| MOTHERINLAW | One might visit for the holidays |
| INLAW | Relative who might visit for the holidays |
| ALUM | One might visit their former prof |
| THERENTS | People you might visit for 14-Across, casually |
| ADAYINTHESUMMER | When one might visit 18- or 56-Across, or 6- or 24-Down |
| ASHE | Stadium you might soon visit for the U.S. Open; it's hidden in our six theme entries |
| STAY | Visit (for the night) (4) |
| COMEABOUT | Happen to visit for the purpose of |
| MILKROUND | Yearly visits for the recruitment of undergraduates by large companies (4,5) |
| LANE | Paul McCartney might visit the "Penny" one |
| CROSSCOUNTRYSKIER | Winter Olympics athlete who might visit the resort spelled out in the intersections of this puzzle's nations |
| INMATE | Popular pal is one you might visit in Barlinnie (6) |
| TOTEM | Tribal item you might visit the Met to see |
| ABUSMANSHOLIDAY | Describes old conductor taking time off to take the coach to Kerry for the holidays, for example (1,7,7) |
| DIR | Jodie Foster's gig, for short, for Thanksgiving movie "Home for the Holidays" (1995) |
| CHRISTMASSPIRIT | Enthusiasm for the holiday that falls on December 25: 2 wds. (Theme answer: The circled letters, which move left-to-right across the puzzle, spell a word in the title) |
| FIR | One may be decorated for the holidays |
| NOELS | The French son moves for the holidays (5) |
| PAWS | Santa ___ (nickname for a pet dressed for the holidays) |
| TRIPPER | The one who fell for the holiday maker? (7) |
