| ROUNDTRIP | Set of drinks, exciting thing in two-legged journey (5,4) |
| BASKETCASE | Mad thing in two containers (6,4) |
| STIFFS | Cheats argue over small things in two seconds (6) |
| THRILLING | Most exciting thing about running water |
| ADVENTURE | Tavern due for renovation? It's an exciting thing (9) |
| WHIPROUND | Party official before set of drinks has collection of money (4,5) |
| SENDROUND | Circulate first of surveys before complete set of drinks (4,5) |
| ROUNDEYED | Detective and director after set of drinks looking surprised? (5,4) |
| ROUNDHEAD | Set of drinks given to leader, Cavalier's opponent (9) |
| GETAROUND | Obtain a set of drinks for travel (3,6) |
| PULLROUND | Recover from extract with set of drinks (4,5) |
| TRIPEDAL | Three legged journey takes deal of arranging (8) |
| HOTSTUFF | Exciting thing, molten lava perhaps? (3,5) |
| DYNAMITE | Diet many reconsidered a very exciting thing (8) |
| BIGDAY | Exciting thing circled on a calendar |
| BANG | Exciting thing to go out with |
| AROUSE | An exciting thing to do (6) |
| TRIPOD | Three-legged journey overdose (6) |
| ROUNDROBIN | A set of drinks before a lot of dressing in a type of competition (5,5) |
| ROUNDS | Sets of drinks bought for all members of one's party; volleys of applause; or, completed circuits of courses in golf or showjumping (6) |