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Crossword No. 1704

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17 January 2025

by Philip Marlow

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Across

1 Rebel can’t work for one conducting a service (9)

6 Bird circling river and flock of animals (5)

9 Record a line of worthless quality (5)

10 Rose began to move for James and John (9)

11 One commending priest with fine sermon? Not half! (7)

12 Meeting for discussion remains to be prepared (7)

13 Settle captions for broadcast for one in a charismatic movement (14)

17 Quite whiskery type in cast with artist and liberal in noted site of worship (5,9)

21 Recall account about old uncomplaining type (7)

23 Woman guarding comfortable place gets reprieve (7)

25 One following a prophet in Welsh town a tiny amount? (9)

26 A time, short moment, in storage site (5)

27 Sign up unaccompanied in retreat? About right (5)

28 Signs of welcome in Greek conferences with minute gone (9)

 

Down

1 Non-clerical offence in church for churchwarden, say (4,4)

2 Some pay bills arising in African country (5)

3 Failure linked to oil company is very surprising news (9)

4 Prince shortly to leave Italian inn (7)

5 Translator is given article on model passage (7)

6 Distant hope embodied by padre, amazingly (5)

7 I arrange feature in church, one introducing series (9)

8 Make certain three points for all to see over religious education (6)

14 Line Rome devised about latest piece from original German theologian (9)

15 Prepare to waylay alien wit sadly touring island (3,2,4)

16 Feigns attitudes in event that’s staged with varied cast (4-4)

18 Finding fault in vehicle with ringing sound (7)

19 Bar familiar to high-flying performers? (7)

20 Fixed small thing needed at a communion? (6)

22 Pressure on aristocrat to reveal prized item (5)

24 Sacristan ignoring councillor is demonic sort (5)

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