| MITFORD | Nancy -, author of novels Pigeon Pie and Christmas Pudding (7) |
| NANCY | Author of the novels Pigeon Pie and Christmas Pudding (5,7) |
| MILLAIS | John Everett -; co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood whose paintings include Bubbles and Christmas Eve (7) |
| ISLANDS | Easter and Christmas, for example (7) |
| DESSERT | Leave, having eaten the last bit of Christmas pudding (7) |
| RAISINS | Sir Ian's stirred some dried fruit in the Christmas pudding mixture (7) |
| STANNARD | Artist of the Norwich School whose seasonal paintings include Christmas Table, Still Life with Holly and Mistletoe, Basket of Oranges and Christmas Fruit and Nuts (8) |
| ANEXCELLENTCOO | Noise your best kitchen boss keeps uttering after his pigeon pie-making course? |
| CRIME | Queen of -; nickname of Agatha Christie, author of Hercule Poirot's Christmas and The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (5) |
| NODULE | Swelling sign of agreement, and Christmas doesn't start (6) |
| LETSINTHEDOG | "And Christmas just isn't Christmas until someone ___" |
| PAGANS | Source of some Halloween and Christmas traditions |
| ANAGRAMS | "Vicar's themes" and "Christmas Eve" |
| EVES | Nights before New Year's Day and Christmas |
| HAMS | Meats often eaten at Easter and Christmas |
| NOEL | Heteronym meaning both 'common male given name' and 'Christmas' |
| VOUCHERS | Guarantors for competition prizes and Christmas gifts? (8) |
| SEASONAL | Like Easter eggs and Christmas cards |
| EAVE | Spot for icicles and Christmas lights |
| URBIETORBI | Papal Easter and Christmas blessing (4,2,4) |
