- STOUT
- Wolfe's creator
- Begin, as a chain of events*
- Pub brew
- Wolfe man
- Backpocket Brewery's "Wake the F Up," for one
- Guinness offering
- Heady quaff
- Porter relative
- Malt brew
- Rex of mystery
- Pub beverage
- Pub purchase
- Pub selection
- Gastropub selection
- Broad of beam
- Draft selection
- Hearty pint
- Pub order
- Writer Rex
- Sturdy
- Thickset
- Bulky
- Pub potable
- Heady brew
- Dark brew
- Resolute
- Heavily built
- Strong porter
- Guinness order
- Guinness, in a bar
- Pub quaff
- Like a little teapot
- Dauntless
- Portly
- London libation
- Robust
- Overweight
- Hefty
- Corpulent
- Like Nero Wolfe—or, his creator
- Heavy brew, and a clue to this puzzle's theme
- Pub choice
- Guinness choice
- Dark suds
- Pub pick
- Dark beer
- Hardy
- Draft pick
- Full-bodied
- Pub serving
- Guinness, for one
- Portly, or porter
- Nero Wolfe's creator
- Beer relative
- Brave
- Too Many Cooks author
- Hearty brew
- Dark ale
- Medal-worthy
- Squat
- Strong ale
- Brewpub offering
- Brewpub order
- Short and __ ("little teapot" description)
- Bulky, as the "little teapot"
- Dark brewery product
- Strong brew
- Pub drink
- Well-known mystery writer.
- Hoppy drink
- Pub pint
- Chunky
- Malty drink
- Physically or materially strong.
- Creator of Archie Goodwin.
- Creator of Nero Wolfe.
- Detective story writer.
- Husky.
- Man of mysteries.
- Name in detective-story field.
- Powerful.
- Courageous.
- Valiant.
- Heavy.
- Kind of fellow
- Stocky
- Heavyset
- Pub offering
- Chubby
- Undaunted
- Resolute or Rex
- Publican's offering
- Substantial
- 1958 Edgar winner Rex___
- Full-bodied ale
- Solidly built
- Guinness, e.g.
- Not exactly svelte
- Kind of beer ... or a multi-word hint to 18-, 22-, 37-, 51- and 57-Across
- Opposite of svelte
- Bar choice
- Solid
- Bar selection
- Burly
- Dark beer variety
- Hearty draft pick
- Of heavy build
- Robust brew
- Alcoholic drink that might taste chocolaty
- Full-bodied beer
- Guinness or Murphy's
- Porter's beer
- Beer type
- Dark beer option
- I'm a little teapot/Short and ___
- Oatmeal ___ (dark beer variety)
- Type of dark beer
- Brew
- Strong and thick
- Bitter alternative
- Black and tan ingredient
- Milk ___ (dark beer brewed with lactose)
- One descriptor for the Little Teapot
- Porter alternative
