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I find these tricky but this one looks do-able on first pass.

Thanks to Jono for the sleuthing required to find the PDF!

I have the second "E" clue, and for the first I have a solution word that can meant "say" and 3 letters that can mean "saw" that, jumbled up with the personal pronoun, produce the word meaning "say", but as there is no anagram indicator it feels as if I am grasping at straws. Can anyone tell me if I am on the right track or if the alcohol consumed over Christmas has addled my brain?

Justsolve,
In the first E clue think of say as a homophone indication. Defn is saw as a verb.

Justsolve. Sounds like 'say' I should. Means saw.

Because there are clues in the E and F clues as to orientation I have assumed where to put those.

Rocky, that’s an excellent point. There are indications of orientation in two of the 4 clues (one in each pairing), which resolves the issue Bunty and I mentioned earlier. Good spot.

The way my grid has worked out I only have one place where I can now fit T. Is it an unusual spelling of a drink or have I gone completely wrong here?

Yes rocky ...double L spelling...

Thanks for pointing out the orientations of those i was asking about... all sorted now...

Thanks Bunty and you're welcome. Not a spelling I've ever seen before.

Relatively straightforward and good fun I thought so thanks Kite. FOI was the oriented F clue. LOI was H. COD was P I think with I a close second.

Had a quick look and I don't think I'm going to bother. The first F barely seems to be a word (Google and Wiki don't find it with this meaning; I found it on Chambers, but the definition is very loose), and the G clue is awful.