| CAPYBARA | Unknown in top pub, a very large rodent |
| OSMOUS | Very large rodent loses tail containing hard, grey element |
| COYPU | Very large rodent from South America (5) |
| BAR | A block of chocolate, gold or soap; a measure in music; a counter in a cafe/pub; a shoal; or, a court of law (3) |
| BEER | Word for a monastic drink originally, now a hopped beverage enjoyed in a pub; a generic name for the malted liquors ale and porter; or, ginger pop (4) |
| PINNACLE | The top pub in the place, perhaps (8) |
| DOMAINNAME | London landmark contains a pub - a medium that's used in networking |
| SPINNER | Possibly top pub, with salesmen put up around it (7) |
| BARNONE | Any number admitted to top pub? Quite! (3,4) |
| ATAPINCH | A regular fixture in the pub - a small measure but only if absolutely necessary! (2,1,5) |
| RECORDS | Guinness World -; conceived in 1954 as a book of facts to solve arguments in pubs, a reference book published annually, often given at Christmas (7) |
| BARCELONA | In city pub, a litre once drunk |
| BASTE | In pub, a steak to moisten during cooking (5) |
| UNFLAPPABILITY | Treated fall in pub (a pity) showing great calm (14) |
| BUGBEAR | Listening device primarily encountered in pub, a cause of horror |
| BARATHRUM | Insatiable person in pub, a drone |
| BASIL | In pub a silly man |
| PHARISEE | Sanctimonious type in pub a Republican, I understand |
| INNAHA | Pub, a hotel, a site of massive Japanese tug-of-war? (2,4) |
| BARGAIN | Special offer makes the pub a profit (7) |
