Crossword set by Elaine McCulloch Smith
All references are in the Authorised Version
The solution can be found here: Summer Crossword
Across
1 (8) to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and ………….. Heb 2
5 (6) pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good ……. James 3
9 (8) …………. faith. Meekness, temperance; against such there is no law Gal 5
10 (6) Sportsman who hits a ball round the links
12 (6) Evergreen shrub with glossy aromatic foliage and small white flowers followed by dark berries
13 (5) Scatter (as of seeds)
16 (6) Document kept in the custody of a third party which takes effect when specified condition has been fulfilled
17 (8) Make something operative
20 (8) Finger protector used by sewers
21 (6) Thin, decorative covering of fine wood
23 (5) A joint of the human body
25 (6) A member of the clergy
28 (6) Amended and prepared written work for publication
29 (8) Style of staccato playing on stringed instruments involving bouncing bow on strings
30 (6) A Scottish broad mountain valley
31 (8) Can be isolated
Down
1 (4) Fruits of the tree that was given another year’s chance to produce fruit Luke 13
2 (4) A metal, used figuratively as a symbol or type of firmness, strength or resistance
3 (9) And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an ……………. Luke 24
4 (6) Unexpected results or situations
6 (5) Parts of a plant which attach it to the ground, conveying water and nourishment
7 (10) Person in charge of the hospital in a medieval monastery
8 (10) A summer fruit
11 (5) For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and ………… Rom 14,17
14 (10) joy, peace, longsuffering ……… Gal 5
15 (10) Writing that is more careless or hurried
18 (9) Exactly alike
19 (5) Compassion; pity for the undeserving and the guilty
22 (6) The fruits of the vine
24 (5) Grain which is ground to make flour for bread
26 (4) A young sheep, used as a symbol for meekness and innocence
27 (4) But the fruit of the Spirit is ……… Gal 5