PUZZLES CROSSWORD No. 227 1 7 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 4 8 4


Compiled by Alanus 5


6 Across


7 Lake that the Pope’s summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, overlooks (6) 8 Lord Patten of ------, PM’s representative in charge of government affairs for Pope’s visit (6)


12 12 17 19 22 20 23 21 13 14 13 14 18 15 16


10 & 18 Across: Be a good sport and stick to the rules (4,3,4)


11 Ancient cathedral city of northern Portugal (5)


24 25


Crossword competition Please send your answers to: Crossword Competition 18 September, The Tablet, 1 King Street Cloisters, Clifton Walk, London W6 0GY. Please include your full name, telephone number and email address, and a mailing address. A copy of the hardback Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus (second edition, RRP £30) will go to the sender of the first correct entry drawn at random on Friday 1 October.


●The answers to this week’s puzzles and the crossword winner’s name will appear in the 9 October issue.


12 Father of Jesse and grandfather of David (Ruth 4:17) (4) 13 “----- Fathers”, missionary society in Africa founded (1868) by Archbishop Lavigerie of Algiers (5) 17 Dom ----- Bellenger OSB, eminent historian and Abbot of Downside (5) 18 See 10 Across 22 “Ave Maria, gratia -----, Dominus tecum ... “ (5)


23 English saint (d. 988) patron of locksmiths and jewellers (7)


24 Early pope and saint remembered in the Canon of the Mass (6)


25 Saint who brought the faith to Scotland, upon whose feast day Pope Benedict began his visit (6)


Down


1 Jesuit martyr tried at Westminster Hall (7) 2 ------- of Mary Immaculate, order founded by St Eugene de Mazenod (7) 3 Father of Shamgar, a deliverer of Israel (Judges 3:31) (5)


4 Palace that the Holy Father is visiting this weekend (7)


5 Father-in-law of Caiaphas to whom Jesus was sent after his arrest (John 18:13) (5) 6 Seminary in north of England near Durham (5)


9 Village where Jesus cured a blind man (Mark 8:22) (9) 14 “Apologia pro ---- ---”, Newman’s personal journey into and great defence of the Catholic faith (4,3)


15 Region of Persia in whose language the Apostles suddenly spoke at Pentecost (Acts 2:9) (7)


16 Gian Lorenzo, sculptor of the great baldacchino above St Peter’s tomb (7) 19 Remarkable period in history and the event that began it (5)


20 What the second “R” stands for in name of Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien (5) 21 Country where St Thomas the Apostle is believed to have been martyred (5)


Congratulations to Mr Liam O’Briain, of Prestwich, Manchester, winner of our 28 August crossword competition. His was the first correct entry drawn at random. He will be receiving a copy of the hardback Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus (second edition, RRP £30).


Solution to the 28 August crossword


Across: 1 Lamps; 7 Inspirits; 8 Assos; 9 Ishmael; 10 Dei; 11 Carthusians; 14 Farnborough; 18 Asp; 19 Bassist; 21 Allen; 22 Roman Coin; 23 Downs. Down:1 Llandaff; 2 Mosaic; 3 Sister; 4 Opus; 5 Drumming; 6 Strewn; 9 Inherit; 12 Amnesiac; 13 Serpents; 15 Avalon; 16 Ups And; 17 Hallow; 20 Sect.


SUDOKU Level: Hard


Each 3 x 3 box, each row and each column must contain all the numbers 1 to 9.


Solution to the 28 August puzzle


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