Puzzles and Fun

8  How the Abyss (NIV) is described in the Authorized Version (Revelation 9:1) (10,3)

9  Frozen water (Ezekiel 1:22) (3) 

10 The Ten Commandments (9) 

11 In Roman Catholic theology, neither heaven nor hell (5) 

13 Des cons (anag.) (7) 

16 ‘Though [your sins] are red as — , they shall be like wool’ (Isaiah 1:18) (7) 

19 Keen (Romans 1:15) (5) 

22 Repugnant, loathsome (Jeremiah 24:9) (9) 

24 Drink like an animal (Judges 7:5) (3) 

25 First and last (Revelation 22:13) (5,3,5)

1  Father of Ahi, a Gadite (1 Chronicles 5:15) (6) 

2  Where David found the stone with which he killed Goliath (1 Samuel 17:40) (6) 

3  ‘Hour by hour fresh lips are making thy — doings heard on high’ (8) 

4  ‘And there were shepherds living out in the fields near by, keeping watch over their — at night’ (Luke 2:8) (6) 

5  United Society for Christian Literature (1,1,1,1) 

6  ‘If he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would — — or a tax collector’ (Matthew 18:17) (1,5) 

7  Where Paul was taken when things became difficult for him in Berea (Acts 17:15) (6) 

12 Istituto per le Opere di Religione (Vatican Bank) (1,1,1) 

14 ‘Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new — ; the old has gone, the new has come!’ (2 Corinthians 5:17) (8) 

15 Used to colour ram skins red for use in the tabernacle (Exodus 25:5) (3) 

16 Vat car (anag.) (6) 

17 ‘Be joyful — — , patient in affliction, faithful in prayer’ (Romans 12:12) (6) 

18 ‘The parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts — — special treatment’ (1 Corinthians 12:23) (4,2) 

20 Ancient rowing boat (Isaiah 33:21) (6) 

21 Say again (2 Corinthians 11:16) (6) 

23 What Jesus did in the synagogue in Nazareth after he stood up (Luke 4:16) (4)