| HASSLED | Possesses a sleigh and is harassed (7) |
| GEISHA | One employed to look after men in college is harassed (6) |
| IMPRESSED | Amazed this writer is harassed (9) |
| LUGGAGE | It's carried on a sleigh (wherein is a joke) (7) |
| MEERKAT | South African animal meat possesses a low rating (7) |
| BESPEAK | Suggest Bill possesses a sixth sense (7) |
| CADENCE | One can cede that it possesses a rhythmic flow (7) |
| SLASHED | Cut the tree into a sleigh (7) |
| TOUSLED | Like one's hair having set out on a sleigh? (7) |
| NARWHAL | An arctic whale, the male of which possesses a long, straight tusk that projects from the mouth (7) |
| SUNSPOT | It possesses a strong magnetic field |
| HARPSEAL | A type of seal, also called a saddleback, it possesses a black harp-shaped or saddle-shaped marking on its back. They are found on or near ice floes from the Kara Sea of Russia west to the Gulf of St. |
| BATONROUGE | In a state, but Oregon possesses a state capital |
| REAR | Where the bag of gifts is stowed on a sleigh |
| GUMSHIELD | Mouth protector is like driving a sleigh through mud! (9) |
| SLAMDANCER | Make fun of a member of a sleigh-pulling team? |
| BOG | Garden, or part of a garden, which possesses a particularly wet soil, favoured by moisture loving plants (3) |
| HASANAXETOGRIND | Possesses a blunt chopper and an ulterior motive (3,2,3,2,5) |
| LHASA | Luxembourg possesses a capital (5) |
| LARYNX | Cat possesses a rare organ for producing sound (6) |
