August Crossword
Across
1 An evil organisation
for a minor sin! (6)
4 Batman retrieves little hen! (6)
9 Go it alone with head of monarchy as wise Biblical ruler! (7)
10 A judge in the oldest city in Germany? (5)
11 A cooktop on a chain of mountains? (5)
12 A false statement under oath (7)
13 Monterey duo revised Biblical book! (11)
18 Someone who speaks by divine inspiration (7)
20 Site of the Transfiguration of Christ (5)
22 Utterance when organ is damaged! (5)
23 A moving speech in a small chapel? (7)
24 Audtion uncovers artistry outback! (3,3)
25 Lector (6)
Down
1 A room often found in a church (6)
2 Hose material (5)
3 Smarter chair part discovered! (7)
5 Place of sacrifice (5)
6 The Liturgical period from Holy Thursday and Easter Sunday (7)
7 “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the ___ dies and his rule begins.” Soren Kierkegaard (6)
8 Noir pianist reinterprets divine guidance! (11)
14 Swindle found in the middle of European ring. My! (7)
15 A chemical compound found in explosives, fertilizer and salt (7)
16 Without Laos, disorganised apologists find tap! (6)
17 No tip in Tipperary results in plea to God! (6)
19 An exponent of an Eastern religion (5)
21 Vast (5)
Solution for July
Across: 1/1D Simeon Stylites, 4 Shucks, 9 Yankees,
10 Laity, 11 Inaccuracies,
13 Expand, 15 Amoeba,
17 Serial number, 20 Evade, 21 Trifles, 22 Twenty,
23 Sneaky.
Down:
2 Mensa,
3 Overconfident, 5 Holy Communion, 6 Chinese,
7 Soya, 8 Usury, 12 Sacristy, 14 Prelate, 16 Sloth, 18 Balsa, 19 Lent
The winner of the Marist Messenger pen for the June Crossword was Carole Brajkovich of Bucklands Beach