Cryptic across
5 Great respect for first lady bishop, about to open eighth new church (9)
8 Disciple vindicated a little, seeing the patriarch (4)
9 Unhappy trend giving out death warrants in transportation; they are emblematic of New South Wales (8)
10 Plague – a plague halfway through Origen’s OT (7)
11 Cold state... (5)
13 ...coming out of east Somerset town? (5)
15 Hop around, almost leap into sport (3,4)
18 Poor Beth, an all-round tart prior to Lindisfarne (8)
19 Cliff ‘s really acutely graded at the beginning, a steep rock face (4)
20 Israelite’s well, with drinks he gets at pub being limited (9)
Cryptic down
1 The first flight out of Mecca? (6)
2 Epic foul web is dismantled (7)
3 Jordanian city artist’s below recording the rise of it over time (5)
4 Scrap – a drop? (6)
6 Ephesian dissident merited dubious American support (9)
7 Woman, patriarch’s, I am converting into one responsible for Jerusalem’s storehouses (9)
12 Old newspaper over the years is crude (7)
14 Composer chap’s taking heroin to get head right (6)
16 Nameless follower of Robespierre he plays on stage and film... (6)
17 ...sort of film that’s green, revolutionary (5)
Quick across
5 Infernal (9)
8 Scandinavian capital (4)
9 David’s fourth son, killed by Solomon (8)
10 Aromatic root of the sweet flag; named in KJV, but not TJB where its classed as (fragrant) cane, etc (7)
11 River of Hades (5)
13 Irish writer and wit (1854-1900) (5)
15 Fellow missionary of Paul (7)
18 Period between Palm Sunday and Easter (4,4)
19 Isle of exile for Napoleon (4)
20 Fishing town on the north shore of Lake Galilee (9)
Quick down
1 Oriental place of worship (6)
2 Beggar of Jesus’ parable of the rich man and the beggar (7)
3 Source of French mustard (5)
4 Jean ----- (1639-1699): advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who wrote on classical themes (6)
6 Anatolia in Greek and Roman times, region of many a mission by Paul and others (4,5)
7 Wife of Uriah the Hittite (9)
12 High Priest at the time of King Josiah (7)
14 John ------, 17th century English poet and dramatist; librettist to Purcell (6)
16 Go too far (6)
17 Hard square cap worn by Western Church clergy: pharaoh who killed Josiah at Megiddo (5)
Crossword answers
Cryptic answers to No 0496: Across: 7 Moriah, 8 Helium, 9 Arno, 10 Prodigal, 11 Matthew, 13 Agism, 15 Scree, 16 Minorca, 18 Miserere, 19 Oban, 21 Far cry, 22 Tirzah. Down: 1 Moor, 2 Sit on the fence, 3 Whippet, 4 Chaos, 5 Flying colours, 6 Jurassic, 12 Archival, 14 Biretta, 17 Pepys, 20 Alas.
Quick answers to No 0496: Across: 7 Patrol, 8 Waiver, 9 Epic, 10 Pekahiah, 11 Cadaver, 13 Dhoti, 15 Elgin, 16 Serried, 18 Ebenezer, 19 Hale, 21 Geyser, 22 Seaway. Down: 1 Damp, 2 Tractarianism, 3 Clipper, 4 Ewoks, 5 High Churchman, 6 Repartee, 12 Ad-libbed, 14 Depress, 17 Azeri, 20 Loam.
Crossword winners
Winners (0495 Cryptic): Jim Gaffey, Tullamore, Co Offaly; Sue Marsh, Bidborough, Kent.
Winners (0495 Quick): Mary Christiansen, Edinburgh; Aurora Taylor, Bangor, Co Down.
Sudoku 0497
Solution 0496
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Answers in by July 5
