March Crossword
Across
1 Cone broken previously! (4)
3 By arrangement, he trims those who live in solitude! (7)
9 Heartfelt in a crazy Eastern way! (7)
10 I'm not in uranium, but arrange to produce phosphate from here! (5)
11 Land rain gauge tipped up by a spiritual protector! (8,5)
12 Darn me! Untie and send back to custody (6)
14 Direction for the conduct of a Christian church service (6)
16 Exclude a Church member (13)
18 A small drum refashioned for Borat! (5)
19 Fire station without safe strangely provides opening verse for Mass! (7)
20 Change mind (7)
21 Earn chaos close by! (4)
Down
1 Eve Armstrong re-fashoned external clothing! (12)
2 Papal court (5)
4 Catch careless parent! (6)
5 Tiramisu tins re-sized for painters of tiny pictures! (12)
6 Someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner (7)
7 A Felix Mendelssohn piece which accompanies the bride and groom's exit (7,5)
8 Brit cop's clue unravelled by basic government's services! (6,6)
13 Gruesome (7)
15 Joint deformity of the big toe (6)
17 "...all for sin could not ___; thou must save, and thou alone." Rock of Ages, Augustus Toplady (5)
February Solution
Across: 1 Sect, 3 Scapular, 9 Neutron, 10 Bible,
11 Catechetical,
13 Rubric, 15 Kolyma,
17 Divine Office,
20 Baton, 21 Incense,
22 Asperges, 23 Arts.
Down: 1 Sinecure,
2 Cruet, 4 Censer,
5 Public office, 6 Library, 7 Reed, 8 Practitioner,
12 Careless, 14 Built-up, 16 Levite, 18 Inner,
19 Abba.
Winner of the Marist Messenger pen for the December Crossword was Mrs J Wall, Palmerston North.