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Church Times 4 November 2011

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ACROSS

1              Man going round new church (7)

5              Girl has rejected favourite sin? (7)

9              Early would-be scientist disturbed St Michael (9)

10           Spoil one with a Florentine version of the Madonna (5)

11           I start to raise a question given by one Middle Easterner (5)

12           New style representation of Rome’s mind (9)

13           Holy man best to ignore initial criticism (5)

14           Hymn tune showing edge on being captured in recording (7)

16           I’m seen in some verse – in Genesis? (3)

17           Support enveloping single early believer? (7)

18           Out of practice, though would be reliable given time (5)

20           Religious approach that could make him modest (9)

22           Leading by a number of games? Surprise result (5)

24           Place for small statue: back of church in French city (5)

25           101 soldiers retreating? 101 soldiers retreating, depicted in film (9)

26           Nobleman that is seen in the initial stages? (5,2)

27           Woman’s embracing Rector in religious buildings (7)

DOWN

1              Fellow that is hoarding pence, ultimately a miser (6)

2              Pleasant article giving alternative view of council location? (5)

3              I’ve deity, demon and glimpses of common heretics arrayed in religious allegory (3,6,6)

4              One encouraging downpour that could lead to a rank mire (4-5)

5              Subdues Mothers’ Union starts to take extraordinary decisions (5)

6              At sea, merman mistrusts unusually mild weather in autumn (2,7,6)

7              Wild rioter coming in to harass region (9)

8              Friend, around Sunday, getting nothing out of gloomy religious singing (8)

13           Show evidence of injury – after accident in this? (6-3)

14           Fixes to bring in monarch’s funeral necessities (9)

15           Fellow in dispute removing woman’s wine (8)

19           Food on board? Lots (6)

21           Describing South American civilisation that’s successfully filmed? (5)

23           A saint? Sadly, not one – devil (5)

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