Herald

[dave1948]

8a Book about one so of Abraham, almost the first 17dn (6)
I?A?E? (17d is Hebrew)

12d Chap's question involved those of State (8)
????K?N?

15a Deacon originally selected for the army, in the ed berets (8)
???M?N??S
diamonds ?

[scorpiojo]

Magic ;o)

[Svejk]

I thought the ed berets were the Shadow Cabinet. ;)

[dave1948]

Scorpiojo is my hero !

[scorpiojo]

...ine

[dannyk13]

Or Heroine even

[dave1948]

Don't do heroine Danny at my age

[scorpiojo]

LOL

[porilo]

How do you get Isabel for 8a? I have Isaiah. Isabel will not fit with 5d. Unless I've done something wrong, which is highly likely.

[Mamyalynne]

What is the clue for 5d?

[porilo]

5d = a deranged drunk, one of two demoniacs Jesus restored (8).

I have GADARENE, which seems to fit with everything else.

[Mamyalynne]

See what you mean and where does 'Isabel' cross that?

[porilo]

Isabel will crosses that at the 2nd letter of GADARENE. So the 2nd letter of GADARENE is the same as the 5th letter of ISAIAH.

[Captain2]

Son of Abraham, almost = ISAA(c), about
One = I

First (letter of 17d Hebrew = H
ISA-I-A-H

[Mamyalynne]

Well done, so the answer given earlier was wrong, sorted.

[Svejk]

If you raised yer Isaiah you'd notice a question mark after Isabel.

[Mamyalynne]

I did see that yes, but didn't see the thread till this evening - always worth a shot, I do it a lot.