| ABUSMANSHOLIDAY | Typical local jolly for old conductor taking time off with a driver from end of Christmas to Easter (1,6'1,7) |
| DAYTRIP | What might be jolly for workers on the Sun? |
| EIGHTH | Day of Christmas to receive maids a-milking (6) |
| THICKEN | Poultry having time over start of Christmas to get fatter? (7) |
| QUEENVICTORIA | One ITV acquire to play a typical local? (5,8) |
| THEFAIRERSEX | Women, it was said, wrongly taking time off with jilted partner of broadcaster (3,6,3) |
| SOWONESWILDOATS | Two lads in Soweto, getting high after taking time off with girls, finally indulge in excesses (3,4,4,4) |
| SERENE | Calm group taking time off with Frenchman (6) |
| UTILITY | Vehicle invented in Australia and lovingly referred to as a 'ute' - basically a sedan-sized vehicle with a driver's cab, no rear passenger seat and a flat tray for cargo |
| KIDS | It's a carol for all ages: When you sing "The Christmas Song," you wish a Merry Christmas to "___ from one to 92" |
| WHAM | ___ageddon (game where the goal is to make it to the end of Christmas Eve without hearing "Last Christmas") |
| FROGMARCH | It forces one to move forward, mostly from end of spring to St Patrick's Day parade, for one (9) |
| ENCIRCLE | Ring around from end of June to the end of autumn - the theatre should have one (8) |
| WHITEHALL | Screen welcomes box-office success from end of June to end of March in Dublin suburb (9) |
| BUSFARES | The going rates perhaps for what the old conductors used to ask for (3,5) |
| ORANGES | Known collectively as a "pocket", the aromatic hesperidia modelled in chocolate by Terry's, studded with cloves to make pomanders or placed in stockings at Christmas to represent the sacks of coins se |
| GOLFCART | It's driven by a driver with a driver |
| AMOS | Prophet of a second coming before end of Christmas |
| WICKETKEEPER | Cricketer's wife to pass time off with Guardian (12) |
| ORGANISE | Musician having time off with head of enclosed order (8) |
