| Jump |
LEAP |
| Kin of -kin |
ETTE |
| Letters from school |
PHD |
| Like a decorated Christmas tree, usually? |
BALLBEARING |
| Like some humor |
DRY |
| Like the contents of a gift-wrapped pet carrier, hopefully? |
LIVINGINTHEPRESENT |
| London insurance giant |
LLOYDS |
| Loudness measure |
DECIBEL |
| Luminous glow |
AURA |
| Make a bundle? |
BALE |
| Marshy area |
FEN |
| Mercury or Saturn |
CAR |
| Meyers of late-night TV |
SETH |
| Min. fraction |
SEC |
| Most wee |
LITTLEST |
| Mr. T's outfit |
ATEAM |
| Musical set in Oz |
WICKED |
| Nice dream? |
REVE |
| Noisy shorebird |
GULL |
| Norwegian capital |
OSLO |
| Noted second-place finisher |
HARE |
| NT book before Philippians |
EPH |
| Online chats, briefly |
IMS |
| Org. with Falcons and Ravens |
NFL |
| Oscar winner Hunt |
HELEN |
| Out of practice |
RUSTY |
| Overly |
TOO |
| Parlor piece |
DIVAN |
| Perfect |
IDEAL |
| Perfect example |
EPITOME |
| Peter Fonda title role |
ULEE |
| Portraying Comet's sleigh-pulling partner in the Christmas pageant? |
PLAYINGCUPID |
| Praline nut |
PECAN |
| Pressing need |
URGENCY |
| Proclaim loudly |
BLAREOUT |
| Puts at ease |
CALMS |
| Rude way to describe shopping mall Santas? |
SUBORDINATECLAUSES |
| Ryder Cup org |
PGA |
| Sangria ingredient |
WINE |
| Seven up, e.g |
TIED |
| Shows age, as newspaper |
YELLOWS |
| Skip the formalities, in a way |
ELOPE |
| Slender stemware |
FLUTE |
| Small amphibian |
NEWT |
| Snow-covered home in many Hallmark Christmas greetings? |
HOUSEOFCARDS |
| Some parents |
DADS |
| Soon, long ago |
ANON |
| Stimulates, as curiosity |
PIQUES |
| Superstore with wordless assembly instructions |
IKEA |
| Syllables from Santa |
HOHO |
| Task of untangling last year's outdoor Christmas decorations? |
LIGHTDUTY |
| Telepathic girl in "Stranger Things" |
ELEVEN |
| Tell |
RELATE |
| Throws away quickly, in slang |
YEETS |
| Tizzy |
SNIT |
| Tres menos uno |
DOS |
| TV series based on a Coen brothers film |
FARGO |
| Wallet |
BILLFOLD |
| War god |
ARES |
| Went up a size |
GREW |
| With good judgment |
WISELY |
| Wok, for one |
PAN |
| Wonderland host who says, "It's always tea-time" |
HATTER |
| Word with wind and Wing |
WEST |
| Words in a cocktail recipe |
ONEPART |
| Wrap up |
END |
| Yearns (for) |
LONGS |
| Yoga roll |
MAT |
| __ Jack cheese |
MONTEREY |
| __ pudding: Christmas treat |
PLUM |
| __ valve: heart part |
AORTIC |
