| CASPAR | Traditional name of one of the Magi, or Three Wise Men, along with Melchior and Balthazar (6) |
| GASPAR | One of the Magi, along with Melchior and Balthazar |
| MELCHIOR | Traditional name of one of the three biblical Magi, along with Balthazar and Caspar (8) |
| CHESSSET | System regularly adopted by Treasury men, along with the board |
| PERIDOT | Ornamenting the Grand Reliquary of the Magi or Shrine of the Three Kings in Cologne, a semiprecious gem or mineral with an emerald- or jade-coloured hue (7) |
| GIFTS | From Old English for "payments for a wife, dowries" or "weddings", a word for presents, such as the offerings of the Magi or those placed in stockings at Christmas (5) |
| CLASSIC | "The Gift of the Magi" or "A Christmas Carol" |
| IMAGE | Picture of Kairos with Melchior? |
| ALTARF | Traditional name of Beta Cancri, the brightest star in the constellation Cancer |
| ADORER | Any one of the Magi |
| THREEWISEMEN | Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar (5,4,3) |
| MAGI | Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar |
| TRIO | Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar, e.g. |
| WISEMEN | Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar |
| HERBAL | Book about plants devoured by Brother Balthazar (6) |
| ROUSSETTE | A species of fruit bat or flying fox; the traditional name of French white Altesse wine; or, a spotted dogfish (9) |
| ATEOUT | Dined at Balthazar, perhaps |
| ALGENIB | Traditional name of the star Gamma Pegasi in the constellation of Pegasus (7) |
| DUBHE | Traditional name of the star in the constellation of Ursa Major also called Alpha Ursae Majoris (5) |
| BALTHASAR | Name given to one of the Magi (sometimes spelt with a 'z') (9) |
