| TAKETHEPLEDGE | Stop drinking and endure pressure on shelf (4,3,6) |
| BEARUPUNDER | Grizzly, being out of bed and below the spotlights, yet endure pressures (4,2,5,3,8) |
| THESTRESSES | Grizzly, being out of bed and below the spotlights, yet endure pressures (4,2,5,3,8) |
| PLEDGE | Vow to put pressure on shelf (6) |
| SIGNTHEPLEDGE | Vow to stop drinking (4,3,6) |
| NOTBEFORETIME | When to stop drinking in pub? None too soon |
| VAMPIRESWAYER | Person who convinces Dracula to stop drinking blood? |
| GETONTHEWAGON | Stop drinking |
| SLEDGEHAMMERS | Giant nutcrackers found on shelf among those who pretend (6-7) |
| LASTSTAND | Endure and endure, showing resistance to the end (4,5) |
| DAPHNEDUMAURIER | I am hard up and endure being teased as a writer |
| COURAGE | Readiness to face and endure danger (7) |
| STAY | Remain and endure to the end (4) |
| STANDDOWN | Resign and endure melancholy |
| DECOKE | Stop drinking cola and get rid of carbon? (6) |
| GIVEUPTHEGHOST | Stop drinking spirit and die (4,2,3,5) |
| SUPPOSING | What if Oscar and son stop drinking? |
| LUMP | Accept and endure |
| STAND | Rise and endure |
| STANDARDS | Flags and endures a road admission (9) |
