Church Times 16 August 2002

ACROSS

1 Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence or Saint George initially recollected (8)

5 Devil’s termination to be occurring soon (6)

10 De Mille’s place during The Ten Commandments in the beginning (5)

11 Sunday meal – fare best cooked with nothing thrown in (5,4)

12 A country boy returning to entertain a religious leader (5,4)

13 Scots town feasible for accommodating first couple of Baptists (4)

15 I’m an obstinate sort about the bill being fixed (9)

18 I note charitable assistance turned round country (5)

19 Section of text rapidly added (5)

21 Church in Siam etc. reformed according to plan (9)

23 Some crime redeemed – simple (4)

24 Jail sentence for church expressing vitality (4,5)

28 Love permeates those people suffering pains from opposition to God (9)

29 Saint enveloped in endless honesty and responsibility (5)

30 Saint, tortured, holds on to first of religious aims (6)

31 Sermon-giver’s range suffusing person? Not half (8)

DOWN

1 Fixed in advance: not first allowed back in the ministry (10)

2 Biblical character, endlessly seductive dancer, chasing a sailor (7)

3 Altogether annoyed expression over it turning up (5)

4 Some minor martyr in opera (5)

6 Religious movement has disturbed the modish (9)

7 Here’s me, right in to crooked deal for gem (7)

8 Stupid plan omitting Rector originally (4)

9 Tarzan – he will swing into town (8)

14 See unreal pub fun around the street (10)

16 Artisan and master in conflict (9)

17 Man in charge leading a church (8)

20 Saint in that place with salvationists (7)

22 Very detailed, nothing overlooked – finished! (7)

25 Monk, we hear – one working in kitchen? (5)

26 Religious decree bringing ruin almost around the West (5)

27 Restore group receiving end of sacrament (4)