| 24 Dec |
XMASEVE |
| A baroness made one blooming scarlet |
PIMPERNEL |
| A plan to get what's precious in layers (9) |
STRATAGEM |
| A river man |
OLD |
| At first in this at first one is on your side |
INITIALLY |
| Concentrated in the past, present or future |
INTENSE |
| Create a strength of character for the future |
MAKEAWILL |
| Done again with 30 across (2-4) |
RESEWN |
| Grow up! That's a difficult one |
TALLORDER |
| Half a horse gets shocked when he gets a little tea |
AGHAST |
| How a girl might greet an engaged signal if she is not buying it |
HIRING |
| If it came to blows, that was not much for a priest with Edward around |
TAPPED |
| It's all right to be on water |
STARBOARD |
| Largely on foot |
BIGTOE |
| Led about to be raised one foot |
LIFTED |
| Let it sound soft and polite |
PLEASE |