| “In life, in death, o Lord, ____” (HF Lyte, usually to music by WH Monk) |
Abide With Me |
| “The last hundred years has seen a general ____ the democratic idea” (GK Chesterton) |
decline in |
| A chief god of ancient Egypt, the brother of Set |
OSIRIS |
| A delicate or potentially embarrassing situation |
Thin ice |
| A volunteer role in animal training |
puppy walker |
| According to its website, ____ has the biggest university campus in the UK |
KEELE |
| After the Danube, the second-longest river in central or western Europe |
RHINE |
| Archangel often named with Gabriel, Michael and Raphael |
URIEL |
| As a musical direction, “becoming slower” |
RALLENTANDO |
| Comedian who appeared with his father in the 1930s as “Bert Carson and his Little Wonder” |
Ernie Wise |
| Complicated bow which is hard to untie, thus symbolizing deep affection |
True lovers' knot |
| Composer of the ragtime opera Treemonisha |
Scott Joplin |
| Conditions or stipulations |
Ifs and buts |
| Corona discharge sometimes seen around ships’ masts |
St Elmo's fire |
| Equipment used in much commercial marine fishing |
trawl net |
| Final active stage or last possible moment |
the last gasp |
| Folded tortilla filled with minced beef, chicken, cheese or beans |
BURRITO |
| Hairstyle popularised by the Ronettes |
BEEHIVE |
| Home town of comedian Peter Kay |
BOLTON |
| Housay, Grunay and Bruray, once home of the smallest secondary school in Britain |
Out Skerries |
| In Greek myth, a shepherd and the nymph he loved |
Acis and Galatea |
| In Greek myth, an outlaw who Zeus punished for eternity |
IXION |
| In the USA, property comprising land and or buildings |
Real estate |
| Jackie ____ wrote the lyrics for the Neighbours signature tune |
TRENT |
| Location of the G20 Summit later this year |
Buenos Aires |
| Lynda ____wrote the TV series Widows and Prime Suspect |
La Plante |
| Northern coniferous forests, just south of the tundra |
TAIGA |
| Of a robust traditional or rural character, informally |
TWEEDY |