February Crossword
Across
1 A lawyer's work in a bag? (4)
3 Teach son confused about the day of judgement! (8)
9 Insult reopens P.T. wound! (3-4)
10 Head of syndicate and One Direction at Church assembly! (5)
11 Go on creating transformation for those gathered in worship! (12)
14 Found in a sink and written on paper! (3)
16 Treat stain for a very holy person! (5)
17 Look a Bishop's diocese? (3)
18 An Anglican minister who is a commander the army is the Catholic bishop's administrator! (5,7)
21 As CIA reorganises, Bibilical patriach is revealed! (5)
22 A church that St Paul wrote to in Asia Minor (7)
23 Rise up or upset religious boss! (8)
24 Emerald ___ (4)
Down
1 Franciscan friar spills CIA punch! (8)
2 Found in "Paradise Lost" (5)
4 A transgression found briefly in 16 across! (3)
5 Has gentility revealed indecisively! (12)
6 Pinter is not in unpretentious organisation of questionable quality! (7)
7 A central point when newly done! (4)
8 Improperly rid romancers of traditional English stepper! (6,6)
12 Auctioneer's word (5)
13 Lame Celt disturbed by prison companion! (8)
15 Sounds at first that this fish is rather shy and may complain! (3,4)
19 Tire dreadully at traditional ceremonies! (5)
20 The heavier side of a bowl (4)
22 A GoPro provides initial coverage of this Institute of Letters! (3)
Solution for December
Across: 1 Agnus Dei,
5 Scum, 9 Out vote, 10 Atlas, 12 Newel,
14 Yuletide, 15 Miss,
16 Slype, 18 Exodus,
22 Satrap, 24 Rites, 26 Shag, 27 Tea house, 29 Tithe,
31 Sloth, 32 Thimble,
33 Idyl, 34 Kedgeree.
Down: 1 Acolyte, 2 Natal,
3 Shootout, 4 Emends,
6 Collier, 7 Moses, 8 Law, 11 Tempt, 13 Eels,
17 Yachting, 19 Oratory,
20 Digit, 21 Seth,
23 Precede, 25 Seethe,
26 Sushi, 28 Unbar, 30 Thy.
The winner of the Marist Messenger prize for the November Crossword was Marie Prescott of Tawa, Wellington