Related Clues:

• Drunk digger was in front
• Preserved in vinegar
• Chose to cross line blind drunk
• Chose to imbibe last of alcohol, getting drunk
• Tool was in the van, smashed
• Preference was first to get drunk
• Cream were first to get drunk
• Chose to swallow litres — to become this?
• The best came first, drunk
• Preserved in e.g. vinegar
• Cream shown in one's cups
• Drunk chose to drink lager at first
• Chose to cross lake, being the worse for wear
• Preserved, though the worse for wear
• Chosen to embrace ultimate in cool, as the Gherkin might be?