| SITTIGHT | First sign of silly Italian getting drunk? Don't move! |
| STALE | First sign of silly story that's outdated (5) |
| TIMID | Afraid to send up silly Italian (5) |
| MANESKIN | Preposterously silly Italian glam band with the 2021 hit "Beggin'" |
| DEEPFREEZE | Appliance difficult to fathom? Don't move! |
| THEMORNINGAFTER | Consequence of a night of merriment when I'm out getting drunk? (3,7,5) |
| ENFILADE | Ale fiend getting drunk? It's a number of shots |
| BEERGARDEN | Where there's an outside change of getting drunk? (4,6) |
| LISTEN | Catches the Italian getting up to tune in (6) |
| NEAPOLITAN | Drunken Italian getting into a plane (10) |
| UPSTICKS | Move to London? Don't move south |
| STRING | Word for a filing cord, hypothetical thread of matter, rope of pearls, strip of "silly" aerosol foam, tough fibre of a French bean, twanging wire of catgut or other line, filament, strand or twine (6) |
| RUBELLA | Nearly execute beautiful Italian getting disease |
| HOLDTIGHT | Keep getting drunk? Now hang on! (4,5) |
| EMOTIONAL | Tired with this, suggested getting drunk? (9) |
| CAFENOIR | Love having one in France after getting drunk? (4,4) |
| RESTRICTIONS | Getting drunk ? it's rectors in bars (12) |
| ALICANTE | Getting drunk? I can't with ale or port (8) |
| CHRYSAROBIN | His bar crony getting drunk? This could clean him out |
| KNOTWEED | Plant is week ? don't move (8) |
