| PRESENTDAY | Christmas at a time like this? (7-3) |
| IRONY | "At a time like this, scorching ___, not convincing argument, is needed": Frederick Douglass |
| SIP | Swallow a little at a time like wine |
| ATA | Xavier Cugat's "___ Time Like This" |
| LAST | Stand test of time, like this clue (4) |
| LASSOER | Cowpoke, at times like this, seen in focused light (7) |
| SABOT | Shoe, for a time like a spanner in the works? (5) |
| THEPRESENT | No time like it |
| SATURDAYS | It's times like this that you need a stray sud (9) |
| CHASTAIN | Oscar winner who said "In times like this, I think of Tammy" in her acceptance speech |
| NATALE | Christmas at St. Peter's |
| GROTTO | Father Christmas at Burston Garden Centre (6) |
| RECAP | Run over reindeer escaping 'Christmas-at-picknpay' openings (5) |
| RATTY | Name of the water vole in The Wind in the Willows who spends Christmas at Mole's house (5) |
| TOHELLANDBACK | Through a difficult time, like Orpheus (2,4,3,4) |
| GEORGIAOKEEFFE | Painter who said "To see takes time, like to have a friend takes time" |
| OILED | Worked less time, like a well-maintained machine (5) |
| PEARLY | Parking in good time, like a king in East London? |
| IMAGES | I'm here for a very long time like them (6) |
| EARLY | In good time, like a noble fellow (5) |
