| SWIPES | A slang word for bad beer (6) |
| SHIRTY | Blousy? It's another word for bad-tempered! |
| SHRINK | Word for "reduce, shrivel", as in a head by a headhunter, hence a slang word for a psychiatrist, who lessens or withers delusions of the mind (6) |
| NOZZLE | A slang word for snouts, hence beer-pump sparklers, shower roses, sprinkler heads or other spouts (6) |
| ROTGUT | What is a slang word for cheap, harmful alcoholic liquor? (6) |
| STINGO | Yorkshire __, landmark London pub named for a slang word for strong ale |
| SPLATS | Central wooden supports of chair backs; or, a slang word for asterisks, thought to be due to their apparent resemblance of squashed bugs (6) |
| REBUKE | ... upbraid bad beer outside this country (6) |
| SKUNKY | Like bad beer |
| WAD | A bundle of hay or straw; a roll of banknotes; a large sum of said money; a mass of cotton wool, tow etc for packing or stuffing; or, a slang word for a bun, cake or sandwich (3) |
| STIR | A commotion; a slight movement or sensation; or, a slang word for "jail" that is thought to be a shortening of the Romany for "prison" (4) |
| PEEP | A group of (young) chickens; a feeble sound of a chick; a secret glance; or, a slang word for an eye (4) |
| HYPE | Abbreviation of a name for a hollow needle, thus a slang word for a drug addict; or, advertising, ballyhoo, excitement, puffery and razzmatazz (4) |
| BULLSEYE | Centre or gold of a target; a dark lantern; a humbug-like sweet; an oculus; or, a slang word for £50 (5-3) |
| DIVER | A frogman/woman; a slang word for a pickpocket; or, an aquatic bird also called a loon (5) |
| KIP | Unit of weight equal to 1000lb; 100 Laotian at; Scottish dialect for a pointed hill; or, a slang word for a bed, nap or lodging house (3) |
| GROMMET | A loop of rope; a metal ring lining an eyelet of the same name; or, a slang word for a young or novice skateboarder or surfer (7) |
| DUDS | Word for clothes that has become a slang word for defective things or fizzles such as misfiring shells or dishonoured cheques (4) |
| LEGALEAGLE | A slang word for a lawyer (5,5) |
| CHOKY | A slang word for a prison (5) |
