Christmas Cryptics

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These have all been created by a variety of well-known constructors. There may be one or two that we might question, but they're still fun. Please explain all answers.

-1. Delay some of impish elves (6)
-2. A couple of drinks go to your head? (6)
-3. I will wear bell at work (5)
-4. Next, raise stocking to boot (5)
-5. Nonbelievers at robberies (8)
-6. Notice religious building's entry (9)
-7. Stoop over and adjust stocking (7)
-8. Brushed back top of the benches in church (5)
-9. No cooked praline candy (9)
-10. Good man eats little candy (5)
-11. Chords from harp, leading off with two quintets consumed by urges (9)
-12. Beauties sounding chimes (6)
-13. Elves dancing at end of the tube (6)
-14. Prophetic signs: gold, frankincense, and myrrh (8)
-15. Hymn for one group of strangers? (6)

12. belles bells (homonyms)

Ding ding ding!

1. Shelve (answer within the clue) = delay

Bernie

2. noggin
nog+gin

Good solves!

14. Prophetic signs: gold, frankincense, and myrrh (8)

auspices

Prophetic signs = auspices
gold = au
frankincence and myrrh = spices

Good one, CCb!

8. Brushed back top of the benches in church (5)

swept - brushed

back - reversal ind. t(op), pews - the benches in church

Good solve, Sondi!

5. atheists
at heists

Well solved, manxman!

10. Good man eats little candy (5)

Good man = St. (Saint)
eats = Cont Ind.
little = wee
candy = Sweet(dir)

Clever Koala!

11. Chords from harp, leading off with two quintets consumed by urges (9)

arpeggios - chords

arp - from (h) arp (leading off)
10 - two fives (quintets) (consumed by - container ind.)
eggs - urges

Yes, Sondi!

13. Elves dancing at end of the tube (6)

sleeve

Elves dancing = sleev (dancing = anag ind)
end of the = e
tube = sleeve

4. extra (hidden word)
direct=to boot
stocking==container indicator

Excellent solves!

6. Admission = entry - ad (notice) + mission (religious building)

(struggling to participate via Kindle...)

Yay for your Kindle! Good answer, Lex.

9. nonpareil

no + npareil (praline cooked)

Yes, Sherlock!

15. anthem

Yes! One = an, group of strangers = them.

7. Stoop over and adjust stocking (7)

oVER AND Adjust ; stoop = veranda
stocking = indicator, like to stock in ?

You got it, Denis!

"over and adjust" is stocking the direct

3. doIng

You did it! I had "going", but they both work.