| ANEEL | "You're as charming as ___" (Mr. Grinch reference, in song) |
| EEL | "You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an ___, Mr. Grinch" |
| CUDDLYASACACTUS | "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"... "You're as ___ ___ _ ___ / You're as charming as an eel..." |
| ACACIA | Tree initially as charming as collection in arboretum |
| ONE | "You're a Mean ___, Mr. Grinch" |
| NUTTY | In the sayings, if you're as mad as a March hare, you're as ... as a fruitcake |
| TEMPTING | Faced up to exercise in middle-age - charming as a result (8) |
| STANK | Word between "stink" and "stunk" in "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" |
| BONNY | Charming - as a city in 29? (5) |
| ICE | "You're as cold as ___" Foreigner |
| ATSO | "I've seen you ___ ___ many Christmas parties." (You're as popular as me practically) |
| ATMYAGE | "When you're as old as me..." |
| MEAN | You're a ___ One Mr. Grinch |
| TIKI | I use the kit and find it charming as a New Zealander |
| AREA | "... Mr. Grinch. You really ___ heel" (2 words) |
| REDDWARF | A couple of days" fighting included in reference in TV show (3,5) |
| VERSE | It might serve as a reference in the Bible (5) |
| CITES | Uses as a reference in a research paper |
| ALI | "It's hard to be humble, when you're as great as I am" speaker |
| USEAS | Say what? You're as much ___ a chocolate teapot (3,2) |
