Seasonal Cryptic Clues

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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. One of Santa's reindeer to arrive on time (5)
-2. Some bread is twisted, we hear (3)
-3. Wise man takes in true place of action (5)
-4. One of Santa's reindeer in front of "Polar Racer", circling north (7)
-5. Seafood splattered Nick's garb (4,5)
-6. Gift wrapper for saint with loop (6)
-7. Sadie restrung lightbulbs? (5)
-8. Quiet tinsel tossing (6)
-9. Crowd where A Christmas Carol might be heard (4)
-10. Mondrian has top-grade artwork (5)
-11. Set fire to land (5)
-12. Celebrity ultimately delivers pitch (4)

7 - ideas -- restrung indicates anagram of Sadie and lightbulb is symbol of an idea

3. stage
sage contains t

1. One of Santa's reindeer to arrive on time (5)

One of Santa's reindeer = Comet (dir)
to arrive = come
on time = t

8: silent (could be listen!)

2. rye - (homophone wry)

12. star

10. Mondrian has top-grade artwork (5)

Pieta (artwork) - Piet (Mondrian) + a (top-grade)

All good solves.

Denis, "silent" is correct. How could the answer be "listen"? That's not a synonym of "quiet" which is the direct. Enlist and inlets are other anagrams of tinsel and they don't work either.

When Mom says "listen!" to kid and means "quiet!";
twas more a joke...

5. King Crabs = seafood - anagram (spattered) of Nick's garb

Fair enough, Denis.

Good answer, Lex.

4. Prancer ( P = Polar? / before racer around N for north

Bernie

Spot on, Bernie!

11. light double def

Illuminating!

I saw the light!!

6. String - St = Saint / loop - ring)

Bernie

9. Mass - double def

Nicely finished off!