| GIMLET | A cocktail of gin or vodka and lime juice |
| GIMLETS | Vodka and lime juice cocktails |
| MARTINI | A cocktail of gin or vodka and dry vermouth (7) |
| DRYMARTINI | Cocktail of gin or vodka and vermouth (3,7) |
| ALEXANDER | A cocktail of gin or brandy with creme de cacao and cream |
| SOUR | Adjective for the sharp biting taste of crab-apples, lemons or figurative grapes; or, an acidic cocktail of gin or whisky, swizzled with citrus juice (4) |
| TOMCOLLINS | A cocktail of gin, lemon juice, sugar and carbonated water (3,7) |
| VESPER | A cocktail of gin, vodka and Lillet invented by British author Ian Fleming (6) |
| GORGING | Gulping down a cocktail of gin and grog |
| GOLDING | William the author has top medal and a cocktail of gin |
| SNOWBALL | A cocktail of advocaat and lemonade; a frozen mass pelted in a game; a coconut- or ice cream-covered pudding resembling said missile; or, a boom or escalation (8) |
| TWIGGING | Getting short model a cocktail of gin |
| TONIC | It's often mixed with gin or vodka in a cocktail |
| STINGER | A venom-injecting part of a bee or wasp; a cocktail of brandy and creme de menthe; or, a painful blow (7) |
| FRUITSALAD | A cocktail of berries, "pomum" and other such provender; or, a display of medals, ribbons and other decorations on a dress uniform (5,5) |
| SEABREEZE | A gentle coastal zephyr, blowing inland from the ocean; or, a cocktail of vodka mixed with the juice of cranberries and grapefruit (3,6) |
| RYE | Alternative to gin or vodka |
| ALCOHOL | Gin or vodka, for example (7) |
| JOHNCOLLINS | A mixed drink consisting of gin or bourbon, lemon juice, sugar and soda water (4,7) |
| MACARONI | A measure of gin or a Campari served up for old dandy |
