| BLITZEN | One of Santa's reindeer whose name comes from the Dutch for 'lightning' (7) |
| PRANCER | Name of one of Santa's reindeer (7) |
| BOERS | South Africans whose name comes from the Dutch for "farmer" |
| SLAW | Side dish whose name comes from the Dutch for "salad" |
| SNORKEL | Retractable ventilating tube for submerged submarines, developed from the Dutch snuiver ('sniffer') in the 1940s (7) |
| RUDOLPH | One of Santa's reindeer (7) |
| ECLAIRS | Pastries, named after the French word for lightning (7) |
| ASTBURY | Staffordshire potter said to have masqueraded as a fool in order to learn the craft or secrets of redware from the Dutch Elers brothers, thus setting-up a rival factory in Shelton (7) |
| PRANCES | Gambols, like one of Santa's reindeer? |
| WISEACRE | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| GAS | State of matter whose name comes from the Dutch pronunciation of "chaos" |
| DESTIJL | From the Dutch meaning the style, an abstract art movement founded by Theo van Doesburg and Piet Mondrian (2,5) |
| EASEL | From the Dutch for "donkey", a chevalet, frame or tripod for bearing the burden of an artist's canvas (5) |
| EASELS | From the Dutch for "donkeys", supports bearing the burden of artists' canvasses in studios or en plein air (6) |
| MAELSTROM | Confused state of affairs, from the Dutch for whirlpool (9) |
| SNOOP | Word, from the Dutch for "eat sweets on the sly", meaning meddle, pry, sneak or spy (5) |
| FROLIC | From the Dutch for "merry, cheerful", a word for gaiety, a gambol, a playful antic/prank or a romp (6) |
| COOKIE | From the Dutch for "little cake", a sweet biscuit; a plain Scottish bun; or, a person of a particular type, such as smart or tough, e.g. (6) |
| COLE | Salad dish from the Dutch for 'cabbage salad' (8) |
| BOSS | From the Dutch for "master", a captain, chairperson, chief, employer, governor or other leader (4) |
