| DIPPER | Another name for a water ouzel; a small cup clipped on to an artist's palette for diluent; or, the Plough asterism (6) |
| LOON | American name for a water-bird also known as a diver (4) |
| DIPPERS | Ladles; snacks such as goujons for dunking in a sauce; water ouzels, the world's only aquatic songbirds; or, assistants historically employed to help bathers in and out of the sea |
| PIET | Water ouzel |
| LOVAT | Rising in the Chiltern Hills, another name for the River Ouzel; or, a muted green colour used for Scottish tweed, moleskins, kilt socks and country knits (5) |
| SCOOP | First a bucket for a water wheel, now a spoon for serving ice cream or a meal; or, a Waugh-like front-page reveal (5) |
| MERLOT | From French patois for "little blackbird", a Bordeaux grape variety, named for its resemblance to the blue-black colour of said ouzel (6) |
| BLACKBIRD | An ouzel or merle esteemed for its mellow song; or, the title of a 1968 song by the "Fab Four" (9) |
| AMMO | The water for a water gun |
| SEAL | Make a container safe for a water creature |
| LOTUS | Is this a position for a water-lily? (5) |
| CRAYFISH | See a chap angle for a water creature (8) |
| SKIER | A thankless task that is right for a water traveller |
| HOOPOE | Bird having ring ouzel's head and eagle's tail |
| BILLABONG | Charge for a water pipe by branch of a river in Australia (9) |
| FAUCET | In U.S. it is a word for a water tap (6) |
| EWER | A showy ornament for a water container so to speak (4) |
| MILLRACE | Channel for a water-driven wheel |
| MAINSTREETS | Routes to work for a water company engineer? |
| TURTLE | Short teetotal rule in play for a water reptile (6) |
