| HOTTENTOT | African who provides a warming drink about ten |
| HOTCHOCOLATE | A floribunda rose with russet brown flowers - provides a warming cocoa drink (3,9) |
| DEANELGAR | South African who carried his bat in a 2018 Test against Australia (4,5) |
| NEGUS | Referred to in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, a warming drink of port or wine mixed with hot water, lemons, oranges, spices and sugar (5) |
| EGGNOG | A warming drink, for example -- good number had before start of game (6) |
| POSSET | So step out for a warming drink |
| COCOA | Colorado company beginning to advertise a warming drink (5) |
| TODDY | Get a warming drink to Doctor of Divinity and the youth leader (5) |
| APPORTION | Give out a soft drink about start of race |
| PINEAPPLE | Long drink -about 2p . . . . (9) |
| POOLTABLE | Pub regular fit to drink about zero litres! |
| SPARKLING | Alcoholic drink about to stop showing effervescence |
| KITCHENER | Field marshal supplied clothing, food and drink about middle of month |
| AXLE | Pivot is to get drink about ten (4) |
| SPIN | --- doctor, person who provides a favourable slant to a news item, policy etc on behalf of a public figure or political party (4) |
| DOCTOR | Person who provides a favourable slant to a news item, policy, etc, especially on behalf of a political party (4,6) |
| COMMENTATOR | Person who provides a spoken description, especially of a sporting event (11) |
| ELF | One who provides a little help during the holidays |
| NARRATOR | One who provides a commentary (8) |
| HOTTENTOTT | Some South African people take warm drinks about ten (10) |
