| SPIRITLESS | Alcoholic drink having the French investing without enthusiasm |
| ABSINTHE | Potent green alcoholic drink having a high wormwood content (8) |
| ISOTONIC | (Of a drink) having the same concentrations of salts and minerals as in the body |
| LAGER | Drink having the king's backing |
| SCHNITZELS | Head's unwelcome visitors after school: without enthusiasm, one leaves cutlets (10) |
| LISTLESSLY | Without enthusiasm or inclination? (10) |
| ANGELS | Crooks having the French replaced by the Spanish messengers (6) |
| MILESTONE | Distance marker on motorway, having the French character |
| RANKLE | Irritate having the French following status (6) |
| CHASTENER | Disciplining person having another drink, having imbibed quite a lot |
| ABSTAINED | Didn't drink, having retired without disgrace (9) |
| DEWLAP | Given natural water to drink, having excess skin under the throat. (6) |
| SUPPER | Have a drink, having got through with the meal (6) |
| RAPPORT | Standing the usual drink, having a fellow feeling for (7) |
| HALFHEARTEDLY | Without enthusiasm, having only two chambers (4-9) |
| AVIDLY | It produces a volume without enthusiasm or with enthusiasm (6) |
| BORED | Went through with the drill without enthusiasm |
| FLAT | Description of a National Hunt horse race without fences/hurdles; or, of a sparkling drink having lost its fizz (4) |
| SPEAKEASY | Where to drink, having no trouble with 26 (9) |
| PALINODE | English academic, I drink, having gone over poem (8) |
