The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 25,495 - Dec 24 2007

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25 across I can arrange to entertain at children's parties MAGICIAN
Be less reserved and untie one's present OPENUP
Boisterous party in afternoon, or the other way round ROMP
Calculating a pudding mixture ADDINGUP
Charming nobleman of pantomime PRINCE
Chop up bird cooked and eaten at Christmas MINCEPIE
Crooked lad can advise where great treasure is stored in pantomime ALADDINSCAVE
Excitement follows first Christmas party CAROUSAL
Exhilarating - as the Christmas spirit may be INTOXICATING
Gift for people after the party DONATION
Guiding light? CLUE
Highfliers at Christmas REINDEER
Holly's associate in evergreen carol is one of these IVIES
Ignored the position of a snowman? OUTINTHECOLD
Mother saw cook about the first Christmas birds MACAWS
One authorised by another to look around a neat stablemate of Jesus PROXY
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One of the Ugly Sisters refused drink on return GORGON
Part of the Christmas cake pilots try to avoid ICING
Part of the turkey pulled apart, with luck WISHBONE
Robin, in legend, may take this cover HOOD
Robin, sometimes under the weather COCK
Sailor boy in his hammock awaiting Santa? ABED
Snow, sleet or rain indicator? SHOWER
Sport has its day at Christmas BOXING
Suitable tree for Snow White's companions? BONSAI
The present holder STOCKING
Trace where our party is being held ODOUR
Trio with stable bearings MAGI
Urge to open an original Christmas gift FRANKINCENSE
Warming drink that takes some beating EGGNOG
Where to find a tree for the golf club? WOOD
Yule-tide choir provide encore ECHO