Drunkard Starts On Tiptoe At First

[satprof]

Today's Alphapuzzle cryptic clue.

[Neveracrossword]

Sot, drunkard, first letters in clue.

[satprof]

Excellent, neveraxword. Many thanks. There are only two 3-letter clues, both ending with the same letter, so you know the number for T. You can then get a big break into the puzzle by finding the only word that combines the T, V (given) and O into an 8-letter answer. More than that & you'll need to wait for mouseymick.

[Dummyfluter]

Confirm SOT - obscure word for drunkard .
Well done to Neveraxword and MC Satprof

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, satprof.

PS I didn't need Sot confirmed, it appears quite often in crosswords and isn't really 'obscure'.

[mouseymick]

Sot .. 1,11,9 and Q is 26.