The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 27,057 - Dec 24 2012

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A Christmas present drawer DANCER
About the end of December, reached Santa's base GROTTO
By start of evening a Christmas tree may be lit up AFIRE
Christmas spirit always surrounds her RITA
Christmastide presents of theatre seats BOXES
Dead drunk, providing old stories EDDA
Drink -- it's the end of the bird COCKTAIL
Famous play in its second week on January 5th? TWELFTHNIGHT
Fancies outsize tree inside OPINES
Frozen hanger-on ICICLE
Game in crackers is a mystery ENIGMA
I had conducted the carollers, perhaps, but became lazy IDLED
Ingredients relating to cold mince pie RECIPE
It may hold needles on the tree -- but only as a present ETUI
It's suspended just before Christmas STOCKING
Like Idle Jack in pantomime? Definitely not NOTHINGDOING
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One that talks one round to see Handel's Messiah? ORATORIO
Party includes a number in religious group SECT
Pass round a traditional New Year's gift COAL
Presents for ladies are out with some circles EARRINGS
Rip off celebrant out to be the first to decorate the tree in UK PRINCEALBERT
Run out of decorations in packets, perhaps STEAMERS
Stages which will be packed at Christmas PRESENTS
These trees may be obtained from Wilhelmstrasse ELMS
They gave original Christmas presents THREEWISEMEN
They lead the way in the present transport system REINDEER
Tiptoe in craftily to get round robin PETITION
Trim tree finally with attractive result CUTE
Watch punch initially trickle away SEEP
What may be decked, when sun rises, will SHALL
Where Jesus lived is setting up a king ISRAEL
Wrapped gift, being soft on Clare, perhaps PARCEL