| HERES | "___ a bottle and an honest friend!" |
| AGUILERA | Christina ---, pop star whose UK No 1 hits include Genie in a Bottle and Beautiful |
| CEZANNE | French artist whose works include a series of "Bather" paintings, Still Life with a Curtain, The Peppermint Bottle and Still Life with a Ginger Jar and Eggplants (7) |
| AND | ". . . ___ a bottle of rum" |
| GENIEIN | Christina Aguilera hit "___ a Bottle" |
| GRADUATIONPHOTO | Pic that might feature a Champagne bottle and a cap |
| PASSERINE | A perching oscine, aka songbird, taking flight from the Latin for "sparrow", from blue tit of milk bottle and robin of wheelbarrow to goldfinch of thistle and redpoll of yarrow (9) |
| ROYALCROWN | Name on a two-liter bottle (and what's inside) |
| ERADICATE | Finish off a cider bottle and put away (9) |
| PUNK | Unopened bottle and a delinquent (4) |
| MOLOTOVCOCKTAIL | What requires bottle and fire for a fling? (7,8) |
| INN | Small wine bottle, and a hint to solving the starred clues |
| GYMBAG | Spot for a water bottle and sweatband |
| MAGNUMOPUS | Large wine bottle and spilt soup presented as a great work of art (6,4) |
| SCREWCAP | On the bottle and always twisted - for those avoiding Cork, it's an alternative! (5,3) |
| BASTE | Open bottle and squander it, losing the head, and pour juice all over the joint |
| BEANS | If you cracked open maracas, you might find dried peas or ___ inside (Craft-y suggestion: If you want to make a pair at home, put a handful of them in plastic water bottles and get shaking) |
| RECYCLINGCENTER | Destination for bottles and cans, and a hint to the word scrambled in each starred clue's answer |
| RECYCLINGCENTERS | Destinations for bottles and cans ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| BLOTTO | Worse for wear after opening bottle and gaming (6) |
