December Crossword
Across
1 Three Eastern astronomers are sort of semi new! (4,3)
5 Lucas maltreated Santa's other half! (5)
8 Peanuts are not required in supernatural country environment! (5)
9 Beginning as an animal doctor, now an experienced soldier! (7)
10 I told you so, it's a diocese. (3)
12 Agreement between pope and government starts with an old supersonic passenger jet! (9)
15 River in Kazakhstan (3)
16 Muffled bleats indicated Jesus' birth place! (6)
18 An ancient hymn of praise sounds dull I hear! (2,4)
20 Lady's man (3)
21 Dante ever disconcerted when put on a pedestal! (9)
22 New Zealand's 2017 Bird of the Year (3)
24 "Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance", Plato (7)
26 Dostoyevsky novel, "The ___" (5)
27 No Ray! Reorder this fabric! (5)
28 I glance disturbed by all that is beautiful and good! (7)
Down
1 An Imperial Diet, in which Luther was outlawed, was held here in 1521 (5)
2 In a backwards age between South and East, a Hindu dress is found! (5)
3 A blind burrowing animal starts twisting a curl at an elemental level! (9)
4 Nine days of prayer for an oven repair! (6)
5 Halt filming (3)
6 Condense story of brigade in rebelliion! (7)
7 Can & must overhaul holy place! (7)
11 Tolkien's keeper of the forest (3)
13 "__, ___ some other name", Juliet, Romeo and Juliet (1,2)
14 I do govern haphazardly, to an excessive degree! (9)
16 Strangely various production of Messiah! (7)
17 An annual payment dispensed in any unit! (7)
18 Draw around the neck? (3)
19 Initially Lawrence could start university with this vehicle! (3)
20 Put Santa to sleep with a verse of poetry! (6)
22 Whale food ends up making you sick when started with a cocktail recipe! (5)
23 A bizzare act I can't undo! (5)
25 Lad taken from inland left with simple lodging! (3)
Solution for November
Across: 1 De Profundis,
8 Aggiornamento, 9 Monk,
10 Penumbra, 12 Godwit, 14 Bad egg, 16 Delirium, 17 Paul,
20 Obliterations, 21 Christening.
Down: 2 Egg on, 3 Rook, 4 Fender,
5 Nembutal, 6 Ignoble, 7 Los Angeles, 8 Armageddon, 11 Libretti, 13 Delilah, 15 Turret, 18 Acorn,
19 Stun.
The winner of the Marist Messenger prize for the October crossword was Robert Thomson of North Sydney, NSW, Australia
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