The following questions are presented as crossword clues. Some, including the one that appears three times, have more than one possible answer, some are easy, some obscure, some cryptic. The trick is to get all the right answers and then arrange their first letters in order to spell out a seasonal message. A blessed Christmas to all.
1) Fictional newspaper in film comedy about journalism (8)
2) Psalmist (5)
3) Member of the Five Nations (8)
4) Island in pseudo-autobiographical palindrome (4)
5) Fictional setting of allegorical struggle (6)
6) Area of London (7, 4)
7) Mad food (4)
8) Tragic daughter (9)
9) Children’s author David (8)
10) Swiss watchmaker (4)
11) Swiss watchmaker (4)
12) Swiss watchmaker (4)
13) Below the line (5)
14) Self-styled “famous” radio comedy character (6)
15) 17th-century oath (8)
16) Style of journalism not favoured by this paper (5)
17) Classic adventure story (8, 6)
18) A hand in a film (5)
19) Indoor game (9)
20) Menace and boon for restaurateurs (9)
21) Capital city (8)
22) Scene of famous Shakespearian speech (8)
23) Warship (6)
24) Novel by Gore Vidal (8)
Answers below
Answers to our Christmas quiz: 1 Sentinel 2 Asaph 3 Iroquois 4 Elba 5 Narnia 6 Notting Hill 7 Nuts 8 Iphigenia 9 Walliams 10, 11, 12 Oris, Ebel, Rado 13 Dixie 14 Eccles 15 Gadzooks 16 Gonzo 17 Treasure Island 18 Thing 19 Billiards 20 Instagram 21 Helsinki 22 Harfleur 23 Nimitz 24 Williwaw. Seasonal message: In the beginning was the Word
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