| Acknowledge nonverbally | 23 |
| "Well, of course" | 27 |
| "Oh, yeah, really?" | 29 |
| "Ob-vi-ous-ly!" | 25 |
| "Like, obviously!" | 28 |
| Tumorous growth sometimes | 26 |
| Small knotlike protuberance | 27 |
| Lack of musical talent | 22 |
| What the unmusical have | 23 |
| Shortcoming for a musician | 26 |
| Opposite of perfect pitch | 25 |
| An absence of musical skill | 27 |
| Absence of musical skill | 24 |
| "Joyeux ___" | 22 |
| Carolers' offering | 22 |
| Christmas card greeting | 23 |
| Caroler's offering | 22 |
| "The First ___" | 25 |
| Time for icicle lights | 22 |
| One of Byron's names | 24 |
| Caroler's rendition | 23 |
| "Joyeux __!" | 22 |
| Song sung on doorsteps | 22 |
| Oft-repeated carol word | 23 |
| Liam Gallagher's brother | 28 |
| Door-to-door December ditty | 27 |
| December doorstep number | 24 |
| "The First __" | 24 |
| Word heard at Yuletide | 22 |
| When to see Nick at night? | 26 |
| When to display une crèche | 29 |
| Time to stuff stockings | 23 |
| Songwriter/playwright Coward | 28 |
| Song sung for treats, maybe | 27 |
| Song sung around Christmas | 26 |
| Santa's time of year | 24 |
| Present time in France? | 23 |
| Period ending January 6 | 23 |
| Liam's brother in Oasis | 27 |
| He's a real Coward | 22 |
| George Gordon __ Byron | 22 |
| Coward in the theater? | 22 |
| Christmas card word, often | 26 |
| Auguste's Christmas | 23 |
| Air that circulates annually | 28 |
| "The First_____" | 26 |
| "Joyeux" time | 23 |
| "Joyeux ___!" | 23 |
| "Frosty" air? | 23 |
| Carolers' selections | 24 |
| Songs sung by candlelight | 25 |
| Silent Night et al. | 23 |
| Seasons of celebration | 22 |
| Offerings from carolers | 23 |
| Much December radio fare | 24 |
| Many mention baby Jesus | 23 |
| Holiday entertainments | 22 |
| Door-to-door offerings, maybe | 29 |
| Carolers' offerings | 23 |
| Carolers' melodies | 22 |
| Caroler's repertoire | 24 |
| Phenomenon of a circle | 22 |
| "___ in sight" | 24 |
| They're not positive | 24 |
| Head-shaking responses | 22 |
| Statements of opposition? | 25 |
| Two-year-olds' chorus | 25 |
| Two-year-old's chorus | 25 |
| Terrible twos responses | 23 |
| Statements of opposition | 24 |
| Some proposition votes | 22 |
| Regretful responses, often | 26 |
| Disappointing R.S.V.P.'s | 28 |
| Contrary-minded answers | 23 |
| Con man's responses? | 24 |
| Column on a questionnaire | 25 |
| What a monkey may see or hear | 29 |
| "See __ ..." | 22 |
| Sartre play set in hell | 23 |
| Warning sign on a locked door | 29 |
| Play by Jean-Paul Sartre | 24 |
| Existential play of 1944 | 24 |
| 1944 Jean-Paul Sartre play | 26 |
| "You cheated!" | 24 |
| Pouty kid's phrase | 22 |
| Words on a diet food label | 26 |
| Welcome words for dieters | 25 |
| Low-cal yogurt descriptor | 25 |
| Loser's catchphrase | 23 |
| Jack Sprat's restriction | 28 |
| Jack Sprat's requirement | 28 |
| Dietary directive to J. Sprat | 29 |
| Type of auto insurance | 22 |
| Like some checking accounts | 27 |
| Like some credit cards | 22 |
| Kind of checking account | 24 |
| Without a service charge | 24 |
| Like many checking accounts | 27 |
| Checking account come-on | 24 |
| Phrase in some apartment ads | 28 |