| HOLLY | Foliage and berries used for decoration in the festive season (5) |
| ELDER | Hedgerow shrub with flowers and berries used for cordial and liqueur, genus Sambucus (5) |
| HOLLIES | The foliage and berries of which shrubs are used during the Christmas season (7) |
| CALABASH | A gourd that is edible but more often used for decoration, in November the town of Muro, Mallorca holds a fair in honour of one of this family (8) |
| EASTERTIDE | See it rated badly in the festive season (10) |
| SORBITOL | Crystalline carbohydrate occurring naturally in various stone fruits and berries, used in food as the sweetener E420 (8) |
| MINKA | And 14 (GKN) Tom Wozniczka's co-star in the festive 2025 romantic comedy Champagne Problems (5,5) |
| KELLY | (GKN) Tom Wozniczka's co-star in the festive 2025 romantic comedy Champagne Problems (5,5) |
| AWARD | Possibly a fighting decoration in the first place (5) |
| TREES | Festive decorations in the Portree streets (5) |
| SUMAC | Tree of the genus Rhus, with berries used as a seasoning in Middle Eastern cuisine (5) |
| MEDAL | Kind of ribbon used for decoration (5) |
| CREPE | Paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations (5) |
| BADGE | An item studied or collected with medals, orders of merit, ribbons and other decorations in the branch of numismatics known as phaleristics (5) |
| SPRIG | Small shoot used for decoration (5) |
| HENNA | Substance used for decoration at Hindu weddings |
| ALDER | Betulaceous tree whose commonest European species (Alnus glutinosa) has sticky foliage and catkins (5) |
| SLOES | Berries used in liquor |
| INKLE | Linen tape used for decorations (5) |
| QUAIL | This bird's young remain with their parents during their first summer. They eat mainly seeds and berries but also leaves, roots, and some insects. Their flesh is considered a delicacy, as are their eg |
