| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Made a speech without a single drink being started (10) | ||
| Spoke about drink after one began | The Guardian Cryptic | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Started to nag editor crookedly to induct setter | ||
| . Interminable denigration after upheaval began | ||
| Rose and made a speech without a single drink | ||
| Arose, speechified, had a drink | ||
| Came up with | New York Times | 02 Oct 2015 |
| Arose and made a speech, having imbibed one drink | The Telegraph Cryptic | 02 Aug 2015 |
| Came up with | ||
| Created | ||
| Sprang. |