| KWANZAA | Holiday celebrated from December 26 to January 1 |
| SALE | Prior to January 1, many stores have their end of .... .... (4,4) |
| YEAR | Prior to January 1, many stores have their end of .... .... (4,4) |
| HISTORIC | Celebrated from Memphis to Richmond (8) |
| HENCE | Some heathen celebrated from this time |
| YULE | Archaic term for the period from December 25 to January 6 (4) |
| BOXING | ___ Day (holiday celebrated on December 26) |
| NASH | New Zealand Prime Minister from December 1957 to December 1960 (4) |
| APE | Is able to take 11 to be eaten with 23 in Swiss region and 26, to be frank (3) |
| DID | Is able to take 11 to be eaten with 23 in Swiss region and 26, to be frank (3) |
| TON | Is able to take 11 to be eaten with 23 in Swiss region and 26, to be frank (3) |
| CAN | Is able to take 11 to be eaten with 23 in Swiss region and 26, to be frank (3) |
| AGES | Anywhere from 26 to 42, for the millennial generation now |
| SPUTNIK | First artificial Earth satellite, orbiting from October 1957 to January 1958 (7) |
| BIAFRA | African republic which existed from May 1967 to January 1970 |
| TIRE | January 9th to January 15th, 2023: Canadian ___ National Skating Championships |
| NFL | Sports group whose regular season runs from September to January: Abbr. |
| CZECHOSLOVAKIA | European country that existed from October 1918 to January 1993 |
| KISSINGER | US Secretary of State from September 1973 to January 1977 (9) |
| EMI | Sex Pistols label from October 1976 to January 1977 |
