation"
19 Idols - Homophone indicated by "sound as"
21 Devil - Hidden word indicated by "secret" - "code; Village" hides coDE VIL lage
The winner of the Marist Messenger pen for the March Crossword Mrs B Fitzmaurice of Orakei.
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