Related Clues:

• Took in less than half of 8 down, by the sound of it
• S even comes before this, by the sound of it
• 20 down minus one, by the sound of it
• The sound of a number to finish 9 across
• Of course S even before this, by the sound of it
• Of course, that's the way one dealt with it
• Was not drinking, but took it as a matter of course
• That's past 21 across
• Tightly one over this, by the sound of it
• Swallowed and drunk one over it, by the sound of it
• Took in one of 30 across, by the sound of it, as a matter of course
• Sounds like one over the start of 16 down
• Had, as a matter of course, the sound of the last of 2 down
• Not one over the eight, by the sound of it, of course
• For 27 across S even came before, by the sound of it