| SHORTS | Drams of spirits; a mixture of bran and coarse flour; brief films; or, a garment worn for athletics, cycling or warm weather (6) |
| SALOPETTES | A garment worn for skiing, consisting of quilted trousers reaching to the chest and held up by shoulder straps (10) |
| SHOT | A gun blast synonymous with conjecture, guesswork or speculation when figuratively undertaken in the dark; otherwise, a dram of spirits; a jab of a drug; or, a serving of espresso (4) |
| TICKLER | A cane; a dram of spirits; a feather-brush; a memorandum; a trout-guddler; or, a difficult problem, riddle or other perplexing, poking, stimulating, titillating or vellicating person/thing (7) |
| PEGS | Wooden clips with traditional "dolly" types with which to hang one's drying laundry on a clothes-line; spillikins for cribbage; or, drams of whisky or brandy and soda (4) |
| LAYER | A stratum; one of the thicknesses of ingredients forming a lasagne, sandwich, tian or Victoria sponge, for example; a hen kept for her eggs; or, a garment worn over/under others (5) |
| BROADCOMEDIES | Zany movies, or a literal description of the contents of the spread-out circles |
| APRON | Section either of a boxing ring, a golf course or a theatre stage; or, a, garment worn to protect clothes (5) |
| BMOVIES | Cheap flicks, or a description of answers to asterisked clues? (7) |
| GENRE | Type of spirit - a drop of rum for yours truly! (5) |
| MOVIESHORTS | Brief films before the feature |
| TOTAL | Entire serving of spirit: a litre |
| BOXERSHORTS | Brief films about certain dogs? |
| NOBBLER | One who tampers with a racehorse or a greyhound to thwart either beast's chances of winning; a thimblerigger's accomplice; a briber, filcher, grabber, kidnapper, pilferer or swindler; or, a dram of sp |
| MASH | Malt mixed with hot water to form wort; a warm feed of bran or meal for cattle/horses; a brew of tea; a bungle or muddle; an engoument or crush; or, crushed potatoes, aka champ (4) |
| LIFT | From "air, sky", a raise/rise; an elevator, escalator or hoist; a feeling of elation; a boost to one's spirits; a shoe's built-up heel; or, a free ride in a car (4) |
| LINING | Inner fabric layer of a curtain or a garment; or, brown paper or mull for strengthening a book's back/spine (6) |
| NIP | A chilly or frosty quality; the pinch of biting cold; damage to the edges of tender plants by said frost; or, a small dram of spirits (3) |
| SILK | From a name given by the Greeks and Romans to inhabitants of distant lands, word for cloth/fibre produced in sericulture; or, a garment, such as a KC's gown, made from this (4) |
| SPOT | A bite to eat, dram of drink, drop of rain or other small amount; a pip on a domino; or, a jam, pickle or stew (4) |
