| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NOEL | Xmas | |
| EVE | Xmas ... | |
| YULETIDE | Xmas | |
| YULE | Xmas period | |
| SANTA | Father Xmas | |
| CAROL | Xmas song | |
| EGGNOG | Xmas drink | |
| PINECONE | Xmas wreath nut | |
| PINECONES | Xmas wreath nuts | |
| TRIMS | Decorates (Xmas tree) | |
| CRANBERRY | Xmas sauce fruit | |
| THREEPENCE | Xmas pudding coin | |
| DRESS | Decorate (Xmas tree) | |
| ROASTTURKEY | Baked Xmas bird | |
| BAUBLES | Xmas tree balls | |
| GINGERBREAD | Xmas treat, ... house | |
| ELMS | Even real Xmas trees | |
| POINSETTIA | Showy red Xmas shrub | |
| EXAMS | Tests Xmas pie after nip of eggnog | |
| ENIGMA | The centres of bent sign “Xmas Puzzle” | |