Christmas - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'christmas' is the definition.
(Noel can mean Christmas)

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(Other definitions for noel that I've seen before include "See 7 Across" , "Christmas time" , "Sir - - Coward" , "Feature of last month" , "Christmas, in cards" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Mirror, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the LA Times and The Sun.

'christmas' is the definition.
(synonyms)

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(Other definitions for xmas that I've seen before include "Short celebration" , "Christmas (informal)" , "December holiday..." , "Short for Christmas" , "Christmas (abbrev.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Mirror, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the LA Times and The Sun.

(Other definitions for tree that I've seen before include "Elm, perhaps" , "Ash or elm, for example" , "Box, perhaps" , "Diagram representing different relationships" , "Large woody plant (4)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, The Mirror, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Star Tribune, the Evening Standard, The New York Times, the Penny Press, The Telegraph, the LA Times and The Sun.

(Other definitions for merry that I've seen before include "Fjull of fun and gaiety" , "Drunk - happy" , "Mistresses Page and Ford of Windsor" , "Joyous; tipsy (colloq.)" , "Operetta by 11" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Mirror and The New York Times.

(Other definitions for eve that I've seen before include "Period immediately before" , "One from Genesis" , "Adam's partner" , "Adam's wife" , "See 27" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

'christmas' is the definition.
(synonyms)

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(Other definitions for yuletide that I've seen before include "Present time" , "festive period" , "Christmas period" , "Chmas season" , "time of year" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

'christmas' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

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(Other definitions for nativity that I've seen before include "The Festival celebrating Christ's birth" , "For Christmas" , "Representation of Christ's birth" , "Feast of birth of Christ" , "Festival celebrating the birth of Christ" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

'christmas?' is the definition.
(day for giving presents)

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(Other definitions for present-day that I've seen before include "Contemporary" , "Current time" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

Christmas (4)