| ACERBATE | Made bitter - beer a cat might order |
| HOPPER | A young leaping locust; a picker of flowers for flavouring beer; a person who flies from island to island; or, a shaking funnel or chute through which grain passes into a mill (6) |
| LAP | Drink like a cat... or where a cat might nap |
| ACERBATED | Made bitter perfect, judged imbibing beer's head (9) |
| SILL | Part of a window where a cat might relax |
| YARN | A cat might play with a ball of it |
| BATSAT | Plays with, as a cat might a toy |
| SHEDON | Cover with fur, as a cat might a coat |
| CLAWAT | Scratch, as a cat might a sofa |
| PAWAT | Play with, as a cat might a toy mouse |
| HISSAT | Warn away, as a cat might another cat |
| LAPAT | Drink from, as a cat might a bowl of milk |
| ANGOSTURA | An aromatic bark, made bitter tonic |
| ACIDIFIED | Soured or made bitter (9) |
| DEBIT | Made bitter by extent of what's owing (5) |
| BARK | How a dog mistakenly chasing a cat might have an incorrect idea (4,2,3,5,4) |
| UPTHEWRONGTREE | How a dog mistakenly chasing a cat might have an incorrect idea (4,2,3,5,4) |
| HALF | Informal word for a demi-pint of beer; a child's bus/train ticket; a term at Eton College; or, 50 per cent (4) |
| SPRINGAT | Attack as a cat might |
| TREE | Something a cat might climb |
