Private Eye

[Chaseman]

Last two:

7d Forward half of non-drinkers: "Beer's topping!" (5)

A?E?D. The beer should be ALE but can't see it. Non-drinkers would normally be TT but that's clearly not there. Across clue 12a gives the last letter of 7d "D" from Loaded pulped (7) which has to be SMASHED.

18a On a trip, act ***, lacking energy (5) D?P?D. Can't see it but am sure the intersecting letters are correct.

[mallyh]

7d ahead?

[mallyh]

7d A(bstainers) head = top of beer

[scorpiojo]

Doped. What's the missing word?

[scorpiojo]

A(A - Alcoholics anonymous)

[scorpiojo]

.. act ***?

Do (act) pe(e-energy)d

[mallyh]

that's better scorpio x😊

[Chaseman]

Thanks. See AHEAD now. In the other clue the starred out word is *** which apparently is too risqué for the Answerbank! I can see that DOPED means "on a trip" but don't know where the risqué word comes in. 

[Chaseman]

Aaargh! PI••ED with a Double letter in the middle.

[scorpiojo]

Yes, I didn't realise my spelling of it had been censored 🙄

[LudosMoll]

7D A (half of AA, non-drinkers) + HEAD (beer's topping) = AHEAD, or Forward. 

[LudosMoll]

18A

DO (act) + PE(E)D