| NASTIER | More unpleasant than retsina? Unlikely! (7) |
| TAVERNA | Pub, a place for souvlaki and retsina? (7) |
| WINETASTER | Person with refined palate, not normally wet with retsina? |
| EXAMINE | Scrutinise income taxes without cost? Unlikely! (7) |
| CHATEAU | Loire castle makes some mocha. Tea? Unlikely! (7) |
| CARPORT | Fish ought, we hear, to be in this shelter? Unlikely! |
| APUDDLE | Where we paddle far out? Unlikely! (1,6,2,5) (see 24A) |
| OFWATER | Where we paddle far out? Unlikely! (1,6,2,5) (see 23A) |
| CATTIER | About time row gets more unpleasant (7) |
| DIRTIER | Rejected free bank getting more unpleasant (7) |
| UNCLEAR | You might say Bob on a drop of retsina gets hazy (7) |
| RETAINS | Preserves nastier (anag.) retsina (anag.) (7) |
| NARSTIE | Retsina drunk by Big rapper and TV presenter (7) |
| CARAFES | Places for refreshment collecting empty retsina bottles (7) |
| STAINER | British composer befuddled by retsina (7) |
| SEAMIER | More unpleasant |
| INTEARS | Crying out over spilt retsina (2,5) |
| INAHEAP | Collapsed, buried in retsina, he apologises (2,1,4) |
| ZEALOT | Is he the sort to laze? Unlikely! |
| IMPROBABLE | One problem resolved about a sailor? Unlikely! |
