| TAKEATIPFROMME | Have one of my gifts, and allow me to give you some advice (4,1,3,4,2) |
| IHID | Q. "Where are my gifts?" A. "_ ___ them, your party is supposed to be a surprise." |
| LINGUIST | He's liable to give you some tongue! (8) |
| POINTER | He aims to give you some useful information (7) |
| HERESATIP | "Let me give you some advice . . ." |
| FERMOR | Last name of the travel writer who recounted his journey by foot from the Hook of Holland to Istanbul aged 18 in the books A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water (6) |
| IMNODOCTOR | "No degree needed for me to give THIS medical advice ..." |
| PARTY | You might have one of these gatherings of friends to celebrate your birthday (5) |
| COINCOLLECTIONS | You need a lot of money to have one of these! (4,11) |
| MIND | Is one determined to have one of one's own? (4) |
| SOLACE | So it's pretty and may give you some comfort (6) |
| PULSE | Peas, beans, etc. can give you some sign of life (5) |
| HERESWHY | "Allow me to explain," and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| ELIE | Author Mystal of "Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution" |
| SEE | Get me to give an interview to (3) |
| SIESTA | If you are lucky, you may be able to have one of these after lunch on Christmas Day. (6) |
| PLEA | (OBC) "Love to God and all men,/Love for - and gift and sign" (4) |
| DOLLAR | You need 100 cents to have one of these (6) |
| SHUFTI | Higgledy-piggledy huts if you have one of these. Have a look! (6) |
| DAD | He"ll give you some good advice (3) |
