July Crossword
2 A vision to appoint air engineer! (10)
7 A divine birth, vanity it maybe! (8)
8 Landowner loses drone over mowed grass! (4)
10 Accordingly a definite article before nitrogen! (4)
11 Atriums I redesigned for an Italian sweet! (8)
13 A moth’s haphazard flight leads to an Apostle (6)
14 Sugar, licence to disguise aromatic onion! (6)
17 Let Faust organise something elegantl! (8)
19 Pound of literature found an Old Testament book! (4)
21 Remove forcibly (4)
22 A shortened concertina for large orchestral performances with a solo! (8)
23 Usual micro adjustment produces a type of supernatural event! (10)
Down
1 “No Tito” tunics recollect foundational law! (12)
2 Architectural style or acted badly in Napier! (3,4)
3 Make way? (4)
4 Spoil a litre of goods sold to the public! (6)
5 Rain forest ruminant in an English tree with a Greek letter! (5)
6 Gabriel’s appearance and message to Mary (12)
9 Diamond measure found in A+ horse-drawn vehicle! (5)
12 Son of Zebedee (5)
15 The diseased beggar of the parable (7)
16 This puzzle combines uranium with added kudos! (6)
18 Kind of bar (5) 20 Lover of Narcissus but a sound in a cave (4)
Solution for June
Across: 1 Vice, 3 Theology, 9 Abraham, 10 Angel, 11 Isaac, 12 Litany, 14 Uneasy, 16 Ordain, 19 Tights, 21 Limit, 24 Paten, 25 Incense, 26 Exegetic, 27 Zeta.
Down: 1 Viaticum, 2 Curia, 4 Homily, 5 Orant, 6 Organza, 7 Yale, 8 Shucks, 13 Anathema, 15 Epistle, 17 Relics, 18 Assisi, 20 Hence, 22 Mince, 23 Apse.
The winner of the Marist Messenger prize for the May Crossword was Clare Cole of Palmerston North.