| CHRISTENED | Officially dedicated, perhaps by breaking a bottle of champagne |
| REACT | Respond by breaking a crate (5) |
| OFTHENIGHT | Nyctophobia is defined by breaking a thing off there! (4,2,3,5) |
| FEAR | Nyctophobia is defined by breaking a thing off there! (4,2,3,5) |
| POP | A sharp bang or crack sound, like that made when unstoppering a bottle of champagne, ginger beer, lemonade etc; any one of said fizzy beverages; an act of pawning; a papa; a pistol; or, a patch of col |
| SALUT | Also known as a piccolo, quarter of a bottle of champagne or wine; or, a large coastal city in Croat |
| PICCOLO | Small flute; a variety of cherry tomato; or, quarter of a bottle of champagne (7) |
| SPLIT | Half of a bottle of champagne, or a Croatian seaport (5) |
| MAGNUM | A bottle of champagne that is half the size of a jeroboam (6) |
| LAUNCH | Ceremony for transferring a ship to water, traditionally with the smashing of a bottle of champagne over its bow (6) |
| CORK | It might be popped out of a bottle of champagne |
| SABERING | Practice of slicing open a bottle of champagne |
| ONICE | Cooling in a bucket, as a bottle of champagne: 2 wds. |
| PUSHTHEBOATOUT | Celebrate extravagantly -- after cracking a bottle of champagne? |
| UNCORK | Open, as a bottle of champagne |
| MAIDENVOYAGE | Single type finds journey is momentous enough to demolish a bottle of champagne (6,6) |
| EMILYBLUNT | She smashed of bottle of champagne and a chair over Ryan Gosling's head during their "SNL" bit |
| JEROBOAM | A 3 litre bottle of champagne (8) |
| MANET | Artist whose painting of the Folies-Bergere features Suzon and details including oranges, bottles of champagne, creme de menthe and a trapeze artist in green boots (5) |
| INAMESS | Being confused, presumably I crack bottle of champagne at boatyard! (2,1,4) |
