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.