| REGICIDE | What that murderous lot in The Palace did about soldier not finishing drink (8) |
| INSHORE | Popular novel about soldiers not far from the coast |
| REGIMEN | Soldiers not finishing diet (7) |
| ADVOCATE | "The weapon of the ___ is the sword of the soldier, not the dagger of the assassin": Alexander Cockburn (8) |
| SANGAREE | Warbled with a lurch, not finishing drink (8) |
| COINCIDE | Correspond with Penny, say, not finishing drink |
| SHINBONE | Body part in rubbish bin - and what setter did about it? (8) |
| KNAPSACK | Pack of soldiers not normally seen at the front (8) |
| WARHORSE | Veteran soldier's not so good without a right hand (8) |
| GIVEINTO | Humour soldier not out in bar (4,4) |
| COMMANDO | Special soldier's not wearing underpants (8) |
| PARAMOUR | Soldier not entirely keen to reveal fancy woman |
| IRONWILL | What that strong minded and obstinate person has? (4,4) |
| TEQUILA | Meal interrupted by writer not finishing drink |
| TEA | Squad of players not finishing drink |
| OFNOTE | Significant number frequently not finishing drinks |
| CHITTERED | What the Twitterati did about the credit (9) |
| REPENTS | Is sorry for what one did about the present (7) |
| AROUND | "What odds!" goes the older soldier: "Not worth a penny in 1127, joined up for 239 more!" (2,3,1,5) |
| INFOR | "What odds!" goes the older soldier: "Not worth a penny in 1127, joined up for 239 more!" (2,3,1,5) |
