Crossword by Max
Across
1 9 Across is often depicted with one (3,4)
5 Pupils’ view of reality (5)
8 A movement towards modifying traditional beliefs in accordance with contemporary thought (9)
9 Mother of Cain and Abel (3)
10 A part of a holy person’s body or possessions, kept as an object of reverence (5)
12 Native tongue of Jesus (7)
13 A person whose life is devoted primarily to prayer (13)
15 The ___. The suffering that Jesus endured before His crucifixion (7)
17 “What ___ then does man have before grace?”, St Augustine (5)
19 Eli arranges a flower decoration! (3)
20 New losers become unpossessed! (9)
22 Use them to see tiny bits of dirt? (5)
23 Arrange, sect say, for a mystical experience! (7)
Down
1 Cafe mural reveals thigh bone! (5)
2 The supreme being (3)
3 Otalgia (7)
4 Refinanced pay results in an act of weekly abstinence! (6,7)
5 Brazilian dance (5)
6 A member of the First Regiment of the Royal Household Infantry (9)
7 Electra refines a sweet syrup! (7)
11 A collapse of a mass of earth or rock from a steep slope (9)
13 Roofs in the form of a dome often seen on basilicas (7)
14 Misread strange looks with warmth and approval! (7)
16 I sold recast effigies of pagan gods! (5)
18 Cantankerous (5)
21 A distinct period of history (3)
The November Crossword was won by Clare Cole of Palmerston North from 4 correct entries
Dec-Jan Solution
Cryptic clues are explained below
Across: 7 Aviary,
8 Wholly - contains holly a festive decoration
10 Mere,
11 Christmas - Shirt scam anagram, indicated by "contains"
12 Alto - remove hugh from "although", alto remains
14 In absentia - in a basinet anagram indicated by found
17 Zero, 18 Taps, 19 Itch, 20 Flab, 21 Etch,
23 Rome - more anagram, indicated by "arranged"
25 Cheerfully "Cheer" = vocal support, "totally" = fully
27 Your - homophone for "yore" indicated by "sounds"
28 Orchestra - carthorse anagram indicated by "carries"
29 Adam,
30 Temple - pelmet anagram indicated by "found"
31 Recall. - pun - to remember and re manufacturer asking for defective goods to be returned
Down: 1 Gazelle, 2 Fine-toothed comb,
3 Brackish - Ah bricks anagram indicated by "make"
4 Rhesus,
5 Alimentary canal - An ancillary team anagram indicated by "upset"
6 Gymslip,
9 Breastplate, 12 Aztec, 13 Trice, 15 Taboo, 16 Aster, 20 Flypaper,
22 Throaty,
24 Mutable - A tumble anagram indicated by "tends"
26 Freely. - Yellow fever minus v-o-w-e-l leaves "yelfer" an anagram for "freely"
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