| POTATION | One draught or another needing a time to drink |
| ATAPUSH | A time to drink up in a hotel if necessary (2,1,4) |
| AERATION | Lawn treatment needing a time to get into ground |
| CHAMELEON | One animal or another needing hour for eating - a very long time |
| LUTE | One instrument or another needing no introduction (4) |
| RUTH | One instrument or another needing no introduction (4) |
| WAILER | Tot needing a time-out, maybe |
| UNLATCH | Open University student needing a time check after noon (7) |
| SLUG | Land mollusc or limax studied in limacology; a draught or gulp of liquor; a line of type in Linotype printing; or, a counterfeit coin used in a slot machine (4) |
| SWIG | To swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught (4) |
| CHEQUER | An old word for a chessboard; its pattern of alternating colours; or, one of the pieces used in draughts or in a game similar to halma (7) |
| SWILL | A large draught or gulp of ale; cheap/inferior alcohol; kitchen slop fed to pigs; or, any liquid mess (5) |
| TOSSOFF | To drink quickly at one draught (4,3) |
| EQUINOX | One draught animal failing to finish a second event in September? (7) |
| QUAFFED | Swallowed hurriedly or greedily or in one draught. (7) |
| TEAPOT | Time to drink up, seizing a source of drink |
| SEABREEZE | Refreshing draught or a fruity cocktail? |
| BOARD | Flat surface on which to play games including chess and draughts, or, a similar wooden structure for slicing bread or serving cheese (5) |
| BOARDS | Surfaces in various forms upon which to play chess, draughts or ludo, surf waves, ride snow, write upon with chalk or "tread" on a stage (6) |
| TRIUMPH | Rejoice! Time to drink one in pub (7) |
