Church Times 1 December 2006

ACROSS

8 Penitent’s garb is a bonnet, shaped oddly (9)

9 Rich and humble, initially (5)

10 Corporal punishment? Saint takes charge (5)

11 Bar where wine is served? (5,4)

12 Jewish warrior, twice a leader of Jews, succumbed with Asa, unfortunately (5,10)

13 Cut short a wedding participant around end of wedding (7)

15 Retired academics somewhat decrepit, I remember on reflection (7)

17 We’ll be shining, be transformed – see that in Christian text (3,7,5)

21 Silversmith fashioning rude items (9)

22 Bones used in half of the Christian ceremonies? (5)

24 Resurrected? That provides some surprise now (5)

25 Wicked lord canes Christian slave (9)

DOWN

1 A little girl in the present circumstances (2,2)

2 Trespasser in time getting more presumptuous (8)

3 Not half keen politician is bit of a saint, nominally (6)

4 A newspaper probing sinful behaviour in minister’s home (8)

5 Egyptian Christian to suffer nervous ailment (6)

6 Minister’s dog had a meal (6)

7 One of Samson’s victims in this pile after collapse (10)

9 Butler in unimpressive story (7)

12 Jar and can need to be decorated to show French saint (6,4)

14 Saint? Saint clad in two shades of brown (7)

15 Disease spreading round heart of dated part of New York (4,4)

16 Like a fool, I’m presiding over display of anger about City (8)

18 We will lead my Sunday School in Scottish village (6)

19 US city and state imprisoning one of the people (6)

20 Senior cleric’s error over operation (6)

23 Mistake cutting top off corner of church (4)