21 x 21 Crossword: “Bad Puns #1”

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  • 1. Southern denom.

  • 4. Geshem the __, one who mocked Nehemiah (Neh 2:19)

  • 8. One of two spies who gave Moses a favorable report

  • 13. Czech capital, to Czechs

  • 18. Genre related to goth

  • 19. The Vatican has a gold one

  • 20. "Once I was dead, but now I am ___ forever and ever." (Rev 1:18)

  • 21. "For never have I ___ anything profane and unclean.” (Acts 10:14)

  • 22. When the rabbi saw that the twine he was using was not the one prescribed by the Torah, he decided to...

  • 26. The kingdom of God is like it

  • 27. Formerly, formerly

  • 28. Allegation

  • 29. Nazaria Ignacia March ___, religious, canonized by Pope Francis in 2018

  • 30. City built by Solomon (1 Kgs 9:24)

  • 33. Helpful symbol for checkers

  • 35. Load from a lode

  • 38. Ite, missa ___

  • 39. Agency reporting Vatican news

  • 40. St. ___ Lima

  • 43. "...you ___ me in my mother’s womb." (Ps 139:13)

  • 44. Midmorning prayer

  • 45. Well known Boston College professor, Fr. Michael J. ___ (d. 2022)

  • 46. Joseph Leopold ___, Bishop of Joliet (d.2015)

  • 48. Son of Uzai (Neh 3:25)

  • 51. Cephas

  • 52. Vestments and habits, e.g.

  • 53. Like Caiaphas saying that it was better that one man should die for the people

  • 55. "Redemptoris ___" (1987 John Paul II encyclical)

  • 56. Delight

  • 57. Friends exclaimimg "Egads!" maybe

  • 59. St. ___ of Aran, Irish abbot (d.530, f.3-21)

  • 61. Airstreams, and such

  • 64. Catholic convert Ekman and St Bridget's husband, for two

  • 65. Impulses

  • 66. "So the Lord God cast a deep ___ on the man..." (Gen 2:21)

  • 67. Issue

  • 68. Some M.I.T. grads

  • 69. Hebrew letter after vau

  • 70. When the King of Israel tried to woo Bathsheba, he tried to win her over her by using a...

  • 72. One of about 12% of all Catholics

  • 75. What Jesus said the footwashing was for his disciples

  • 76. Celebration of the Resurrection

  • 77. "Humani ___" (1950 Pius XII encyclical)

  • 79. C.S. Lewis classic "The Four ___"

  • 80. Dated

  • 81. “Elijah will ___ come..." (Mark 9:12)

  • 82. Pilgrimage destinations, e.g.

  • 83. Early Persians

  • 86. Court figures?

  • 87. Home town of Cleopas

  • 89. Travelling companion of Paul

  • 90. Book before Jud

  • 93. Diagnostic proc.

  • 94. Row

  • 95. "My brothers, if anyone among you should ___ from the truth..." (Jas 5:19)

  • 96. Biblical weed

  • 97. It begins "Hear, O Israel"

  • 101. Compassion

  • 103. Prophet, son of Amittai

  • 104. When the sacrifice of a male bovine at the base of Sinai went bad, the Israelites said it was...

  • 110. Thomas J. ___, SJ, senior analyst at Religious News Service

  • 111. Absalom's army commander (2 Sam 17:25)

  • 112. Thummim partner

  • 113. Father of Shimei (1 Kings 4:18)

  • 114. Liability's opposite

  • 115. Lock site

  • 116. Thirteen popes, by name

  • 117. Cardinal color

  • Down
  • 1. "And the Word ___ flesh..."

  • 2. Produces laughter, maybe

  • 3. Imprimi ___

  • 4. Condition treated with Ritalin, briefly

  • 5. St. Alban Bartholomew ___, martyr

  • 6. Catholic inst. founded by Tom S. Monaghan

  • 7. Jesus ___ Sira, author of Ecclesiasticus

  • 8. Modern city in the ancient region of Goshen

  • 9. White liturgical garments

  • 10. Cheerful tune

  • 11. A king of Midian (Num 31:8)

  • 12. Benedictine abbey where St. Anselm was prior

  • 13. Cardinal George ___ of Sydney

  • 14. Biblical term of reproach (DR)

  • 15. Yours, to St. Yves

  • 16. The group of cenobites who lived on a mountain in northern Israel was called...

  • 17. Sackcloth ___ ashes

  • 23. It's served in spots

  • 24. John's was made of leather

  • 25. City in Asher taken under Joshua (Jos 19:30)

  • 30. La ___ (Debussy classic)

  • 31. Part of some co. names

  • 32. Break the eighth commandment

  • 33. Computer operator

  • 34. Hebrew letters

  • 36. Edward M. ___, Bishop of Springfield

  • 37. Douay Bible word endings

  • 39. St. ___ Martin, mother of Therese

  • 40. Baptism and marriage, for example

  • 41. Catholic composer Westendorf (d.1997)

  • 42. When Paul bought dates in northern Greece, he made sure he got enough to...

  • 43. Etta ___ (Comic strip by Paul Robinson)

  • 44. "Patton" vehicles

  • 45. Hebrew letters

  • 47. Extinct flightless bird

  • 48. Arouse

  • 49. "When he made ___ for the rain and a path for the thunderbolts..." (Job 28:26)

  • 50. When Peter retired, his wife complained: "All he does now is..."

  • 51. Eucharistic plate

  • 52. Handed over

  • 54. Texas congressman's assistant was a...

  • 55. Wise men from the east

  • 58. Prayer posture, with hands extended

  • 59. Santa's little helpers

  • 60. Conservative Catholic author and publisher McCaffrey (d.1994)

  • 62. "...cut the clusters from the earth’s ___..." (Rev 14:18)

  • 63. Firewood measure

  • 66. Hebrew letters

  • 67. "___ Procession to the Cathedral" (from Wagner's Lohengrin)

  • 70. Jesus said to be as simple as these

  • 71. Clergy vestments

  • 73. "He ___ himself, then goes off and promptly forgets..." (Jas 1:24)

  • 74. Dudgeon

  • 75. ___ proprio, special papal document

  • 77. Liturgical how-to book of 2003 (abbr.)

  • 78. The E of DOE

  • 79. One who denies Jesus is the Christ (1 John 2:22)

  • 82. Society of African Missions, initially

  • 83. Peace of Saint Petersburg?

  • 84. Father of Shimei (1 Kings 4:18)

  • 85. "For all of you are children of the light and children of the ___." (1 Thess 5:5)

  • 88. First cousin (and half-brother) of Ammon

  • 89. River of Hades

  • 90. Simon of Joppa, e.g. (Acts 10)

  • 91. Prophet or prophecy

  • 92. Execute, in a way

  • 95. Break the seventh commandment

  • 96. Corn site

  • 98. Garden tools

  • 99. Language of St. Maelrubha

  • 100. Encounter

  • 101. "Our Father's ___" (Hahn and Cavins Bible Study)

  • 102. "Casablanca" heroine

  • 103. Catholic celebrities Caviezel and Cummings, for two

  • 104. Coach Parseghian

  • 105. Rue du ___, apparition site in Paris

  • 106. Thurman of "Pulp Fiction"

  • 107. King of Assyria (2 Kgs 15:19)

  • 108. Before, of yore

  • 109. 2013 World Youth Day site, familiarly

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