| HOLYDAY | Religious festival or holiday (4,3) |
| FIESTA | In Spain, a religious festival or holiday (6) |
| OBSERVANCE | Custom of celebrating/honouring a ceremony, festival or holiday (10) |
| FIESTAS | Religious festivals or celebrations, holidays or carnivals (7) |
| REDCOAT | Mad cadet or holiday camp entertainer (7) |
| EPISODE | "Candy Zombies" or "Holiday Hookah," for "Abbott Elementary" |
| TIDE | The sea's cyclic ebb and flow; an old or poetic word for a fair, festival or season; or, a turning point (4) |
| GALA | Festival or jamboree; variety of eating apple; or, a swimming competition between clubs (4) |
| MERRY | Word that, when paired with andrew, dancers, down, go-round, night or thought, forms a compound noun for a buffoon, the aurora borealis, cider, a carousel, a village festival or a wishbone, respective |
| FAIR | Festival or carnival |
| LUDI | Games, festival; or schools |
| FETE | A festival or feast (4) |
| FEASTS | Banquets; annual village festivals; or, periodic religious celebrations (6) |
| SINGER | Day or Holiday |
| INN | Days or Holiday follower |
| VILLAS | Large houses or holiday homes abroad (6) |
| WISHES | Warmest or holiday follower |
| POSTCARD | Mail Christmas greeting or holiday message (8) |
| VILLA | Country mansion or holiday home (5) |
| ITINERARY | Planned travel or holiday route |
