| DJINN | Arab spirits a western distillation, we're told |
| LIFT | From "air, sky", a raise/rise; an elevator, escalator or hoist; a feeling of elation; a boost to one's spirits; a shoe's built-up heel; or, a free ride in a car (4) |
| TICKLER | A cane; a dram of spirits; a feather-brush; a memorandum; a trout-guddler; or, a difficult problem, riddle or other perplexing, poking, stimulating, titillating or vellicating person/thing (7) |
| SHOT | A gun blast synonymous with conjecture, guesswork or speculation when figuratively undertaken in the dark; otherwise, a dram of spirits; a jab of a drug; or, a serving of espresso (4) |
| FLY | A fast stagecoach; a familiar spirit; a fishing lure; a flap, such as a tent-door or zip cover; or, a dipteran whose figurative presence in ointment alludes to a small but irritating flaw (3) |
| SHORTS | Drams of spirits; a mixture of bran and coarse flour; brief films; or, a garment worn for athletics, cycling or warm weather (6) |
| EUPHORIA | In high spirits, a Europhile jigging - but the French missed out |
| TENTPEG | Wine and spirits a guy can get attached to |
| ANGELFALLS | Decline to pour into spirits a drop of water |
| ARIEL | An angel; a demonological spirit; a dorcas gazelle; a petrel, swallow or toucan species; a Plathean poem; Prospero's fairy; or, a Uranian moon (5) |
| LETTER | A missive penned by an epistolarian; a literal meaning, as opposed to the spirit; a symbol in an alphabet; or, a style of typeface (6) |
| GHOST | A spectre or spirit; a person's soul; semblance; a faint trace, glimmer or vestige; or, a 1990 film featuring the song Unchained Melody (5) |
| RUMBA | With spirit a sailor comes back to dance |
| PATRIOTISM | Spirit a tom away out of loyalty (10) |
| TOTAL | Entire serving of spirit: a litre |
| UNDINE | Spirit a Parisian gets before feast (6) |
| SPRITE | Spirit a priest may show (6) |
| TRUISM | End of statement is, in spirit, a platitude (6) |
| ATOM | Patriotism lacks spirit, a little bit (4) |
| GENIE | Spirit a German, say, knocked back (5) |
