Across
- 4. A Belgian city grows vegetables (8,7)
- 5. Student in holy order is prickly (5)
- 7. see
- 9. silent, confused and glittery (6)
- 10. Retro binder conceals a little bird (5)
- 14. Goose tripped up catholic miser (7)
- 15. Santa's dubious travel (3,2,5)
- 17. Santa's helpers are just in it for themselves (5)
Down
- 1. Most elite of Christmas foliage (9)
- 2. Happily tipsy (5)
- 3. A gift for now (7)
- 6. Winter festival bizarrely makes southern rams itch (9)
- 7. Initially slow, but currently a cool dude (7)
- 8. It starts with something that's always radiant (4)
- 11. 2 en français (4)
- 12. A girl's song? (5)
- 13. the shower is an expensive beast, we hear (8)
- 16. Sounds like you'll record a cake (4,3)