| MINGY | My consumption of gin, perhaps, is parsimonious |
| METES | Is parsimonious, with "out" |
| SCRIMPS | Is parsimonious |
| MEATY | My consumption of fresh tea is very satisfying (5) |
| GATE | Knocked back gin, perhaps, and last of whisky? Grand! Made short work of scandal (5,4) |
| PARTY | Knocked back gin, perhaps, and last of whisky? Grand! Made short work of scandal (5,4) |
| TOPING | Drinking a great deal of the best gin, perhaps |
| HOPING | Optimistic of swilling gin, perhaps, at the dance |
| TWINGE | Stab of pain? Have a wet - with gin, perhaps (6) |
| MOUSETRAP | Inferior cheese is months old — consume with gin, perhaps? |
| ASSIGN | Distribute gin, perhaps, by a ship (6) |
| SPEEDTRAP | One for the road - a quick gin, perhaps? (5,4) |
| WHITESPIRIT | Colourless gin perhaps used in mixing paints |
| SPIRIT | Tears back to get vermouth and gin perhaps? |
| RUMMY | Like a drink? Gin perhaps? |
| INGOING | Making entry, architect loses heart, needing gin, perhaps |
| BURNINGOUT | Consume gin, perhaps, if getting exhausted through overwork (7,3) |
| PINING | Wasting with gin, perhaps, hurry up in front (6) |
| WAINWRIGHT | He made wagons with raw gin perhaps (10) |
| SPEEDING | Having methedrine with gin perhaps may be breaking the law |
