7 Banish Max to ecumenic
anarchy (13)
8 In the KJV it’s your word given thus (3)
9 It’s no longer dear, if you
listen to the blarney! (5,3)
11 One representing Egypt’s spell here, on the outskirts of Newbury, to bug house on the left (7)
12 Initially travel tax first made him an explorer (5)
14 He before whom Paul stood on times to note priest present (5)
15 With Abner and Co
scattered, he fought against Gorgias’ army… (7)
17 …reporting for exercises here with David, a hero in the mission (3,5)
18/20 Take a break – I am aglow: flattery worked (3,4,4,2,3)
Cryptic down
1 Watches switch going about: that’s deliberate (8,5)
2 Piece of corn bread? (3)
3 Going around this morning, I get into habit (7)
4 Irish town’s particular court is defaced (5)
5 Cheeky IOC move to show winter sport (3,6)
6 Footwear identifies knife
villains (8,5)
10 Church somewhere in Brazil is turned over by lads, those in the stalls, perhaps (9)
13 Drink, during an informal plugging session, port (7)
16 Stumbling forward spilling gold – that’s a Tolkien creature (5)
19 Fruit police sergeant peeled then bolted down (3)
Quick across
7 Name of religion, traditionally-called (13)
8 Bull markets; good times (3)
9 One of several OT characters of the same name, including the son of Achbor (8)
11 Egyptian woman who
became Joseph’s wife (7)
12 Andean beast of burden (5)
14 Popular name in Greek myth, eg a Greek hero of the Trojan War; or a Giant killed in the Gigantomachy (5)
15 Department of southern France, capital Montpellier (7)
17 Feign; mimic (8)
18 Break a Commandment (3)
20 Celebration held in more countries of the world than any other national festival (2,8,3)
Quick down
1 Name shared by a college at Oxford and at Cambridge; Feast involving the Body of Christ (6,7)
2 Amorite tribe east of the River Jordan (3)
3 General pardon (7)
4 Reubenite son of Shiza, one of David’s champions and leader of the Thirty (5)
5 Relating to Asia Minor, most of modern-day Turkey (9)
6 British territory in the
South Atlantic, according to Argentina (5,8)
10 Perverse (9)
13 Party for the accused in legal proceedings (7)
16 Amorite ally of Abraham (5)
19 Cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death (3)
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