It’s not immediately obvious, but The Financial Times is feeling festive today. Here’s their first cryptic crossword clue:
The first word here, ‘demonic’, is an anagram indicator. Can you see what ghost story (the straight part of the clue) is created when you unscramble ‘choir alarms cast’?
Answer: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
See, not as bah humbug as you may have first thought...