Cryptic crossword No 898
Sat 24 Dec 2022, set byGollum
Special Instructions: Four seasonal 23s are not defined. Christmas greetings to all.
Across
- "In the beginning..."; Love of God, or Sacred Word (5)
- See 13
- Sit around (Fasting season near) (6,5)
- Confused Saul abandoned sign language - translation is winning (8)
- A "abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz", we hear... (3,5,6)
- ...a Wagnerian may arrange (4,2,1,6)
- Singer Stewart sussed out the German psychologists rudely addressed, says Spooner. (3,4,3,5,9)
- Saying "A deer can be swallowed" (7)
- Run free - hold line in rout (4)
- Seer puts eulogy online here? (8)
- See 15
- See 12
- See 15
- See 10
Down
- Legendary figure displays essentially babied manhood on rood-screen (5,4)
- Conceal the mistake of pedantic, over-formal content (5,3)
- What a City gent does (wearing underclothes?) (7)
- He has left a record company award (8)
- Strangely ran from 8 - confusing mystery (6)
- Control regions - go away (5)
- Seen over Bethlehem, a beginning without an ending (4)
- Pasty, a lunch they digested (while ignoring Christmas No 1) (9)
- Be mistaken - throws around drinks (8)
- They say there's a place for the King at the hostelry, so a ball is projected. (6,2)
- Here's the Pope's sacred vision? (4,3)
- Confines wandering imperialists leaving the ruins of Persia (6)
- Very new good air (4)
- Sleep number 12 (5)
Gollum has made 1 change since publishing this crossword.
Sign in to leave a comment
Sign in to leave a comment
9 comments