Pilgrims Crossword No. 2

Crossword puzzles are one of the most popular forms of puzzle found today. Here is a slightly cryptic crossword puzzle with a Pilgrims theme.

The puzzle

puzzle grid

Across

7.Seventies defender built like a tree (6)
8. Behaviour of group of fans (6)
9. Led the Pilgrims to Wembley (4)
10. Goalscoring goalkeeper (8)
11.Cain or Abel? (7)
13. Ancient aromatic gift (5)
15. Colour of authority (5)
17. Clubcall line plea (5,2)
20. Religious team delivered Trophy knockout (2,6)
21. The first manager of 21 down (4)
22. Has the wheel fallen off our former Unibond League rivals? (6)
23. Star of the fifties sounds quite noisy (6)

Down

1. First name of Boston manager who later took charge of England (6)
2. A Pilgrim (4)
3. City with a pair (7)
4. The base of a tree that is big in Boston (5)
5. Local lad who studied at Evansville, Indiana (4,4)
6. Boston's record goalscorer in league games (6)
12. Local hero from the early sixties (4,4)
14. Blow job for the referee (7)
16. A good striker provides this finish (6)
18. Sky is the limit for this angry former Boston midfielder (6)
19. Football association using defunct airline results in Islamic ruling (5)
21. The other football team in Boston (4)

The solution

Across: 7. POPLAR, 8. TRIBAL, 9. MANN, 10. SIMPKINS, 11. ADAMSON, 13. MYRRH, 15. BLACK, 17. PHONE ME, 20. ST ALBANS, 21. TODD, 22. BARROW, 23. LOWDER.

Down: 1. HOWARD, 2. ALAN, 3. BRISTOL, 4. STUMP, 5. MICK LYON, 6. RAYNER, 12. MICK LORD, 14. WHISTLE, 16. LETHAL, 18. MADDEN, 19. FATWA, 21. TOWN.


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