Quotations are from The Vulgate of St Jerome
Across
1 Et dixit ____ extende manum tuam in caelum ut fiat grando in universa terra
Aegypti [Ex 9:22] (7,2,5)
10 Ut Core pereunte ____ illius non perirent [Num 26:11] (5)
11 Quis nos ____ a caritate Christi tribulatio [Rom 8:35] (9)
12 Et facta est veritas in oblivione et qui recessit a malo ____ patuit [Is
59:15] (7)
13 Et haec nomina filiorum Aaron primogenitus eius Nadab dein Abiu et Eleazar
et ____ [Num 3:2] (7)
14 Qui ____ vultum solii sui et expandit super illud nebulam suam [Job 26:9]
(5)
16 Raising me could cause headaches (9)
19 Praecipe filiis Israhel et dic ad ____ transieritis Iordanem intrantes
terram Chanaan [Num 33:51] (3,6)
20 An old milkman perhaps, one getting involved with bird (5)
22 Omnis etiam frugum abundantia in singulis ____ condita est [Gen 41:48]
(7)
25 Eg what can be seen here (7)
27 Respiciensque uxor eius post se versa est ____ salis [Gen 19:26] (2,7)
28 Number's not odd. It is! (5)
29 Disperdite cunctos habitatores regionis illius confringite titulos et
statuas comminuite atque omnia ____ [Num 33:52] (7,7)
Down
2 Anoint quiet saint (having head lowered) with colours? (3,6)
3 One cover includes a long, ancient poem (5)
4 Chap found under overcoat, someone from Belfast? (9)
5 Defensive support from a very quiet unit, even parts of that are ignored
(5)
6 Hear charm without restraint from frisky critter (5,4)
7 Immunizing fluid is essentially black, not right for a hair or skin lubricant
(5)
8 Saunter drunkenly with certain characteristics (7)
9 Going to gently knock over what's perfectly well known (3,3)
15 Part of a digital attachment, a small sketch (9)
17 Respondit Iesus si ego glorifico me ipsum ____ nihil est est Pater meus
qui glorificat me quem vos dicitis quia Deus noster est [John 8:54] (6,3)
18 Abiit ille homo et ____ Iudaeis quia Iesus esset qui fecit eum sanum [John
5:15] (9)
19 Just like the Scarlet Pimpernel? Only lacking unknown cronies at first
(7)
21 Eo quoque tempore cum ____ in Silo nullus ex eis ibi reppertus est [Judges
21:9] (6)
23 Plain and simple language (5)
24 Breathing apparatus initially secured on Caribbean island (5)
26 Quid ergo dicemus numquid iniquitas apud Deum ____ [Rom 9:14] (5)
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