| BESTOFFRIENDS | Under the circumstances, better to switch drunk diners, as they're very close (4,2,7) |
| MILK | Beverage known in diners as "moo juice" |
| INTIMATE | Imply that they're very close |
| BFFS | They're very close, briefly |
| AMERINDIANS | People with reservations in the morning in diner, as arranged (11) |
| REDWINE | Drunk diner -- we blame this? (3,4) |
| FRIEDCOOK | Drunk diner employee? |
| ALLTHINGSCONSIDERED | Under the circumstances, I'm open to offers! |
| ASGOODASITGETS | Under the circumstances, the Best Picture |
| EXPEDIENCY | Under the circumstances, it's convenient divorcee heard Jim met Cyndie Cook (10) |
| ASITIS | Edges away from bass with lisp under the circumstances |
| PARFORTHECOURSE | What is normal under the circumstances (3,3,3,6) |
| APT | Appropriate under the circumstances |
| POLITIC | Proper under the circumstances |
| WARRANTED | Appropriate under the circumstances |
| ONLYRIGHT | Solely Tories correct, under the circumstances (4,5) |
| UNLESS | Except under the circumstances that (6) |
| GASMEN | They make you laugh, as they're supposed to check the helium in the air presumably (6) |
| RADIOS | Queen say this in farewell to Barcelona as they're playing the latest tunes for the listeners (6) |
| AHEAD | He'd join the ex-drinkers as they're leading the others (5) |
