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Church Times 29 December 1989 solution

And while there might have been nothing Christmassy going on, all the gospel-writers managed to make an appearance.

 

 

ACROSS

 

1             MITRE JOINT;

6             MARK; 2 mngs.

9             THEOCRATIC; anag. inc. 0 – y

10           JOHN; J o’ H n

12           HARVEST; ha(I)r vest

13           FLAGGED; F lagged

14           WITHIN; WI thin

16           ALIENISM; anag. – t

18           TEAMSTER; a.m. in tester

19           ATHENA; the in an a

22           EXTREME; hidden

23           RETSINA; (c)anister (rev.)

25           MOAB; a in mob

26           DICTIONARY; anag.

27           LUKE; 2 mngs.

28           THREE SCORE; three’s core

 

DOWN

 

1             MATTHEW; matt hew

2             THEIR; the IR

3             ECCLESIASTES; anag. – n

4             ORANTS; or ants

5             NAIL FILE; nail file

7             ALONGSIDE; anag.

8             KINGDOM; kin + anag. + m

11           LAMENTATIONS; t in lame nations

15           TOAST RACK; O a St in track

17           JEREMIAH; anag. inc. e,e

18           THERMAL; hidden

20           ANALYSE; ‘Anna lies’

21           WRITHE; writ he

24           IDAHO; I’d a ho.

 

 
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