| GETTINGTHESACK | Being dismissed for taking drink (7,3,4) |
| CARRYONESBAT | Be at the wicket without being dismissed for an entire innings (5,4,3) |
| NORTHWARDS | Getting thrown out for taking drinks here (5,5) |
| COALFIRED | Officer casing area dismissed for taking unrefined coke? (4-5) |
| TRISTRAMSHANDY | Round Tabler taking drink is booked (8,6) |
| POPTHEQUESTION | Propose first of toasts "to his queen", possibly, taking drink first (3,3,8) |
| ACTSUP | Goes wrong for stray cat taking drink (4,2) |
| STRIPLING | Lose footing taking drink outside for youngster |
| BEHOLDER | Keep taking drink round for observer (8) |
| COPOUT | Avoid responsibility for police-man being dismissed (3,3) |
| DROWNSOUT | Doctor accepts being dismissed, so stops being heard (6,3) |
| CATCH | Surprise reason for being dismissed (5) |
| CHASSIS | Frame husband taking drink outside (7) |
| ORGIASTIC | Wild dog taking drink, head down (9) |
| RUNNERSUP | Second team taking drink by river (7-2) |
| CAROUSER | One taking drink-driver round roundabout (8) |
| LADETTE | Binge drinker, perhaps, extremely demonstrative, taking drink outside (7) |
| NEPENTHE | Article by northeast writer taking drink to drown sorrows (8) |
| BECKER | Tennis champ once taking drink without cake, oddly (6) |
| DALE | Daughter taking drink to valley |
