Cryptic across
5 Been changing speech to give the blessing (11)
7 Hike in tips, restaurant’s exasperated kitchen for starters (4)
8 One in old Jerusalem gets coach, one to board a plane heading east (8)
9 Polish revolutionaries detain the good guys (7)
11 Pagan priest is an odd fraud, receiving religious instruction throughout (5)
13 Sort of suit these golfers need to address (5)
14 Disgusting beer and fag man who made eggs (7)
16 It is in the morning, most exquisite, this temple shines with gold (8)
17 Variations hold a tune that may be sung (4)
18 After gnashing of teeth, financing street is imperative for part of Jerusalem (7,4)
Cryptic down
1 Numbers giant among one of those obsessive types for which there’s no alternative (4)
2 Strange the Microsoft guy didn’t offer maintenance and repair cover (3,4)
3 Diving off southern Hispaniola (5)
4 Some of the Requiem Mass passes over a reflective listener (4,4)
5 Apostle and Marlowe, both converted (11)
6 Part of London, out around the square, sounds like a northern brook (7,4)
10 Almost a fluffy, cute chunk of Jewish teaching (8)
12 Nonsense tabloid’s written within an Algarve strip (7)
15 Christian Mercian prince who finally gets senior and in charge (5)
17 Pagan king of Judah’s in purdah, Aztec-style (4)
Quick across
5 Followers of Jesus throughout the world as a collective (11)
7 Part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt (4)
8 Staunch, brave; humble and honest (8)
9 Land of Medea and the Golden Fleece in Greek myth (7)
11 Spirit, supernatural being (5)
13 Province, and its capital, of southern Turkey (5)
14 Brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music (7)
16 Citizens of an African country sandwiched between Liberia and Ghana (8)
17 Commanded (4)
18 Trace of a godly nature within a human being (6,5)
Quick down
1 Baby’s bed: cheat at exams (4)
2 Ancient biblical kingdom in northern Mesopotamia, now part of Iraq (7)
3 Jazz-style dance music of the 1940s (5)
4 Exalt, glorify (8)
5 Name given to the archaeological site in a pre-Babylonian sector of Jerusalem (4,2,5)
6 Priest and king of Salem to whom Abraham paid tithes (11)
10 William ——–, English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729) (8)
12 Musician, player of the lowest-sounding instrument in a band (7)
15 US ‘Pine Tree State’; the 23rd of the Union (1820), capital Augusta (5)
17 Boast, show-off (4)
Crossword answers
Cryptic answers to No 0466: Across: 7 Kazakh, 8 Linden, 9 Ides, 10 Brisbane, 11 Alli, 12 John Bull, 14 On the sly, 16 Rime, 18 Winnipeg, 21 Agra, 22 Beluga, 23 Shaman. Down: 1 Vandal, 2 Tarshish, 3 Chub, 4 Almighty, 5 Snub, 6 Vernal, 12 Josaphat, 13 Barnabas, 15 Nailed, 17 Miriam, 19 Nous, 20 Gist.
Quick answers to No 0466: Across: 7 Baruch, 8 Apathy, 9 Ankh, 10 Bradford, 11 Ghee, 12 Nehemiah, 14 Platypus, 16 Lots, 18 Artistry, 21 Ovum, 22 Cavill, 23 Wright. Down: 1 Haunch, 2 Cuthbert, 3 Ahab, 4 Caiaphas, 5 Waif, 6 Sharia, 12 Naphtali, 13 Malvolio, 15 Lariat, 17 Touchy, 19 Iris, 20 Yawl.
Crossword winners
Winners (0465 Cryptic): David Moyes, Darlington; John Jolliffe, Frome.
Winners (0465 Quick): John Geary, Romford; David and Theresa O’Neill, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Sudoku 0467
Solution 0466
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