| MENAI | ? Strait, channel of the Irish Sea that separates the Welsh mainland from Anglesey (5) |
| EURIPUS | ? Strait, channel of water between Euboea and Boeotia in Greece noted for its strong tidal current |
| PALK | ? Strait, channel between SE India and Sri Lanka |
| SUNDA | ? Strait, the body of water between Java and Sumatra linking the Java Sea with the Indian Ocean (5) |
| MENAISTRAIT | Channel of the Irish Sea between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of North Wales (5,6) |
| CABOT | ? Strait, body of water between Cape Breton Island and Newfoundland (5) |
| SOLENT | The ?, strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (6) |
| COLWYNBAY | Seaside resort, on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea, that hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1910, 1947 and 1995 |
| ADRIATIC | Sea that separates the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula (8) |
| ANGLESEY | Island separated from the Welsh mainland by the Menai Strait (8) |
| SKAGERRAK | Broad strait of the North Sea that separates southern Norway from NW Denmark (9) |
| SOLWAYFIRTH | The Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve is on the shoreline of this inlet of the Irish Sea |
| TORRES | -- Strait, channel linking the Arafura Sea with the Coral Sea (6) |
| MED | The shortened name for the sea that separates Europe and Africa. |
| CARDIGANBAY | Arm of the Irish Sea off the coast of Aberystwyth (8,3) |
| CARDIGAN | ___ Bay, large inlet of the Irish Sea indenting the west coast of Wales (8) |
| GUTTERPRESS | Channel of the media that deals in sensational journalism (6,5) |
| CAMARGUE | Region of southern France between the Mediterranean and the channels of the Grand and Petit Rhone |
| SOLWAY | ------Firth, an inlet of the Irish Sea separating Cumbria from Dumfries and Galloway (6) |
| CORINTH | Canal separating the Greek mainland from the Peloponnese (7) |
