Saga crossword

[Arabesque]

I only got my Saga mag yesterday and although it's too late to send in the crossword, please put me out of my misery with help with the following:

8D Church ready to adopt New Testament, charm ditching an inward tendency(14)

(I have ?E?T?I?E???I?M)

24A Artist has son going the distance(5) (?U???)

25A Ground rent deposit(4) (?A??)

28A Eager to break tip off sword at induction (7)

(E???O?E)

19D Large bird, jackdaw, over our country fighting kite (7) (R?K???U)

21D Old verse includes hybrid kind of stern (7)

(R???O?E)

27D Cash for a jumper (4) (?U?O) Looks like Euro but I don't know why.

Many thanks

[JerryB]

8D Centripetalism - CE (church) + NT (new testament) + RIPE (ready) + TALISM (charm is talisman without the 'an')

[crofter]

19d is ROKKAKU = ROK + KA (jackdaw) +UK (over)

[JerryB]

28a EPAGOGE (induction) - sword is EPEE, without the tip is EPE, eager is AGOG

[shaneystar2]

21d Rhizome
8D Centripetalism
24a Cubit
28a Epagogue
25a Lava
27A Euro

[crofter]

27d is EURO - you're correct.. It is also a wallaroo! (Hence jumper)

[porilo]

I'd like to know what the Saga crossword is and where to get it. I've been asking for a long time but nobody has replied. Please, someone, kindly put me out of my misery and let me know where to get it. My newsagent has never heard of it. Thanks.

Gregory

[teacher1]

Found your question whilst looking for something else. SAGA is a company set up for the over 50's. It supposedly gets you cheap holidays, insurances, etc., and produces it's own magazine each month. If you apply for any information on their services they send you unwanted material at regular intervals and this includes their magazine.

[Arabesque]

Porillo - Saga magazine can be bought on subscription. They often have special offers (full price �16.95) so don't take the first offer (I've just taken out a subscription for less than �10) Their address is Saga Publishing ltd. FREEPOST CU250 Folkestone, Kent CT20 1BR. Their crossword is one of the best and most difficult and challenging to complete and there's a first prize of �100 - not that I've ever won it!