| CHAMPERTY | Bubbly unfinished before getting extremely tipsy, which is illegal (9) |
| NOBALL | Head gets above total, which is illegal at cricket (2-4) |
| ELICIT | The Maori, around one fifty I see, returns, which is illegal (6) |
| TWENTYONE | Proceeded to stop extremely tipsy individual reaching pontoon (6-3) |
| CORRECTLY | In a way that is true of cold rector surprisingly getting extremely lively (9) |
| SKINFLINT | Miser's wickedness crushing family - getting extremely fretful and tense (9) |
| MINCEPIES | Festive dried fruit, spice and pastry confections that were traditionally savoury; the eating of which on Christmas Day, according to a myth about Oliver Cromwell, is illegal (5,4) |
| BALLOTBOX | Stuffing it is illegal |
| DECREPIT | Getting on with act unfinished before bed (8) |
| TODDY | Extremely tipsy drinking rum, an alcoholic beverage |
| SATIETY | Full state of composer, extremely tipsy |
| WITTY | Amusing with it and extremely tipsy |
| SATYR | Lecher, extremely tipsy in South African river(5) |
| SOOTY | 6 and his girlfriend extremely tipsy (5) |
| QUARREL | Soldiers left two pints unfinished before argument (7) |
| THRIFT | Prudence - article left unfinished before breach |
| CHANCED | Risked part of church being unfinished before opening of doors (7) |
| PREWAR | Quiet recompense, unfinished before things got ugly (6) |
| RADII | Bones set, unfinished before seventh of operations (5) |
| COVERUP | Hide bay rum unfinished before start of prohibition (5,2) |