I Cryptic

[racoony]

Please help with 4 down.Clue is :Religious message completed in speech (notice vestments)Answer is 2 words of 8,7 letters.I have PASTORAL ?D?R???.Many thanks.

[pixie374]

Address

[donny48]

pastoral address

[JJ109]

Pastoral Address

[racoony]

Thanks a lot for speedy replies.Much appreciated.

[donny48]

Pastoral = religious , ad (notice) , dress ( vestments)

[JJ109]

Pastoral Address = (Religious Message), Past(completed) Oral (speech) Ad)notice) dress (vestments)

[donny48]

Much better than my parse, JJ.

[JJ109]

Your's was quite sufficient Donny! If your parse had been there when I started mine, I wouldn't have bothered doing mine! Best wishes to you!