| FRANKINCENSE | A man to anger with an early Christmas present (12) |
| IDEA | Hide anger with an impression |
| DESIRED | Wanted man to anger detective (7) |
| MYRRH | An early Christmas present (5) |
| THREEWISEMEN | Sagacious triumvirate of early Christmas visitors (5,4,3) |
| PARTRIDGE | Leave top of the range early Christmas present |
| KINGS | Sovereigns given by early Christmas present bringers (5) |
| ANCIENTGREEK | Anger with necktie getting tangled up in tongue (7,5) |
| SHEPHERDS | They tended to be early Christmas visitors (9) |
| BETHLEHEM | Town with many early Christmas hotel bookings! (9) |
| STOPWATCH | With an early example invented by horologist Samuel Watson, a device also called a chronograph for timing races and lap times or "splits" (9) |
| ALPHABET | With an early form known as Proto-Sinaitic script, general name for a set of letters forming a language (8) |
| COMPUTER | Machine with an early form invented by Charles Babbage with Ada Lovelace (8) |
| YOYO | Toy with an early version known as a bandalore or quiz (2-2) |
| GAMBIT | Start to gain range with an early manoeuvre (6) |
| SNL | Show with an early a.m. after-party |
| LARK | A bit of fun with an early riser (4) |
| THREE | Early Christmas visitors in news item here, perhaps (5,4,3) |
| WISEMEN | Early Christmas visitors in news item here, perhaps (5,4,3) |
| CSI | Show with an early episode titled "Crate 'n Burial" |
