A Catholic Monthly Magazine

March Crossword

 

Clues

Across

1 Diminish your fish lure it's said! (4)

3 Unhealthy fibrous material found in boss's tea! (8)

9 An under-cooked agreement is an injustice! (3,4)

10 Biblical king assembled horde! (5)

11 Unruly tribe left teeth marks! (5)

12 A contemplative! Remove her from chemistry experiment! (6)

14 "Like ___ in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth" Ps 127:4 (6)

16 Repair an oven for nine days of services! (6)

19 What still produces the core of our being? (6)

21 Fallen angel lived badly! (5)

24 Applied to 'Sinai', 'Horeb', 'Temple' and a horse (5)

25 Dad, see a strange salty lake! (4,3)

26 Go too far (8)

27 "Therefore, __ awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour." Mt 25:13 (4)

Down

1 Swedish pop group found in hotels freed by a Roman governor! (8)

2 Arrange two time without me specifically! (2,3)

4 Arrange lemons in a dignified and sombre manner! (6)

5 So the shiftiness is due to people's general cultural values! (5)

6 Wood eating insect an unusual emitter! (7)

7 Students who lose tent are in a lather! (4)

8 Secretly tithe breweries to preserve a Biblical language! (6)

13 A prayer and a pass from the quarter-back? (4,4)

15 Pure art creates ecstasy! (7)

17 A horde assembled. "My, my!" (2,4)

18 Heavy food fills skip that obviously doesn't get eaten initially (6)

20 Randomly tries various ceremonies! (5)

22 Sit behind six in Rome for the sightseeing trip! (5)

23 Early pulpit (4)

The winner of the Marist Messenger prize for the December Crossword was Joyce Taylor of Christchurch

Solution for February

Across: 1 Minibus, 5 Climb,
8 Satyr, 9 Oarsman, 10 Social justice, 11 Medico, 12 Wimple, 15 Salvation Army, 18 Inspire,
19 Amble, 20 Harks, 21 Pretend. 

Down: 1 Moses, 2 Noticed,
3 Bureaucracies, 4 Skopje,
5 Christian name, 6 Iambi,
7 Benzene, 11 Messiah, 13 Parable, 14 Give up, 16 Laser,
17 Yield.

 


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