Crossword for April
Across
7 To have your vocation spiral out of control? (6)
8 Islam's revolution produces a liturgical book! (6)
9 James Bond's boss begins ancient story! (4)
10 Buy items by tossing around Peru cash! (8)
11 P.S. Change old prayer book! (7)
13 A vagabond on a bush walk? (5)
15 Pathetic cap removed and replaced whilst offering church 10%! (5)
17 Beach undoes disease! (7)
20 Oscar set discovers philospher! (8)
21 Nocturnal insect (4)
23 Devil's name liable to be mispelt! (6)
24 A religious woman takes charge from refurbished cash register! (6)
Down
1 Part of Blue Army reorganised for its Patron! (4)
2 Where Jacob dreams of a ladder stretching from Heaven to earth (Genesis 28) (6)
3 Someone inspired by the Holy Spirit to deliver a message for a specific purpose (7)
4 Intelligent (5)
5 The person celebrated on the Jewish feast of Purim (6)
6 Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven; To His feet thy tribute bring. ___ healed, restored, forgiven (Traditional Hymn) (8)
12 Any garment that it easy to put on especially a dress or top (8)
14 Versatile priests endure! (7)
16 Mother Mitchell secretly lives as a solitary religious! (6)
18 Indian turnover (6)
19 Priest's liturgical garment (5)
22 Wife of Prime Minister Muldoon (4)
Solution for March 2015
Across: 1 Avenger "Begins with a Latin greeting" -Ave
5 Depth,
8 Pectoral Cross - Anagram "closes carport" indicated by "destruction"
9 Arc - Anagram "car" indicated by "bent"
10 Gregorian, 12 Amoral,
13 Red Sea, 15 Anamnesis,
16 Ass,
18 Industrialist - Anagram of "Diarist insult" indicated by "upsets"
21 Sten gun - Anagram of "dental surgeon" with O-R-D-E-A-L removed; indicated by "distraught"
Down: 1 Alpha,
2 Encyclopaedia - Anagram "Dicey Al Capone" indicated by "disassembled"
3 Grosgrain,
4 Reader - Anagram of "dearer" indicated by "confuse"
5 DOC,
6 Profit sharing - Anagram of "parrotfish Gin" indicated by "produces"
7 Hosanna,
11 Overstate, 12/20 Amazing Grace, 14 Osiris,
17 Satan - Anagram of "Santa" indicated by "confuses"
19 See.
The winner of the Marist Messenger pen for the February Crossword is John Rea, Thorndon Wellington