| ATTRACTED | Enticed a sober journalist to drink right before work |
| MALAPROPOS | Unbecoming of doctor to consume a drink right before work (10) |
| POURPARLERS | Maybe serve tea milky, to drink right before Royal Society conferences |
| PRESSDOWN | Put pressure on journalists to drink (5,4) |
| DELECTATION | Pleasure ground enticed a lot |
| CALEDONIAN | Scottish accountant enticed a fellow Scot, perhaps |
| TEARDROP | Drink right before operation - doctor's imbibed some salty liquid |
| ALERT | Warning on drink right before the sixth of August (5) |
| REDTOP | Tabloid journalist coming in right before work |
| DROPOFF | Remove clothing right before work? Do this after retiring (4,3) |
| ATTENDANT | The waiter, a sober worker, receiving a tip |
| ATTAINT | A sober type isn't subject to loss of rights |
| TABLET | Prescription for a sober man with a healthy heart (6) |
| AEROBICS | I see a sober approach should be taken to such exercising (8) |
| ATTENDING | Coming to a sober conclusion (9) |
| ALERTNESS | Drink, right away, up to a point, displaying vigilance (9) |
| ONATEE | Where you'll always find a sober golfer before driving off? (2,1,3) |
| OBERON | King of the Fairies, in the main a sober one (6) |
| ATTIRE | Get-up that makes a sober individual rage (6) |
| RATTING | In place of fighting a sober man would choose deserting |
