Sunday World Crossword

[tommiechief]

1 across popular name of a quartet of 17th century historians who produced a famous annals a chronicle of the history of mediaeval ireland,[4,7]---- m-s-e-s,9a,a member of an eastern church that is in union with the roman catholic church but maintains its own liturgy discipline and rite,[5],---t,1 down,fruit custard or blancmange usually thickened with corn flour,[8],----m-r-,2 down,loyalty to the federal union of the united states of america especially at the time of the civil war,[8],----n-s-, thanks anyone

[frugalfred]

2d unionism

[Mamyalynne]

1a Four Masters

[frugalfred]

1a four masters

[Mamyalynne]

1d Flummery

[Mamyalynne]

9 Copt

[Mamyalynne]

sorry 4 or 5 ?

[Captain2]

9 Uniat

[frugalfred]

9a copt?

[Captain2]

Unionist?

[Captain2]

Sorry Fred - missed your post there!

[Captain2]

U·ni·at (yn-t, -t) also U·ni·ate (-t, -t)
adj.
Of or relating to any of several Eastern Christian churches that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church but retain their own languages, rites, and codes of canon law.
n.
A member of any of these churches.

[Mamyalynne]

I like that, I only saw 4 spaces - oops

[frugalfred]

me too, mamyalynne!