All the answers have a connection with Christmas. Snake in distress (7 letters). It begins with p. i have several answers but none seem to answer the clue.
All answers contain the letters n o e l 1) Colloquially a dog with a bone(9) 2). Paul thought about how his family might get weary (4,2,7) 3) Might this be a unique common drink? (7) many thanks for... ...
21d Gently prodding Mr Bean's back or other body parts (5) N-P-S There's a fairly obvious answer, the plural of a body part. But I can't see how it's "Gently prodding Mr Bean's back". Can anyone... ...