| “Adorkable” sort, perhaps |
NERD |
| “Buddy Holly” rock band |
WEEZER |
| “Fighting” NCAA team |
ILLINI |
| “Neon” fishes |
TETRAS |
| “Scram!” |
BEGONE |
| “Sorta” |
ISH |
| “Yeah, dude” |
IDIG |
| “— for Murder” (Hitchcock film) |
DIALM |
| * Flying Yuletide team |
REINDEER |
| * Fourth-day gifts in a Yuletide song |
CALLINGBIRDS |
| * Leafy Yuletide door decoration |
IVYWREATH |
| * Much-anticipated Yuletide visitor |
SANTACLAUS |
| * Phrase from the Yuletide carol “Silent Night” |
ALLISCALM |
| * Plant hung up for Yuletide |
MISTLETOE |
| * Scrooge in a Yuletide classic |
EBENEZER |
| * Time off for Yuletide, say |
VACATION |
| * Warming Yuletide drink |
HOTCIDER |
| * What “it’s lovely weather for” in a Yuletide tune |
SLEIGHRIDE |
| * Yuletide tinsel, ornaments and lights |
TRIMMINGS |
| * Yuletide tree, e.g |
EVERGREEN |
| Actress Reid |
TARA |
| Actress Sorvino |
MIRA |
| Adolescent |
TEEN |
| Alternatives to escaroles |
ENDIVES |
| Apt phrase spelled out by the first letters of the answers to the starred clues |
CHRISTMASEVE |
| Arrive at a stop, as a bus |
PULLIN |
| Asia’s — Sea |
ARAL |
| Astrophysicist — deGrasse Tyson |
NEIL |
| Auction site |
EBAY |
| Aykroyd of “Coneheads” |
DAN |
| Backup strategy |
PLANB |
| Bar brew |
BEER |
| Be a fan of |
ADMIRE |
| Be determined by |
HINGEON |
| Be litigious |
SUE |
| Bedazzled |
AWED |
| Bombardier’s attack |
AIRRAID |
| Book leaf |
FOLIO |
| Brazilian juice berry |
ACAI |
| Brewing fungi |
YEASTS |
| Buddy |
PAL |
| Camping gear retailer |
REI |
| Canadian gas station name |
ESSO |
| Capital of Ghana |
ACCRA |
| Chichi scarf |
ASCOT |
| Chip topper |
SALSA |
| Church cries |
AMENS |
| Chutzpah |
GALL |
| Circle parts |
ARCS |
| Circular square dance maneuver |
DOSIDO |
|
| Conference for UC Davis |
BIGWEST |
| Detested |
HATED |
| Dietary std |
RDA |
| Earthen cooking pot |
OLLA |
| Eat away (at) |
GNAW |
| Edge along |
SIDLE |
| Egg-holding capsule |
OVISAC |
| Einstein or Camus |
ALBERT |
| Empty talk |
PRATTLE |
| Epochs |
AGES |
| Fashion flair |
STYLE |
| Father, to a wee tot |
DADA |
| Fed, e.g |
AGT |
| Figure skater Dorothy |
HAMILL |
| For the stock issue price |
ATPAR |
| Forthright |
DIRECT |
| Group of nine |
ENNEAD |
| High trains |
ELS |
| Honda model |
ACCORD |
| Ill. neighbor |
WIS |
| In tidy order |
NEAT |
| In time past |
AGO |
| Intl. 1940s conflict |
WWII |
| Involving give-and-take |
TWOWAY |