| TWISTOFLIME | Tart garnish for a drink, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| SPLASH | Soupcon or spot of soda water or tonic in a drink; or, a hint of colour (6) |
| DRAIN | A channel, cullis, culvert, ditch, plughole, soakaway or other conduit; slang for a drink; or, a watercourse (5) |
| LIME | Tart garnish |
| THIRST | Vehement craving, desire or longing for a drink or anything else (6) |
| MOCKTAIL | Nonalcoholic mixed drink ... or a hint to the synonyms found at the ends of 16-, 24-, 37- and 51-Across |
| OUTSIDEHELP | Assistance from a tutor, say...or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| DATACORRUPTION | Reason for a broken digital file, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| ARTAPPRECIATION | Class where you may discover a painter, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| PUNCHINGDOWN | Belittling the less powerful, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| APPLETURNOVER | Triangular fruit pastry, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| MIXEDGRILL | Dish with numerous meats, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| INSIDEMAN | Certain spy, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| WINTRYMIX | Perilous forecast for travelers, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| BACKUPPLAYER | Substitute, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters? |
| LETONESHAIRDOWN | Loosen up, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| CLIMATECHANGE | Presidential debate topic, or a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| BACKBURNER | Low-priority place, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| INSIDELANE | Advantageous position in some races, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
| BREAKTIME | Workplace respite, and a hint to the starred answers' indicated letters |
