| CHALKANDCHEESE | The two items traditionally said to be completely different (5,3,6) |
| LUKE | He is traditionally said to be the author of the third and fifth books of the New Testament (4) |
| BOTH | The two items |
| PARSNIP | Traditionally said to be best after the first frost, a root vegetable used for savoury rsti, game chips, sweet cakes or warm salads with puy lentils/walnuts (7) |
| HOLYWEEK | Lead-up to Easter's said to be completely lame |
| HOLY | Said to be completely sacred (4) |
| ABRACADABRA | It's traditionally said to do the trick |
| POLAROPPOSITES | Completely different entities ... or the pairs of indicated words in 3-, 5- and 8- Down, in terms of meaning and location? |
| UNRECOGNISABLE | Nice lounge bars turned out completely different (14) |
| UNCONVENTIONAL | International meeting, say, almost completely different ... |
| REINDEER | Animals traditionally said to pull Santa Claus' sleigh (8) |
| AWHOLEOTHLGAME | Completely different situation |
| RESIDUE | The reeds by the youth centre in the middle of Honiton were supposed to be completely removed, but there's a small amount been left behind (7) |
| LIEFLAT | Be dishonest - dull to be completely on the level (3,4) |
| WICKS | Central cords in the items traditionally made/sold by chandlers (5) |
| SELLER | Artisan who makes the items traditionally stored in a canteen (6) |
| OUTOFSIGHT | Fantastic to be completely in the dark (3,2,5) |
| EUREKA | A word traditionally said upon making a great discovery (6) |
| COINS | Items traditionally cooked in a Christmas pudding |
| CANDLELIGHT | Illumination emitted by items traditionally made by chandlers (11) |
