Cryptic across
5 Defeated by David, is Zerah dead? (9)
8 ‘God zone’ is marginalized by Americans (4)
9 Native American, a popular author, unfortunately Ike is replaced by a detective as leader (8)
10 He’s cruel if roused! (7)
12 For Joppa, is the future orange? (5)
14 Return of detergent’s acceptable to priest (5)
15 Dionysius’ companion is, in Amsterdam, a risk (7)
17 Plague is agitating ascetic monk (8)
18 Blue-green Lima-backed beverage (4)
19 Biblical themes, usually by Ariosto or another (9)
Cryptic down
1 Spoils with chocolate? (4)
2 Cut book, shorter version, placed earlier in the NT (7)
3 Picture bird flying, using lines in a book (5)
4 Skirt, after a turn around eastern Mediterranean, a rum spot (8)
6 James’ rule when translating the Catholic Bible (9)
7 Good chap to call on a weekday?... (3,6)
11 ...Exodus prohibits this adroitly? (8)
13 West sort out leader (7)
16 Old Scots caught in sanctimonious company (5)
18 Siege involving royal bauble (4)
Quick across
5 Along with Paddington, London W2 (9)
8 River of Siberia (2700 miles/4400 km), the world’s ninth longest (4)
9 Canadian city of Saskatchewan (5,3)
10 Robert -------, Poet Laureate, 1813-43 (7)
12 Servant woman in Genesis, mother of 2 (5)
14 George -----, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1991-2002 (5)
15 Term for the period of the Lord’s redemptive suffering on earth (7)
17 Common name for dittant, burning bush or fraxinella (3,5)
18 Timothy’s grandmother (4)
19 Common mullein, often with tall spikes of yellow flowers (6,3)
Quick down
1 Decisive battle of the Second Punic War, 202 BC (4)
2 Son of Abraham (7)
3 Spring by which Gideon camped before the defeat of the Midianites (5)
4 Mycaenaean husband of Helen of Troy (8)
6 Son of Rechab, a follower of Jehu in the destruction of Baal’s adherents and temple (9)
7 Barren plateau region of Argentina, and Chile east of the Andes (9)
11 Dramatic stage actor (8)
13 Film genre, a myth-scfi crossover (7)
16 Burgundy wine town, on the River Saone (5)
18 Asian country, formerly part of French Indo-China (4)
Entries to Crossword 0594, The Catholic Herald, Herald House, Lamb’s Passage, Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8TQ or email editorial@catholicherald.co.uk. Answers in by May 29.
Cryptic answers to No 0593
Across: 5 Antipatris, 7 Et al, 8 Caiaphas, 9 Oxonian, 10 Elmo, 12 Crib, 14 Bengali, 17 Benedict, 18 Data, 19 Fortunatus.
Down: 1 Stalin, 2 Epochal, 3 Étuis, 4 Dieppe, 5 Artaxerxes, 6 Carmelites, 11 Neptune, 13 Breton, 15 Gadite, 16 Piéta.
Quick answers to No 0593
Across: 7 Adze, 8 Abbatial, 9 Baldric, 10 Napa, 12 Dior, 14 Megiddo, 17 Berceuse, 18 Coca, 19 Sexagesima.
Down: 1 Screed, 2 Bavaria, 3 Garbo, 4 Austin, 5 Midianites, 6 Cappadocia, 11 Zebedee, 13 Rachel, 15 Ischia, 16/5A Judas Maccabaeus.
Winners (0592 Cryptic) Sue Marsh, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; Mrs R Grafftey-Smith, Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
Winners (0592 Quick) Mr Martin Ray, Derby; Martin Jenkins, Dublin.
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