| HABERDASHER | Hard training bear and reindeer for retailer (11) |
| CONTESTANTWORKETHIC | Competitor's dedication to hard training? |
| LAKES | Athabasca and Reindeer, for two |
| STEPDANCER | Raises cats, dogs and reindeer for one of those moved by music (4-6) |
| HABERDASHERY | Horse, dancing bear and reindeer seen at back of toy shop |
| BRRR | I'm freezing in skins of bear and reindeer (4) |
| STOREKEEPER | Spooner's key more expensive for retailer (11) |
| OPENANDSHUT | Straightforward things for retailer to do daily |
| HAYWIOIEARA | Wasteful abundance is hell, although mean start for retailer |
| BOOKSELLERS | What those casting Dr Strangelove did for retailers? (11) |
| PLEISTOCENE | An epoch of ice ages that saw the emergence of woolly mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, musk ox, moose, and reindeer. |
| STANDOFFISH | Aloof, bear and Piscean? (5-6) |
| NEWSAGENT | Fresh herb and books for retailer (9) |
| NORSE | Language of origin for "ransack" and "reindeer" |
| EARNS | Makes elves and reindeer need Santa, for starters (5) |
| CLOGDANCER | Hamper brought by Santa's reindeer for traditional performer |
| DASHER | Christmas reindeer for nipper (6) |
| OCTET | * Santa's reindeer, for example |
| TEAM | Santa's reindeer, for one |
| ELF | Hermey of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," for one |
