| GLOBULE | Drop litres in mouth before Christmas, when year's out |
| ROCK | Perhaps Hudson is cold in New York when year's out |
| NIL | It's "___ by mouth", before a medical operation (3) |
| ANAPEST | One of four in "'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house" |
| AMERICA | Home to the World 500cc Champion for 13 years out of 16, the last one nearly 30 years ago. (7) |
| MELANIN | Plan to absorb litres in skin pigment (7) |
| ALLEARS | Drinking in two litres in service areas (3,4) |
| TIPPLER | One habitually drinking litres in truck |
| SHELLAC | Varnish - the fellow has two litres in container |
| POMPEII | After year out, south coast team's internationals destroyed City (7) |
| NEEDIER | Slicing top off joint, odd-job man has to take year out, becoming more impoverished |
| OPALINE | Consider drinking a litre in special glass (7) |
| BLENDER | One mixing liquids may have litre in drinking spree (7) |
| CABARET | Sailor replaces litre in Wine Club (7) |
| DILATED | Opened up one litre in old packaging |
| HOUSE | 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the ___ (5) |
| TWAS | "___ the night before Christmas, when all through the house..." |
| SOOTHSAYER | Fortune teller years out after unending calm (10) |
| ANYWHERE | No specified situation when year is out of joint (8) |
| APRILFOOL | In a small pond, picked up litres in wooden butt |
