| MALNOURISHED | Like the children shown by the Ghost of Christmas Present |
| SPIRITED | 2022 musical comedy in which Will Ferrell portrays the Ghost of Christmas Present |
| AGED | Ancient, like the Ghost of Christmas Past, barrel-oaked like red wine, high like a pheasant when hung, matured like cheese, mellow like brandy/rum, all the antithesis of young (4) |
| PAST | The Ghost of Christmas ___ was the first of Scrooge's three spirited visitors |
| PRESENCE | Sounds like something Santa would give to the ghost of Christmas past presumably (8) |
| YET | The Ghost of Christmas ___ to Come (A Christmas Carol spirit) |
| BLACKOFNIGHT | *Backdrop for when the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come appears |
| PRESENT | Ghost of Christmas -; one of the characters in A Christmas Carol (7) |
| ISRAELBORN | Like the children of laborers in Exodus |
| SPIRIT | Word for breath of life; vital principle; the soul; a spectre, such as Dickens's Ghost of Christmas Past; fire, pizzazz, sparkle, vigour or zest; the prevailing cheery, Christmassy or festive mood; or |
| ALCOHOL | The spirit of Christmas Present? (7) |
| PECULIAR | Like the children from Miss Peregrine's home (8) |
| NESTLED | Like the children in "A Visit From St. Nicholas" |
| SOCK | No time for common component of Christmas present (4) |
| GOLDRINGS | Fifth day of Christmas present (4,5) |
| SNOWFALL | Winter feature spells end of Christmas present season (8) |
| COFFER | Opening of Christmas present - something valuable in it? (6) |
| NONCE | Hour to wrap capital part of Christmas present (5) |
| STAGE | Label European placed on centre of Christmas present (5) |
| SNOWMAN | Symbol of Christmas present mother wrapped in tin (7) |
