Clues: Across

1.  Soil (5)

4. Part of a church (7)

8. Fruit (7)

9. Rugby move (5)

10. Come forth (5)

11. Mountain (7)

13. River (4)

15. Metamorphic rock (6)

17. Animals (6)

20. Pause (4)

22. Widen (7)

24. Comforts (5)

26. Run away (5)

27. Forgive sins (7)

28. Becomes blacker (7)

29. Aired (5)

Clues: Down

1. Following (7)

2. Angers (5)

3. ……. Above (7) expression

4. Small church (6)

5. Church passage (5)

6. Stone wall projection (7)

7. Boundary (5)

12. Face covering (4)

14. Surrounded by water (4)

16. Trip in unspoiled region (7)

18. Venerated (7)

19. Hung (7)

21.  Upsets (6)

22. Taken in the Eucharist (5)

23. Chemical compound (5)

25. Saline (5)

Crossword compiled by Jane Rice-Oxley

Answers to Autumn 2014 Crossword 143

Across: 1 & 3 down; Happy New Year. 7.Abbot. 8.Probation. 9.Exe.10.Soho. 11.Vainly. 13.Intone. 14.Parsee. 17.Shekel. 18.Rite. 20.RIP. 22.Scripture. 23.Irate. 24.Identity

Down: 1.Hopes. 2.Prophet. 3.See 1 across 4.Elijah. 5.Abbey. 6.Steeple. 7.Ananias. 12.Incense. 13.Introit. 15.Stimuli. 16.Feared. 17.Speak. 19.Elegy. 21. Upon.

Crossword 144 - Christmas 2014

Christmas Edition 2014