21Dn Sound of German rising for series of prayers. (7)
DEF = Series of prayers
SOUND = SANE
OF GERMAN = VON
SOLUTION = NOVENAS (SANEVON reversed)
27Ac True struggle disheartened this old union's members (7)
DEF = old Unions's members =SOVIETS
TRUE = SO (sat it isn't SO)
STRUGGLE = VIE
THIS DISHEARTENED = T(hi)S