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Crossword No. 1742

by
10 October 2025

by Don Manley

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An appropriate numerical celebration

Across

5 Plain publicity that is including broadcast (7)

7 One with exclamation of sympathy after muddle in work (7)

9 Give out complete set of old books (5)

10 Region with bird on temple (9)

11 Second British philosopher to be speaker (5)

12 Bury children reportedly say prayers? (9)

13 Shepherd in the morning with zero sheep initially (4)

14 Contribution to contact sport shown in book (4)

20 Sweat poured off in significant event? (9)

22 American city accommodating strange fool (5)

24 Recorder less common to back accommodating essential point (9) 25 Description of days of prayer — one may be glowing (5)

26 First person in France to have two names, being a wordsmith (7)

27 Shared 4/6 in half-hearted deed (7)

Down

1 Very short passageway that shall be exalted (6)

2 Cheers up surrounded by two lots of soldiers? I love musical composition with religious theme (8)

3 There’s transformed OT queen (6)

4 Innovators redesigning one spire (8)

5 With introduction from piano, set up worship (6)

6 Liveliness of mythical creature with energy coming to the fore (6)

7 Mister Awkward’s good points (6)

8 Composer whose work is often played in church and elsewhere (6)

13 I got excited when embraced by queen and king’s daughter (8)

15 Think what a Virgin shall do (8)

16 Conflict in South Africa before first sign of justice and self-government (6)

17 What is sung in church — ours possibly (6)

18 Commotion getting left-winger loved (6)

19 Some tetchy bridesmaid being cross (6)

21 Bishop’s staff, with leader gone, becoming more optimistic (6)

23 Place of famous first performance is growin’ twice as big, we hear (6)

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