The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 26,744 - Dec 24 2011

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Associate party with enjoyment SIDEKICK
Christmas arrivals may be jokers CARDS
Christmas present drawer REINDEER
Cut the cackle and lend a hand after Christmas dinner DRYUP
Drinking bender ELBOW
Fairy required -- some experience necessary PERI
Four Christmas presents from Carol CALLINGBIRDS
Fruit to come out following the bird NUTHATCH
Gradually, as folk used to travel according to many Christmas cards BYSTAGES
Habits of well-bred wise men? USAGES
Hip crowd diverted by material for a cracker WHIPCORD
I'd look round to see a star IDOL
List of cards initially she'd put together before Christmas, we hear SCHEDULE
Money you give for a present CONTRIBUTION
More than one heavenly sign for wise men of the past ZODIAC
Peels off layers of snow-crystals FLAKES
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Revises match arranged for today CHRISTMASEVE
Singers in church, knocking back port CHOIR
Slow in preparing the birds OWLS
Small boy rejected gift -- it's outrageous FLAGRANT
Some cards four inches high HAND
Suitable tree for Snow White's companions? BONSAI
Therefore during dinner gourmet's tucked in ERGO
They go round in circles distributing cards, losing a number ARCS
Top came off mince pies, tumbled and shattered INPIECES
Toy that will be welcome at the children's party TRIFLE
Turkey wrapper in hamper FOIL
Two presents intended to pacify NOWNOW
Waits for them! CAROLSINGERS
Warning the tree is about to be taken down TIMBER
With respect, Ebenezer Scrooge initially has to pay up ESTEEM
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