| LOCKS | 'Staircases' on the Leicester branch of the Grand Union Canal (6,5) |
| FOXTON | 'Staircases' on the Leicester branch of the Grand Union Canal (6,5) |
| WATFORD | Herts. town on the Grand Union Canal (7) |
| COMPANIONS | Friends find ways to reach staircases on board ship (10) |
| SOAR | River joining the Grand Union in Leicester (*oars) (4) |
| CANAL | The Grand Union, say? (5) |
| INSTEP | Sounds like it's inside the staircase on foot (6) |
| COMPANIONWAY | Built a staircase on board, in the main (9-3) |
| JESSOP | William ___, 18th and 19th-century civil engineer whose projects include the Grand Junction (now Grand Union) Canal (6) |
| RISINGSUN | CAMRA accredited pub on Grand Union Canal (6,3) |
| LEICESTER | East Midlands city where River Soar joins Grand Union Canal (9) |
| NENE | Fenland river linking Grand Union canal to Great Ouse (4) |
| HARRYPOTTER | This book/movie character's school features moving staircases |
| BUNBURY | Village south of Tarporley on the Shropshire Union Canal; in 1940, German aircraft returning from a raid on Liverpool jettisoned surplus bombs there, obliterating Church Row (7) |
| SOUDLEY | Village on Shropshire Union Canal, venue of Canal Masters (*loud 'yes!') (7) |
| FALKIRK | Town of central Scotland at the junction of the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals (7) |
| RATHO | Vermin with house on the Union Canal (5) |
| LOVING | Marc ___ basketballer who plays for the Leicester Riders in the British Basketball League |
| ICE | The . ...., Leicester City nickname following their 18 match unbeaten run of 1962-63 (3) |
| KINGS | The . ...., Leicester City nickname following their 18 match unbeaten run of 1962-63 (5) |
