| PUSHAROUND | Bully knocked back drink with husband before a set of drinks (4,6) |
| HARRUMPH | Show disapproval when member of orchestra swigs drink with husband |
| DETERIORATES | Put off holding a city before a set-back gets worse (12) |
| BUMP | Volleyball move before a set |
| NIGH | Knocked back drink with hotel close by (4) |
| JOEPUBLIC | Man in the street knocked back drink with melting ice, drinking litres behind bar |
| RUMPUS | Knocked back drink with spirit, engendering furore |
| COWSLIP | Bully knocked over beer, making a bloomer |
| CROWTHER | Dales bully knocked out by Tracy Metcalfe (4,8) |
| JOSH | & 31D Dales bully knocked out by Tracy Metcalfe (4,8) |
| ROUNDROBIN | A set of drinks before a lot of dressing in a type of competition (5,5) |
| MESSAROUND | Behave in a silly way with a set of drinks behind dining area (4,6) |
| SHOPAROUND | Be a smart consumer getting concession when drinking in hotel with a set of drinks (4,6) |
| BRINGROUND | Win over brother with mixed gin followed by a set of drinks (5,5) |
| WRAPAROUND | Hugging wife, knock over a set of drinks |
| FIRSTNIGHT | Play's opening: in the lead, having knocked back drink, Herbert Tree starts (5,5) |
| FAIRGROUND | Fine atmosphere with good set of drinks in entertainment site (10) |
| GROUNDCREW | Good set of drinks by Cheshire town reportedly for aircraft mechanics et al (6,4) |
| QUALIFYINGROUND | Tempering a set of drinks for early stage of a competition (10,5) |
| STICKAROUND | Persist with criticism over a set of drinks (5,6) |
