| LINTEL | Beam over a doorway from which a "kissing bough" of mistletoe can be suspended (6) |
| MISTLETOE | A stormcock-propagated Malus canopy-hosted plant whose evergreen leaves and white berries are symbolic of fertility, hence traditionally forming lovers' Christmas kissing boughs with bay, holly, ivy, |
| MEATHOOK | On which fleshy food can be suspended (8) |
| INABEYANCE | I.e. any can be suspended (2,8) |
| COATHANGER | Garment can be suspended here (10) |
| BRANCH | One of a number of boughs of a tree; or, by extension, a conceptual subdivision of a department, family, group of languages, subject etc (6) |
| BUSHEL | Noel, half cut, under cluster of mistletoe? A few pecks wanted |
| PORTAL | Left twice, passing over a doorway (6) |
| AWNING | Canvas roof over a doorway (6) |
| SPRIGS | Secures pieces of mistletoe (6) |
| CHERRY | Wild -; with heavy boughs of white blossom in the spring and edible fruits in the summer, a native tree of woodlands and old hedgerows, also called gean (6) |
| BOTTLE | Spinner in a kissing game |
| LENTIL | Beam over window for Spooner? (6) |
| DAYDREAM | The - -; Dante Gabriel Rossetti's painting of Jane Morris sitting in a bough of sycamore with honeysuckle (3,5) |
| ALLPUCKEREDOUT | Having a sore mouth from working long hours at a kissing booth? |
| MINCEPIE | Bit of mistletoe, popular piece when drunk ___ a feature of Xmas parties (5,3) |
| DRIPSTONE | A projecting moulding over a doorway to throw off the rain |
| HALL | A room to deck with boughs of holly - a bit of a challenge (4) |
| LASER | Beam over a bar code |
| SPINSTHEBEETLE | Plays a kissing party game that no one wants to be involved in? |
