| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CAROL | Noel | |
| SANTA | Père Noël | |
| FELON | Loud Noel shook offender | |
| XMAS | Max’s turning to Noel | |
| BLITHESPIRIT | Play by noel coward | |
| PRIVATELIVES | Play by noel coward | |
| COWARDLY | Lacking courage like playwright Noel? | |
| NEMESIS | Not even Noel meets kids’ avenger | |
| ACNE | Fancy Noel even with skin blemishes | |
| NEPTUNE | Oddly, Noel put bunnies on far-off planet | |
| NEARS | Approaches Noel, at risk of being alternated | |
| BLITHE | Sounds like Bligh, the cheerful Noel Coward spirit | |
| ENNOBLE | Confer honour on Ben and Noel by mistake | |
| LEO | Noel not originally taken up ... it’s a sign! | |