| PAYINGFOR | Buying, as at a restaurant |
| TRYON | Test before buying, as clothes |
| TREAT | Haggle over something you're buying as an indulgence (5) |
| SPECIAL | Featured offering, as at a restaurant |
| WAITON | Serve, as at a restaurant |
| ASSISTANTMANAGER | Second-in-charge, as at a restaurant |
| AMBIENCE | Atmosphere, as at a restaurant (8) |
| AMBIANCE | Atmosphere, as at a restaurant (8) |
| CASHBAR | A bar as at a party at which drinks are sold (4,3) |
| CADET | A military trainee (as at a military academy). |
| SIP | Nurse a drink, as at a bar (3) |
| SOLO | Without a date, as at a party |
| SIGNIN | To cause to sign a register, as at a hotel or club (4,2) |
| ODDS | Long ___: a poor chance of winning, such as at a flower show by exhibiting substandard produce (4) |
| TOMBOLA | Lottery in which winning tickets are drawn from a revolving drum, as at a fete etc. (7) |
| CAMPFIRE | A small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp) (8) |
| AMUSEMENT | A mechanical device used for entertainment, as at a fair (9) |
| DJED | Spun records, as at a party |
| KEYNOTE | Major speech, as at a convention |
| MINGLE | Mix with others, as at a party |
