| STEEN | 'The Feast of St. Nicholas' artist |
| EMBERDAY | Part of a quarterly Christian occasion of special prayer and fasting, e.g. the Wednesday, Friday or Saturday following the Feast of Saint Lucy (13 December) (5,3) |
| MIDSUMMERSDAY | June 24, the feast of St John the Baptist |
| MICHAELMAS | The feast of St Michael (10) |
| STEPHEN | 26th December, the Feast of St ... |
| PETS | Loved ones blessed at the Feast of St. Francis |
| LAMMAS | August 1 Catholic observance also called the Feast of St. Peter's Chains |
| SHOE | Item of footwear traditionally placed outside to be filled with gifts on the eve of St Nicholas Day (4) |
| CATH | Italian home to the Basilica of St. Nicholas |
| BARI | Italian home to the Basilica of St. Nicholas |
| COINS | Collected in numismatics. metal discs minted from flans which are seasonally emulated as foil-wrapped chocolates in a tradition derived from the legend of St Nicholas (5) |
| MYRA | Ancient Turkish town, home of St Nicholas (4) |
| CANDLEMAS | In Christianity, the Feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of Christ in the Temple (9) |
| MIDSUMMERDAY | Feast of St John the Baptist (9,3) |
| STOCKINGS | Items of hosiery into which small gifts are deposited on Christmas Eve in a tradition thought to derived from the legends of Saint Nicholas (9) |
| TITIAN | English name of the Venetian artist who painted The Feast of the Gods for the Alabaster Chambers in Alfonso I d'Este's castle at Ferrara (6) |
| ESTE | Family of Italian rulers including Alfonso I, Duke of Ferrara, patron of the arts for whom Bellini painted The Feast of the Gods and Titian created Bacchus and Ariadne (4) |
| BOXINGDAY | Feast of St Stephen |
| CHAPEL | Annual Feast of St. Anne island |
| SANTACLAUS | Character who evolved from the gift giving legends of Saint Nicholas (5,5) |
