December Crossword
Across
2 I nag Percy to produce a
eulogy! (9)
9 Sin upturns social
connections! (3)
11 Hoodwink (4)
12 ___ the beads (4)
13 Poetic feet (5)
14 Look, it belongs to a Bishop. Comprende? (3)
15 The old Russian republic (4)
16 No Satellite TV Skinny, at this establishment! (3)
18 The head of the College of Cardinals (4)
20 Plaintiff (7)
23 A small fish with a fearsome reputation (7)
24 The first prime number (3)
25 Chronic fatigue syndrome (2)
26 Negative number? (2)
28 Santa’s little helper (3)
31 A place where metal is extracted from its ore (7)
34 Soviet statesman associated with a flammable cocktail (7)
35 A style of exam on a type of tradition? (4)
37 In the past (3)
38 Celebration of the Eucharist (4)
39 Bounce (3)
41 Force back disoriented leper! (5)
43 Shrewd (4)
44 Burden (4)
46 Exchange blows (3)
47 Notice for assembly. I Confess! (9)
Down
1 Sounds like the dough was beaten with a body part! (5)
3 A promotion of the Year of Our Lord? (2)
4 A certain level of inconvenience was produced by a naive nucleus ! (8,5)
5 The metropolitan bishop of a province in the Eastern Orthodox Church (6)
6 A jewel of rare quality (3)
7 Express opposition from upset sister! (6)
8 African hairstyle (8)
9 “___ alive!” (3)
10 “The sweetest gift of heaven”: Virgil (5)
15 Turmoil (6)
17 Novel (3)
19 Aspiration (3)
21 The highest part in a piece of choral music (6)
22 A constant topic arises in chat time! (8)
27 “___ the fields we go” (3)
29 A float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship’s speed through the water (3)
30 Two shillings (6)
32 Male group sneak in a French word in an instant! (6)
33 The woman who helped the Israelites capture Jericho (5)
36 The Word made flesh (Greek) (5)
40 Eucharist vessel (3)
42 A small white ball of woven flax (3)
45 To a very great degree (2)
October Crossword winner of a Marist Messenger pen was Clare Cole of Palmerston North.
Crossword Solution for November
Across: 1 Bethel, 4 Angler, 9 Guardian Angel, 10 Disc, 11 Repent, 14 Sweden,
15 Mia Mia - Anagram of "M Miami" - indicated by "style"
17 Dearly,
18 Stay - pun
20 Contemplative - anagram of "Incomplete vat" indicated by "finished"
23 Diesel - Hidden word "oldie selects" indicated by "obscure"
24 Verger.
Down: 1 Beg, 2 Transcendence, 3 Eddy, 5 Nga, 6 Light-emitting,
7 Reliquary - Anagram of "Query liar" indicated by "confused"
8 Babel, 10 Discalced, 12 Evil, 13 Zeta, 16 Slype, 19 Maze, 21 Eye, 22 Ear.
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