| NASTIEST | Taking a drink in the home is most objectionable |
| IMAGINE | Fancy one taking a drink in the Middle East (7) |
| HANDMAID | Working in the house, is she all fingers and thumbs? (8) |
| DEFLATED | The home is, indeed, airless (8) |
| HOMESICK | The House is upset by a fair amount of the pack - could be a pining to go to the country (8) |
| INTERVAL | Time for a drink in the space between the notes? (8) |
| AGRICOLA | King George I taking a drink out for a governor of Britain (8) |
| RANDWICK | When visiting this village near Stroud, have a drink in the waterside cafe first, then go for a wander around (8) |
| SUPINELY | In laid-back fashion, have a drink in the cathedral |
| NEARBEER | Get close to having a drink in the US (4,4) |
| TOTHEBAD | Going downhill and taking a drink, he got awful (2,3,3) |
| GREENTEA | First of tales penned, author taking a drink (5,3) |
| ADJACENT | Bordering, next to: the house is - to the shops |
| RINGSIDESEAT | Group representing the opposition in The House is closest to the fight (8,4) |
| MAN | "A ___ in the house is worth two in the street." (Mae West) (3) |
| THESTREET | Mae West suggested, "A man in the house is worth two in ..." (3,6) |
| CLASSROOM | Group in The House is childish and is bound to be taught a lesson (9) |
| UFOS | Turns up, most of the seating in The House is for Ulster types regularly seen by conspiracy theorists (4) |
| DRYROT | Wood problem in the house is solved by Dr Troy (3,3) |
| RUINOUS | Ball game in the middle of the home is destructive (7) |
