Were any crackers in time for festivity? (3,4)
I believe the answer is:
new year
'time for festivity?' is the definition.
'new year' can be an answer for 'time' (I have seen 'Time of Epiphany' mean 'new year' so perhaps 'time' could also mean 'new year'). I am not sure about the 'for festivity?' bit.
'were any crackers' is the wordplay.
'crackers' indicates anagramming the letters (informal term for mad).
'were'+'any'='wereany'
'wereany' with letters rearranged gives 'NEW YEAR'.
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for new year that I've seen before include "midnight celebration" , "Period after 31 December" , "Its eve is Hogmanay" , "Time for first-footing" , "Time for resolutions?" .)