Puzzles and Fun

1  ‘A little later someone else saw Peter and said, “You — are one of them”’ (Luke 22:58) (4)

3  Giving (1 Peter 2:5) (8) 

9  They came to Jerusalem seeking an infant king (Matthew 2:7) (3,4) 

10 ‘An athlete... does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the — ’ (2 Timothy 2:5) (5) 

11 Pacifist, temperance advocate, open-air preacher, leading 20th- century Methodist, Donald — (5) 

12 ‘Come quickly to — — , O Lord my Saviour’ (Psalm 38:22) (4,2) 

14 ‘The God of Abraham, — — — , the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus’ (Acts 3:13) (5,3,5) 

17 Sear by intense heat (Revelation 16:8) (6)

19 ‘It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust — — ’ (Psalm 118:8) (2,3)

22 Goods (Nehemiah 13:15) (5) 

23 i.e. train (anag.) (7) 

24 Surrounding area (Luke 24:50) (8) 

25 ‘Righteousness will be his — and faithfulness the sash round his waist’ (Isaiah 11:5) (4)

1  Elegant and creative (Exodus 31:4) (8) 

2  ‘Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all — , but we will all be changed’ (1 Corinthians 15:51) (5) 

4  ‘I... delight to see how orderly you are and how firm your — — — is’ (Colossians 2:5) (5,2,6) 

5  Enlist (2 Samuel 24:2) (5) 

6  Of the Muslim faith (7) 

7  Sharp intake of breath (Job 11:20) (4) 

8  Woven cloth (Ezekiel 16:13) (6) 

13 Plentiful (Romans 5:17) (8) 

15 CIA char (anag.) (7) 

16 Paul and Silas stopped him committing suicide after an earthquake in Philippi (Acts 16:27–28) (6) 

18 One of the ingredients in the making of incense for the Lord (Exodus 30:34) (5) 

20 Episcopal headwear (5) 

21 Inhabitant of, say, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia or Bulgaria (4)