November Crossword
Across
1 Weaponise old Mafia
boss for the decisive
victory at end of time! (10)
7 One who seeks refuge in another country for politial reasons (6)
8 Restoring vocations without sin determines book size! (6)
10 "... there is no ___ angel but Love": Loves Labours Lost, Sc II, Shakespeare (4)
11 The words of an opera or musical play (8)
13 Sounds like I oughta take the main artery! (5)
14 Stereotypical studious types with poor social skills (5)
15 Unpropitious moment to hit the diet mill! (3-5)
17 Boris Godunov is an example of a confused star! (4)
20 Use your head and get a small drink? (6)
21 Portuguese shrine dedicated to 2 Down (6)
22 King David is an example of such a writer (10)
Down
1 Accused's need (5)
2 See 21 Across (4)
3 No credit extended for Church teaching! (8)
4 Bonaparte lost bean and found strange style of abstract painting! (2,3)
5 No relatives revisited in New Testament book! (11)
6 Religion found in parts of India and Iran with followers known as Parsees (11)
9 A large church originally connected with a monastery typically found in North England (7)
12 Ill Mafia reorganised for closer relations! (8)
16 Corporate symbols are the Divine Word? (5)
18 Stain removed for canonised person! (5)
19 O. Henry's "The Gift of the ___" (4)
Solution for October
Across: 1 Rood, 3 Khartoum,
9 Madonna, 10 Hours,
11 Mores, 12 Embody,
14 Expose, 16 Praise,
19 Temple, 21 Sinai, 24 Evict,
25 Sedilia, 26 Temporal,
27 Envy.
Down: 1 Remember, 2 Order,
4 Heaven, 5 Rahab,
6 Opus Dei, 7 Mass, 8 Gnosis,
13 Seminary, 15 Premium,
17 Reside, 18 Red Sea,
20 Patio, 22 Nylon, 23 Lent.
The winner of the Marist Messenger pen for the September Crossword was M Scanlon of Wellington South.