August Crossword
Across
1 Put notice on a fence strainer? (4)
3 Ave Maria (4,4)
9 Late, coy, disorganised -and assists priest at Mass! (7)
10 Gnat I destroy is a very large being! (5)
11 Food from heaven (5)
12 SS rite badly written by religious woman! (6)
14 He canoed erratically for one who has received Holy Orders! (6)
16 The hymn of praise which is part of the Mass (6)
19 Village in Portugal where Mary appeared in 1917 (6)
21 Briefly pop into Church to pray (5)
24 Clerical head-dress undoes merit! (5)
25 Since he reveals Asian Nationality! (7)
26 Taylor I’m upset and concerned with the distinction between right and wrong! (8)
27“___ for the poor” (4)
Down
1 Sacred poems disrupt mad ploys! (8)
2 Faint (5)
4 One stanza makes one to feel disinclined! (6)
5 The Word (Greek) (5)
6 Sounds like a mature person with some unpaid skills! (7)
7 Abominable Snowman (4)
8 Go-getter upsets Monday! (6)
13 Take ape out of breastplate, then prepare it for fighters! (8)
15 Equipment which allows different devices to be compatible (7)
17 Accommodation arrangement for housekeeper (4-2)
18 Big shot (3,3)
20 Best (5)
22 Abode of the dead (Hebrew) (5)
23 Mosque V.I.P. (4)
Solution for July
Across: 1 Outline - Anagram of "line-out" indicated by "shambles"
5 Slash, 8 Letup,
9 Ill will - "William Tell" "loses" m-a-t-e which leaves w-i-l-l-i-l-l which can be arranged as "ill-will"
10 Diesel engines,
11 Assisi - Anagram of "is as is" indicated by "after a fashion"
12 Svelte,
15 Anglo-American - Anagram of "Non racial game" indicated by "upsets"
18 Avarice - Anagram of "Caviare" indicated by "re-cycled"
19 Inept,
20 Cream - Double meaning of "cream" which can indicate "elite" and beating opposition
21 Angelus - "Angel" = spiritual being "US" = American connection
Down:
1 Oklad - Hidden word in LoOK LADdy
2 Tithers, 3 Impressionism, 4 Exiles, 5 Self-governing,
6 Alien - Anagram " A line" indicated by "crossed"
7 Holy See, 11 Aramaic, 13 Lacteal,
14 Amoeba, 16 Grace,
17 Notes - pun
The winner of the Marist Messenger pen for the June Crossword is Mrs Clare Cole of Palmerston North..
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