Bringing Good Cheer solution
by Kegler
As indicated by the phrase LIFTING SPIRITS, the other ten unclued entries are synonyms for "spirit", entered bottom to top.
From left to right:
DOPPELGANGER, DEMON, SPOOK, APPARITION, WRAITH, SPECTER, GHOST, POLTERGEIST, PHANTOM, and SHADE.
Across
| 1 | R(U,L)ING |
| 5 | OPT + I + MA (POT anag; AM rev) |
| 8 | dECO(NOM)Y |
| 9 | PISTOL (PILOTS anag) |
| 10 | NOTIFIES (IF ON-SITE anag) |
| 11 | N + ONETS (STENO rev) |
| 12 | W(A)HINE |
| 13 | AM + Y |
| 14 | LIFTING |
| 16 | E(A)R |
| 17 | GENT (hidden) |
| 19 | fRIGHT |
| 20 | KO + AL + ABE + A + R (OK rev) |
| 22 | wELK |
| 23 | SPIRITS |
| 24 | EWE ("YOU" hom) |
| 26 | PR + OS |
| 27 | PA(W)N |
| 28 | CITED (EDICT anag) |
| 29 | PROP + AGATE |
| 31 | O(PP + ONE)NT (NOT anag) |
| 32 | NOS + H (SON rev) |
| 33 | DIS + TA(S)TE |
| 34 | SOP + HS |
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Down
| 2 | LO(ON)Y |
| 3 | INTEL (LET IN anag) |
| 4 | F,Y + I |
| 6 | PI + SA |
| 7 | AL(B)ERT + A |
| 9 | PEW + I + T |
| 15 | FOLI + AGES (FOIL anag) |
| 18 | TOmS + SPOT |
| 21 | AS(I) + AN |
| 25 | WE + L + SH |
| 30 | cAnNoT |
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