| HOLYTHURSDAY | Ruth's novel set during Christmas and just before Easter (4,8) |
| AWAKE | Up and just before going down? (5) |
| SEASONS | Part one of a way to wish loved ones during Christmas and New Years |
| GREETINGS | Part two of a way to wish loved ones during Christmas and New Years |
| ALONGLONGWAY | Sebastian Barry novel set during the First World War. (1,4,4,3) |
| THEFINISHING | 1958 Ellery Queen novel set during three different times in the 20th century (3,9,6) |
| BANKHOLIDAYS | Vacation in safe places perhaps after Christmas and after Easter (4,8) |
| IRVINGBERLIN | White Christmas and Easter Parade song writer who lived to age 101: 2 wds. |
| CELEBRATIONS | A nice lobster cooked for Christmas and New Year? (12) |
| TORISPELLING | Beverly Hills 90210 actress who appeared in Hallmark Channel films A Carol Christmas and Family Plan: 2 wds. |
| MAUNDYMONEY | Coins distributed by the monarch just before Easter (6,5) |
| HARDBOIL | Cook just before Easter? |
| LENT | Advanced just before Easter |
| DYER | Egg handler just before Easter |
| BIRDSONG | Sebastian Faulks novel set during World War One (8) |
| APASSAGETOINDIA | 1924 novel set during the British Raj |
| AFAREWELLTOARMS | Ernest Hemingway novel set during the First World War (1,8,2,4) |
| THEBELL | Hemingway novel set during the Spanish civil war (3,4,3,4,5) |
| TOLLS | Hemingway novel set during the Spanish civil war (3,4,3,4,5) |
| FORWHOM | Hemingway novel set during the Spanish civil war (3,4,3,4,5) |
