| DAEMON | Spirit - a small measure fellow's consumed |
| CRUMB | Caught bachelor consuming alcoholic spirit a small bit (5) |
| MENHADEN | Fish - fellows consumed measure (8) |
| ATOM | Patriotism lacks spirit, a little bit (4) |
| ELAN | Spirit a little melancholy |
| FLY | A fast stagecoach; a familiar spirit; a fishing lure; a flap, such as a tent-door or zip cover; or, a dipteran whose figurative presence in ointment alludes to a small but irritating flaw (3) |
| ARIEL | An angel; a demonological spirit; a dorcas gazelle; a petrel, swallow or toucan species; a Plathean poem; Prospero's fairy; or, a Uranian moon (5) |
| LIFT | From "air, sky", a raise/rise; an elevator, escalator or hoist; a feeling of elation; a boost to one's spirits; a shoe's built-up heel; or, a free ride in a car (4) |
| TICKLER | A cane; a dram of spirits; a feather-brush; a memorandum; a trout-guddler; or, a difficult problem, riddle or other perplexing, poking, stimulating, titillating or vellicating person/thing (7) |
| DONATE | Give what a fellow consumed (6) |
| LETTER | A missive penned by an epistolarian; a literal meaning, as opposed to the spirit; a symbol in an alphabet; or, a style of typeface (6) |
| GHOST | A spectre or spirit; a person's soul; semblance; a faint trace, glimmer or vestige; or, a 1990 film featuring the song Unchained Melody (5) |
| SHOT | A gun blast synonymous with conjecture, guesswork or speculation when figuratively undertaken in the dark; otherwise, a dram of spirits; a jab of a drug; or, a serving of espresso (4) |
| FETA | Cheese fellow consumed on the way back (4) |
| MANATEE | Fellow consumed tail of the mammal (7) |
| AIRY | Cheerful fellow consumed brownie (4) |
| UNRIVALLED | Letter about fellow consumed by absurd drivel is matchless (10) |
| ADAMANT | Unwavering fellow consumed by complicated data (7) |
| NOGGIN | A small number finally bring the alcohol, a small measure (6) |
| GILL | A small measure equal to a quarter of a pint (4) |
