| BEARER | A Republican tucked into drink - porter, perhaps (6) |
| STREAKY | Republican tucked into cut of beef, say, ultimately of uneven quality |
| SHERPA | Mountain porter perhaps missing peak badly (6) |
| COOPER | Hutch and Ward running off barrels of porter perhaps (6) |
| BERBER | North African porter, perhaps, half-heartedly doubling up |
| TASMANSEA | A small guy's tucked into drink (a large quantity of the drink) (6,3) |
| RHEUMATIC | Having painful joints, he tucked into drink with a spasm |
| ABLE | Fit bachelor tucked into drink (4) |
| SEPIA | Brownish character from Athens tucked into drink (5) |
| SUNUP | Dawn French for one tucked into drink (5) |
| REBOUND | Be turning up, having tucked into drinks, in aftermath of affair? (7) |
| REPROBATE | Be a porter, perhaps ___ a depraved person (9) |
| BITTERRIVALS | Status of lager and porter perhaps in battle of the beers? (6,6) |
| AIREDALE | Rough-haired dog, one kept by a Marxist porter, perhaps? |
| ALEXA | Porter perhaps cross, meeting a smart home help |
| SONGWRITER | Porter, perhaps, bending strong wire (10) |
| ADELE | Porter perhaps carries case for divine woman |
| RELOCATE | Porter, perhaps, turning up in class move |
| AISLE | Porter perhaps is blocking that gangway |
| FATAL | Thick porter perhaps finishes early, making one late |
