| COFFEES | What many need to keep awake on Christmas Eve (7) |
| VALERIE | Girl has struggle to keep awake, almost |
| DROPOFF | Decline to keep awake? (4,3) |
| CAROUSEL | Ride around with learner needing to keep awake (8) |
| AMID | At heart, many need to help out |
| SMOCK | Many need to put a sock in it, or wear it! |
| UPFRONT | Frank's awake on time to welcome brother |
| CADENCE | Charlie has a desperate need to keep opening of chorus in rhythm (7) |
| EREMITE | Essentially need to keep watch over the recluse (7) |
| WEGETIT | "Yeah, yeah, no need to keep telling us" |
| ENDWISE | Doctor needs to keep half-cut wife upright (7) |
| CONTROL | In order to stay an alpha in the wolf pack, it needs to keep the other members of the pack in ___ |
| EXCITED | How kids feel on Christmas Eve |
| YULELOG | Large piece of wood traditionally burnt in the hearth on Christmas Eve (4.3) |
| DIEHARD | Action movie set on Christmas Eve |
| HANDYMAN | Many need a hand to fix it, Mister! (8) |
| TACKLE | Need to keep one's eye on ball to perform this in fishing gear (6) |
| LIELOW | To deceive is mean, but you need to keep out of trouble (3,3) |
| TRAINSET | You will need to keep track to make it work (8) |
| PENCILCASE | What you need to keep writing implements in for science, pal (6,4) |
