Across

1 Where St Paul preached at females (6)

5 Like a minister mostly proper with unorthodox style (8)

9 Today’s female saint, the leader for change (9)

10 What Cockney may ’ave in ’is garden for border (4)

11 Price to be paid for getting manors repaired (6)

12 Sheepish noise by this male presenting Arab ideology (8)

13 Composer of religious music to go with creed unintroduced (8)

14 English university has pleasant Christian mother (6)

16 Something in many a church that’s conveyed by music and lessons (6)

19 Torn apart about name making comeback and reluctant to speak (8)

22 Herb has been taken in by Evangelicals (8)

24 Spirit making bishop aroused (6)

25 A barrier made by man in garden (4)

26 Great aid I supply, by the grace of God (3,6)

27 Permit given to Noah’s son in Lincolnshire town (8)

28 Emotional strain shown by holy person about to meet more holy people (6)

Down

2 Eastern school sending Virginia into the acting academy (9)

3 Wandering sheep joining our lot in early church location (7)

4 Biblical king and sage from 1A keeping order (7)

5 Betrayer sins — imp wrecking nonconformist movement (15)

6 Regard me as a friend offering leadership for Muslims (7)

7 Saint must take course of action, then, heading off (7)

8 Word given by seaman at the end of diary (5)

15 North Americans in NT location, one beset by swirling sand (9)

17 That isn’t realistic, Dr Duffy? (5,2)

18 Adversary of 4D had not been well, endlessly upset (7)

20 Bit of trimming on a poet’s tunics (7)

21 Part of book showing cathedral staff (7)

23 How low can you get, Asil? (5)

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