| PRESENTDAY | Contemporary Christmas or birthday? (7-3) |
| CAKE | Dundee, Madeira, Christmas or birthday? (4) |
| GIFT | A present one receives at Christmas or birthday? |
| GREETINGSCARD | Christmas or birthday salutations (9,4) |
| DOUBLEDATE | Twins go out together with partners on their birthday? (6,4) |
| CREPEPAPER | The stuff from which to make paper chains and streamers for decorating Christmas or other celebratio |
| SUIT | Three-piece or birthday |
| PARTY | Word with "political" or "birthday" |
| EVENT | Baby shower or birthday party |
| EMOJI | Smiley face or birthday cake in a text, for example |
| OCCASION | Wedding or birthday, e.g. |
| RUNUP | A period preceding a notable event such as Christmas or New Year; or, a substantial hike in the value or level of something (3-2) |
| ITSINTHECARDS | Likely to be a happy birthday? (3,2,3,5) |
| WREATH | A bank of snow; a curl of cloud or smoke; a circlet of seasonal flora and evergreen foliage hung on one's door at Christmas or set with candles to represent four weeks of Advent; or, a band of twisted |
| TRUNK | A bole or log of a tree customarily burnt in the hearth at Christmas or represented in chocolate as a buche de Noel, for example; a blanket box; or, a travel chest (5) |
| NOEL | Christmas, or a Christmas carol |
| BLESSER | Lolita's Father Christmas or ATM, you might say (7) |
| EVE | Day before Christmas or New Year? (3) |
| INDEPENDENCEDAY | Celebration for us on 18th birthday? (12,3) |
| SEVENTY | Why arrange events for significant birthday? (7) |
