| ROYALICING | White topping for a Christmas cake (5,5) |
| SALT | White topping for pretzels |
| CLAM | ___ sauce (red or white topping for pasta) |
| ICINGSUGAR | Ingredient blended with egg whites and glycerine to decorate a Christmas cake (5,5) |
| RIBBON | A decorative strip of gingham, organza, satin, tartan, velvet or other fabric tied around a Christmas cake or parcel, for example (6) |
| ICED | Like a Christmas cake? (4) |
| SWEETONION | Mild topping for a burger |
| VIROLOGIST | Disease expert treated visitor stuffed with Christmas cake? (10) |
| MIXEDSPICE | Quatre epices-like ingredient used to flavour hot cross buns, carrot cakes, Christmas cakes, bara br |
| BAUBLE | From the Old French for "child's toy", a showy trinket or trifling piece of finery; a round shiny glass ornament for a Christmas tree; or, a jester's sceptre in the form of a head surmounted on a stic |
| ICING | Sugary mixture made from a powdered, flammable ingredient - royal for Christmas cakes, fondant for peppermint creams or glace for Christmas biscuits (5) |
| PEEL | Candied for mincemeat or Christmas cakes, the zest of a lemon or the fruit sometimes studded with cloves for a seasonal pomander (4) |
| MTEL | Place for a Christmas card |
| MISTLETOE | Redeveloped motel site put up for a Christmas function? |
| MINCEPIE | Yours truly's keeping epic movie for a Christmas treat |
| MAPLE | Bad choice for a Christmas tree |
| NATALIA | Apt name for a Christmas baby |
| GAVIN | BBC sitcom which recently returned for a Christmas special, _ & Stacey (5) |
| BOX | Container for a Christmas present |
| MOSS | This mat-forming plant is useful for a Christmas wreath (4) |
