The clues or answers are words, names of phases connected with the topic. numbers in brackets indicate the numbers of letters in the answer.
1. They're nuts (8)
2. TV detective (5)
3. Time for a punch up? (6,7)
4. Cheeky accompaniment? (9,5)
5. A poet sit-in (10)
6. Up-to-date at Christmas (7,3)
7.The was (6)
8.Painful sound about a donkey (7)
9. VOROOOOO (4,4,5)
10. Syrian dust-up. (4-2,6)
11. MR Frey's party? (3,5,2,7)
12.They vertical end artfully arranged (8)
13.Fictional Place where it is 'always winter but never Christmas' (6)
14. Set off but short of time(4)
15. Pull the other one! (3,3,5,2)
16. Give an anonymous wrapped gift (6,5)