| ASHWEDNESDAY | Occasion on which Lent begins, named after a custom of penance (3,9) |
| PANCAKEDAY | Another name for Shrove Tuesday, the last opportunity for a treat before the Christian period of Lent begins (7,3) |
| WISHBONE | A fowl's forked furcula or "merrythought", named for a custom of two people pulling it apart in blithesome divination as a good luck charm; a divided spar; or, a V-shaped element in a suspension syste |
| TOAST | Derived from a custom of adding a piece of browned spiced bread to ale or wine, a drink to someone's health or honour marked by the raising of one's glass (5) |
| TET | Holiday with a custom of planting a tree called a Cay Neu |
| CHRISTMASDAY | Annual occasion on which the Queen addresses the nation in a TV broadcast (9,3) |
| SACKCLOTHAND | Hack and slash at second symbol of penance? (9,3,5) |
| FUNCTIONAL | Occasion on which a student is working (10) |
| GENERALELECTION | The occasion on which all eligible citizens of the country vote (7,8) |
| SHROVE | - Tuesday, occasion on which pancakes are traditionally eaten (6) |
| NEWYEARSDAY | Occasion on which first-footing takes place (3,5,3) |
| OPENDAY | An occasion on which an institution may be visited by the public (4,3) |
| EASTER | Occasion on which to sing the hymn "Up From the Grave He Arose" |
| SIGHTING | Sensing the occasion on which something rare is seen (8) |
| MEAL | An occasion on which food is necessary! (4) |
| FLAGDAYS | Occasions on which donors to a charity in the street receive paper badges (4,4) |
| TRILBY | Popular Victorian novel by George du Maurier, the stage adaptation of which lent its name to a style of men's hat (6) |
| ABSOLUTION | A formal remission of sin pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance (10) |
| HIGHPOINT | A memorable occasion on a trip like a church steeple (4,5) |
| OPENHOUSE | An occasion on which people may visit without prior arrangement, as to view real estate for sale (4, |
