Crossword for March
Across
1 Suggest Davies confused! (6)
4 Hotel counter joined with sleeping apparatus brings sharp comments! (6)
9 As pride is battered hopelessness emerges! (7)
10 Independent in the East and part of Indonesia in the West (5)
11 Eminent (5)
12 A member of the Order of the Servants of Mary which was founded in 1240 (7)
13 It replaces the Alleluia before the Gospel in Lent (11)
18 Collect Ernest’s support for liturgical readings! (7)
20 The tower built by Noah’s descendants who intended it to reach up to heaven (5)
22 “The possession of fools”: Herodotus (5)
23 Levelling begins around dusk? (7)
24 Take lag from gaslights for the best views! (6)
25 Appearance (6)
Down
1 "I am an ___ recycler. I would like to think that it works," David Attenborough (6)
2 Call on (5)
3 Lads can produce outrage and shock! (7)
5 A mover and a shaker, especially on stage? (5)
6 Italian term for "baby" (7)
7 A county in South-West England (6)
8 My boss Karen is upset by bitterly cold weather! (5,6)
14 A road sport (7)
15 A medicinal small computer? (7)
16 Gradients (6)
17 A small offence? (6)
19 Permission for a temporary absence from a religious house or boarding school (5)
21 An image of the Church's relationship to Christ. (5)
The December Crossword was won by Rosanne Wills of Drury, whose name was drawn from 14 correct entries.
February Solution
Across: 1 Fig leaf, 5 Sight,
8 Modernism, 9 Eve, 10 Relic, 12 Aramaic, 13 Contemplative, 15 Passion, 17 Merit,
19 Lei - "arranges" indicates an anagram of "Eli"
20 Ownerless - "become" indicates anagram of "New losers"
22 Specs - pun: specs = glasses, small dirt particles
23 Ecstasy - "Arrange" indicator for anagram of "sect say"
Down: 1 Femur - "reveals" indicator for hidden word "Cafe mural"
2 God, 3 Earache,
4 Friday penance - "results" indicator for anagram of "refinanced pay"
5 Samba, 6 Grenadier,
7 Treacle - "refines" indicates anagram of "Electra"
11 Landslide, 13 Cupolas,
14 Admires - "strange" indicates anagram of "misread"
16 Idols - "recast" indicates anagram of "I sold"
18 Testy, 21 Era.
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