| HELLEBORE | Christmas-rose |
| PERENNIAL | Plant living year after year such as the Christmas rose, amaryllis, winter jasmine, cyclamen or snowdrop (9) |
| NIGER | Christmas rose is Helleborus ___ (5) |
| HELLEBORUS | The Christmas rose (10,5) |
| HELLEBORES | Perennial herbs of the lily family, such as the "Christmas rose" (10) |
| BRACT | From the Latin meaning "thin plate of metal, gold-leaf", a modified often-colourful leaf such as that of the red or white poinsettia or "Christmas rose" (5) |
| CECIL | (GKN) Poet father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis, whose works include 1962's The Christmas Rose (5) |
| OBRIEN | Novelist and short story writer whose many works include Christmas Roses, The Country Girls, Wild Decembers and the story for children A Christmas Treat (6) |
| WINTERGARDENS | An entertaining place for them to grow Christmas roses? (6,7) |
| DRLFT | Deep wind-driven bank of the cold white matter described in 16 Across; or, a blanket of flowers such as Christmas roses or those in the genera Crocus, Cyclamen, Galanthus or Narcissus (5) |
| DRIFT | Deep wind-driven bank of the cold white matter described in 16 Across; or, a blanket of flowers such as Christmas roses or those in the genera Crocus, Cyclamen, Galanthus or Narcissus (5) |
| TAUTOLOGY | "Rose is a rose is a rose." |
| LENAHORNE | "Honeysuckle Rose" singer |
| EDITHPIAF | "La Vie en Rose" singer |
| LAURADERN | "Rambling Rose" Oscar nominee |
| STAPLETON | "The Rose Tattoo" Tony winner, 1951 |
| HITRECORD | Achievement for Pete Rose? |
| MAPSYMBOL | Compass rose |
| MAYFLOWER | Elaine Rose |
| STEIN | "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose" writer |
