| PAPERBAG | Appear drunk clutching book (German) in this carrier? (5,3) |
| FRAGMENT | Poor German in this newspaper piece (8) |
| PORTER | ... and this carrier of ale (6) |
| TUMBRIL | Carton sent for dispatch by this carrier (7) |
| TIPSY | It's up to devious spy to appear drunk (5) |
| SEEDOUBLE | Pick out large drink and appear drunk? (3,6) |
| GENTLEBEN | Bear in a classic children's book (German) |
| NIGHTIE | I get in drunk, clutching hospital garment (7) |
| SORT | Kind to get drunk clutching end of bar (4) |
| DEPOSIT | Drunk, clutching one's back: is one back on the bottle? |
| FRANKENSTEIN | Book German genius missing first international (12) |
| RABBINATE | Israeli PM clutching book took in Jewish master' s tenure |
| GAZEBO | Look old, clutching book in summerhouse (6) |
| ONTHEBRAIN | Another in work clutching book obsessively (2,3,5) |
| HANDBRAKETURN | Clutching book, husband and cad go for a spin in vehicle (9,4) |
| JERRYCAN | Sin ends in tragedy, prophetic in month of Aquarius, say - the Water Carrier? (5,3) |
| DEPARTMENTALISE | Go to dinner, say, clutching book - one's first experience of split up (15) |
| TWINBED | Curled up clutching book - here? (4,3) |
| ORBITED | Frantic editor clutching book went round |
| OBSERVANT | Devout old maid perhaps clutching book |
