| OARSWOMAN | A female rower (9) |
| FIGUREOFEIGHT | Feature old female rowers' manoeuvre (6,2,5) |
| ARROWHEAD | Point of attack a rower had changed (9) |
| CRACKNELL | Olympic gold medallist rower, involved in a cycling accident in 2010, James _ (9) |
| RICKETSON | 1991-05 Roosters second-rower, Luke ... (9) |
| SPORTSMAN | Rower perhaps left in ship by crew (9) |
| WATERFORD | Daft rower going astray here! (9) |
| AWESTRUCK | Stunned when hit by rower, say? (9) |
| WHITEHEAD | Canberra's English second-rower, Elliott ... (9) |
| TOMLINSON | British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympics from 1984-2000 (5,8) |
| STEVENSON | British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympics from 1984-2000 (5,8) |
| ANIMATION | British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympics from 1984-2000 (5,8) |
| PICAMOLES | Louis -, France and Montpellier Herault Rugby back-rower (9) |
| NETWORKER | Kent rower excited as one using social contacts (9) |
| CHEWGUMAT | British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympics from 1984-2000 (5,8) |
| THEWOLVES | British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympics from 1984-2000 (5,8) |
| OFTHELINE | British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympics from 1984-2000 (5,8) |
| METALIOUS | British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympics from 1984-2000 (5,8) |
| HUNNICUTT | British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympics from 1984-2000 (5,8) |
| ESPAGNOLE | British rower who won a gold medal at five consecutive Olympics from 1984-2000 (5,8) |