| STOCKINTRADE | Gets mostly hung up over Christmas by Buy and Sell? It's what most business people are about! (5-2-5 |
| DWINDLES | Following initial destruction, gale gets mostly lower and dies down (8) |
| THOUGHTFUL | Contemplative, however over time gets mostly thorough (10) |
| ALLEGORIC | Everybody with self-confidence gets mostly well-off, as implied in symbolic narrative |
| TWELVEDAYS | "___ ___ of christmas" by Bob and Doug McKenzie |
| CAERLEON | Welsh town mostly to respond over Christmas coming up |
| POEM | Literary composition such as A Visit from St Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore or Love Came Down at Christmas by Christina Rossetti (4) |
| PHONE | Good Charlotte's "Christmas by the ___" |
| SEUSS | How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. ___ |
| PERADVENTURE | Salesman returned some time before Christmas, by river, perhaps |
| ACACIA | A type of mimosa tree starting at Christmas by a US agency |
| ADVENTURE | It is exciting before Christmas by river (9) |
| NOENTRY | Almost Christmas by November - attempt to stay out! (2,5) |
| TOURTIERE | Meat pie, usually of seasoned ground pork, traditionally eaten at Christmas by French Canadians |
| SWAM | Last Christmas by Wham! Forgotten No. Hit, played at the pool? (4) |
| YULELOG | Unfortunately you'll get mostly chocolate cake over Christmas |
| POINSETTIA | A plant widely grown indoors over Christmas for its red and green foliage (10) |
| LAST | "___ Christmas" by Wham! |
| ADVENTCALENDARS | Items used to count the days leading to Christmas by means of numbered doors revealing chocolates, trinkets or gifts when opened (6,9) |
| ADVENTCALENDAR | Item used to count down the days until Christmas by means of a series of numbered doors revealing pictures, chocolates or gifts (6,8) |
