| EMBERS | Must he open fire in the movie? (6,2,3,3) |
| OFTHESUN | Must he open fire in the movie? (6,2,3,3) |
| LEADENCASKET | In 3.2, Bassanio is the last suitor to choose a "casket." (No, not that kind. It's a chest.) Which one does he open? |
| INGLE | Archaic term for an open fire in a fireplace (5) |
| ONAN | Words before "open fire" in a holiday song |
| STEPHENSONDHEIM | He opens the mind in a creative way, embodying singular genius |
| CLAUSTROPHOBIC | Santa's close to ring covering stove-top -- how must he feel in that chimney! (14) |
| THETA | Must he tamper with letter? (5) |
| HASTO | Must, he ... go (3,2) |
| AMATEUR | Must he always act unprofessionally? (7) |
| TRAPPER | While working, he opens up the gin (7) |
| DRAGONFLY | Fire in the air, in the garden? (9) |
| ASHTREES | Residue from the fire in the forest produces a raw material essential to the hurley industry (3,5) |
| XENOPHOBES | Strange box he opens holds unfriendly specimens |
| ONTHEINCLINE | Leaning on innocent lie, he opens up (2,3,7) |
| CUPSILOVEYOU | Coffee addict's comment when he opens his kitchen cabinet? |
| LIAR | Word rhymed with "fire" in the Pointer Sisters' "Fire" |
| KLEE | His "Fire in the Evening" is in MoMA |
| BEFRIEND | Assist to stoke up the fire in the corner (8) |
| CASHIER | Fire in the vehicle he is running from (7) |
