| BEERMATS | Cardboard coasters upon which to rest pints/halves of ale or lager (4-4) |
| KNEELER | Bench, cushion or hassock upon which to rest one's genua when in prayer position or weeding, e.g. (7) |
| BEER | Ale or lager(4) |
| BEERMAT | Mad to bet on a mare with a cardboard coaster! (4,3) |
| TWOPENNY | Old school slang for a leapfrogger's bonce or noggin; or, something of trifling value, especially a chew, coin, quart of ale or stamp worth 2d (8) |
| REGIONAL | Local concoction of ale or gin |
| PALETTES | Thin wooden boards upon which to arrange and mix paints; or, the arrays or assortments of colours characteristic of particular artists (8) |
| TRENCHER | A slice of bread or wooden board as a primitive platter upon which to cut food; a mortarboard; or, a digger (8) |
| YARD | A measure of three feet, which is the approximate length of a long glass for holding two to three pints of ale; or, a word for a court, garden or quad (4) |
| LENGTHEN | Limb across base of divan, upon which to stretch out |
| FLAGPOLE | Staff upon which to display or fly colours, ensigns, jacks etc (8) |
| COSTMARY | Herb related to daisies, tansy and chamomile, sometimes used to flavour English ale or dried for potpourri (8) |
| CUSHIONS | Comfortable supports upon which to sit or lean (8) |
| FIRKIN | From "fourth", word for a quarter of a barrel originally, later nine gallons of ale or beer; 56lb of butter; a small cask/keg for the latter, or for cheese, eels, herrings, lard, soap or wine (6) |
| ALICANTE | Getting drunk? I can't with ale or port (8) |
| WATERLOO | Have ale or two, brewed here near Brussels (8) |
| BLOCK | Rectangular packaged portion of butter, cheese, chocolate or ice cream; a model of a head upon which to fashion a hat or a wig; or, a pad of drawing or writing paper (5) |
| MAT | Item upon which to place a mouse, plate or a pint of beer, to perform yoga, to wipe one's shoes or to pray (3) |
| BEARER | A bitter end comes in the clutches of ale or porter (6) |
| ELABORATE | Enlarge on the variety of ale or tea the British go in for (9) |
