| OSCARWILDE | A famous playwright, the sailor is furious in custody (5,5) |
| IBSEN | Somehow Ben is a famous playwright |
| ANNEHATHAWAY | Wife of a famous playwright (4,8) |
| ONEILL | Eugene -, US playwright (The Iceman Cometh) |
| SHERIDAN | Irish playwright (The Rivals) |
| ABSTAINERS | They don't drink when the sailor is astern anyhow (10) |
| KINGSCROSS | Monarch is furious with part of London (5,5) |
| ROSEGARDEN | Edward is furious with men falling over ramblers here |
| WILDANIMAL | Beast is furious, having article to mail off (4,6) |
| GARAGESALE | Georgia is furious, finding drink at house clearance (6,4) |
| DISPARAGES | Runs down, and Diana's dad is furious (10) |
| RUSTICATED | Utter cad is furious to be sent down from university |
| SHAW | This famous playwright lives in a place near Melksham (4) |
| MACADAM | Furious in the morning about a cold road surface (7) |
| SCARAB | Mark, the sailor, is a divine six-footer! (6) |
| BABOON | According to this animal the sailor is in favour |
| TABOO | Forbidden, but the sailor is in too (5) |
| TARP | The sailor is quiet about the short covering (4) |
| ONTHEHIGHSEAS | Where the sailor is in no lowly position? (2,3,4,4) |
| NARRATING | Hurried up, the sailor is telling a story (9) |
