June Crossword

Get your solution for this month's crossword to the Editor by the 15th of the month, and you could be the lucky winner of a Marist Messenger Pen

Across
1     The three days of Easter liturgy (7)
5.    To hurl with an overhand pushing motion (3)
7     Purists’ move alters gas cooker! (6,5)
9     ___ v. Wade (3)
10   Silk like fabric (5)
13.  A covered way between a cathedral transept and the chapter house or deanery. (5)
16.  A powered bike which was ridden when gloomy and bored? (5)
19.  A damaged racer may need help from one! (5)
22.  Black gold, Texas tea (3)
24.  Premature combustion of the fuel–air mixture in an engine. (3-8)
25. An ape might jump around for one! (3)
26.The first Church Father born and raised as a Christian; a saint and doctor of the Church (7)

Down
1.    A wick coated with wax; often used for lighting candles. (5)
2.    Acting in an emotionless way(5)
3.    About-face (1-4)
4.    He took two tablets! (5)
5.    Spring bloom (5)
6.    Motif (5)
8.    Thus sounds like seed dispersal! (2)
11.    “Much __ About Nothing”, Shakespeare (3)
12.  Half and half (3)
14.  Ugandian rebels led by Joseph Kony (Acronym) (3)
15.  Chart type (3)
16.  Clean up mess (3,2)
17.  A Michelangelo masterpiece (5)
18    A doctrine of belief (5)
19.  Mainly uses an arm or a leg get up! (5)
20.  Horn I believe can be extracted from this animal! (5)
21    Dentist’s direction (5)
23    Not out (2)

May Solution
Across: 1 consistory 8 omega 10 reins 11 range 13 substantive 14 fragmentary 18 oriel 19 edict 20 pasta 21 high-flying
Down: 2 overbearing 3 scant 4 siren 5 original sin 6 yesteryear 7 gooseflesh 9 gas 12 gamer 15 gamer 15 motif 16 nippy 17 tea

Winner of the April Crossword was John Rea sm an itinerant preacher based in Wellington