| SEAFEVEF | 1902 poem by John Masefield featuring the line 'And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by' (3,5) |
| STAR | "And all I ask is a tall ship and a ... to steer her by" (John Masefield) |
| SEAFEVER | 1902 poem by John Masefield (3,5) |
| ROCKETMAN | Elton John hit featuring the line: "And I think it's gonna be a long long time" (6,3) |
| OAF | "Muddied - - - ", tag that Rudyard Kipling applied to a rugby player in his 1902 poem TheIslanders (3) |
| ALLI | "And ___ ask is a tall ship...": John Masefield |
| PHANTOM | The ____ of the Opera, musical that premiered in 1986 and includes the song All I Ask of You (7) |
| DONEVERLY | Older of the singing brothers whose hits included Bye Bye Love, Wake Up Little Susie and All I Have to Do Is Dream |
| STARTO | '...and a ___ steer her by' |
| TITAN | This, I see, was a ship (and a big one) (5) |
| HESITATES | Is slow to ask: "Is the seat free?" (9) |
| ISACT | "And all I gotta do ___ ___ naturally...": Bit from a country tune Ringo covered with The Beatles |
| TORTILLA | I trot out and all I get is Mexican food (8) |
| OAR | What Moana used to steer her boat |
| SCHOONER | Old sailing ship and a tall glass (8) |
| ODESSA | Poetry on the ship, and a Ukrainian port (6) |
| NASSAU | Greek character touring a ship and a capital city (6) |
| BRIGAND | A sailing ship and a pirate (7) |
| GUESSWHO | Game in which a player might ask, "Is your person wearing a hat?" |
| TERMITES | They ask, "Is the bar tender here?" in a joke |
