Crossword for November
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7 I aced a rewritten clue concerning apathy! (6)
8 “Faith and __ are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth"; John Paul II (6)
9 The Eternal City (4)
10 Prior Sue organised to be the head of a religious community! (8)
11 Usage as minced meat in a casing! (7)
13 Give rise to an event (5)
15 Selfless love (Greek) (5)
17 Biblical name for the place where the wicked are punished after death (7)
20 A title applied to both Roman Emperors and Jesus (3,2,3)
21 Sounds like "Miss" with a lisp tells a traditional story! (4)
22 A good moral quality in a person (6)
23 A prayer of meditation primarily on events in the lives of Mary and Jesus (6)
Down
1 O clash! Rework forms harmonius choir! (6)
2 Axe-like tool (4)
3 A selected piece of Scripture reformatted as pages! (7)
4 Balderdash served with white sauce and onions? (5)
5 A Sacramental union (8)
6 Engines (6)
12 Bridge struts for example (8)
14 Lectors sort out red ears! (7)
16 Secret spiritual knowledge gained from a spiritual experience (Greek) (6)
18 Inherent character (6)
19 Acquiesce (5)
21 Sunday worship is a weighty matter? (4)
Solution for October
Across: 1 Scriptures - Anagram of “Priest’s cur” indicated by “re-reads”
7 Prayer - Anagram "Perry a" indicated by "new order"
8 Cilice - Anagram of "icicle" indicated by "melted"
10 Lent - pun
11 Princess, 13 Genus,
14 Sales - pun
15 Take heed, 17 Bali,
20 Create - Anagram of "Erect a" indicated by "construction"
21 Scribe, 22 Blancmange.
Down: 1 Spain - Hidden word - "SPA INside"
2 Reel,
3 Unionism "There's not ART in ruminations - leaves 'uminions' "disrupted" indicates anagram
4 Exile,
5 Apologetics - Anagram of "go to special" indicated by "adaptation"
6 Sensus Fidei,
9 Brother,
12 Eschaton - "abbreviated Spanish" = "ES" "conversation"="CHAT" "about" = "ON"
16 Kneel,
18 Amice - Anagram "I came" indicated by "dishevlled"
19 Icon - pun
The winner of the Marist Messenger pen for the -September- Crossword: David and Gill Ryrie of Wellington