August Crossword
Across
1 I impart rum questionably gaining the Bishop's seal of approval! (10)
6 Bump Raj accidentally! (3)
7 Church calendar behind door! (4)
9 Canada ad removed; miraculous site! (4)
10 A church court in brutal fashion! (8)
11 Dane left debutante in Montana city! (5)
15 Better the one you know than the one you don't. (5)
16 Star sign ordered sixth king leave! (5)
17 Burmese without me, holds the corporal before Mass! (5)
19 Traverse cold Antarctic sea in memory of Jesus? (5)
24 Percy hop around for a divine prediction! (8)
25 Hip bone of Italian without tan! (4)
27 Jacob's twin hurts- not in thesaurus! (4)
28 Ink spills on family connections! (3)
29 A celebrant confused the place for the ciborium! (10)
Down
1 Metal chair once hidden! (4)
2 Revolting public disturbances? (5)
3 Wonky mitre to gain reward from God! (5)
4 Divine nature - true in novel way! (6)
5 A rose sir in a jumble of beads! (8)
6 Son of Isaac, who cheated his twin (5)
8 Absorbed ape removed from shaky parapet! (4)
12 Right to use another's property (8)
13 Hidden Biblical woman above vegetation! (3)
14 Gain money, I hear, from large tea container! (3)
15 What's up __? (3)
18 Excellent! Upset cupbearers lose race! (6)
20 Heads of Roman Catholic International Association join for catechisis! (4)
21 Erratic pains in European country! (5)
22 An Apostle who could fizzle out? (5)
23 Why enable a secret African scavenger?! (5)
26 Extract eel from unusual ukelele for Gospel writer! (4)
Solution for July
Across:: 1 Praise, 4 Sample,
9 Zebedee, 10 Roses, 11 Loyal, 12 Eremite, 13 Apparitions,
18 Convent, 20 Floor, 22 Ounce, 23 Our Lady, 24 Sweets,
25 Potter
Down: 1 Puzzle, 2 Ambry,
3 Sedilia, 5 Agree, 6 Passion,
7 Easter, 8 Benediction,
14 Penance, 15 Inferno,
16 Actors, 17 Prayer, 19 Event, 21 Op art
The winner of the Marist Messenger prize for the June Crossword was Anne Devereux of Dunedin