| SPARKLER | Hand-held firework used in place of a candle in a celebration cake; or a word for a diamond or a glass of champagne (8) |
| NOTICED | Unlikely description of a celebration cake, it's remarked (7) |
| BEANO | Breaks a bone in a celebration party (5) |
| BURNS | Catches fire in a celebration supper on January 25 (5) |
| SQUEALER | Tell-tale describes type of firework used |
| ROCKET | Firework used by astronauts |
| STUD | Each of a series of fasteners used in place of buttons to secure the front of a man's formal shirt or either of a pair used to attach a collar (4) |
| TEALIGHT | Named for its original use heating a pot of char or "ocha", a little candle in a metal cup for ambient illumination or for use with a fondue caquelon, food warmer or oil diffuser (8) |
| TAPER | From the Latin word "papyrus" due to its use as a wick, a candle in Anglo-Saxon times, later a thin waxed spill; or, a gradual narrowing (5) |
| STUB | The counterfoil of a cheque, receipt or ticket; the remaining part of a docked tail; or, the truncated remnant of a candle or pencil, e.g. (4) |
| WICK | A bit of a candle from a town in Caithness (4) |
| UNITY | What the black candle in a Kwanzaa kinara symbolizes |
| YAHRZEIT | Anniversary of the death of a parent or other close relative, typically marked by the lighting of a candle (8) |
| GUTTER | Flicker, like a candle in Oscar's observatory? (6) |
| TORTE | Rich layered cake of Central European origin in which ground nuts, breadcrumbs etc. are typically used in place of flour (5) |
| QUININE | Ingredient of tonic wine, one of five used in place of whiskey |
| STAVE | Word used in place of "chapter" in "A Christmas Carol" |
| SPARKLERS | Slow-burning hand-held fireworks (9) |
| BLOW | De-light candles in a cake? |
| NINE | Number of candles in a full menorah |
