| CONVOY | A formation of ships in falcon voyages |
| ECHELON | From French for "ladder", word for a formation of ships or troops, as if in steps, hence one's "rung" in society (7) |
| SCREEN | Frame used in silk-printing; surface upon which slide projection is viewed; or, a formation of ships (6) |
| SQUARE | A tool for determining a right angle; a cotton flower-bud; a quadrilateral; or, something four-sided, such as a cell in a crossword grid, a chocolate brownie, a formation of troops, a marketplace, a m |
| PHALANX | A formation of ancient Greek warriors with interlocking shields; or, by extension, a dense body of soldiers; a crowd; a bone of a finger or toe; or, a bundle of stamens (7) |
| LAYOUT | The arrangement or plan of something ; the format of a printed page; a formation of cards in patience; or, a configuration of dominoes (6) |
| SKEIN | Loosely-tied coil of yarn/wool; or, a formation of geese in flight (5) |
| TAVERNA | A formation of geese gobbled by bird attending a restaurant (7) |
| REMAIN | Stay in a formation of IRA men (6) |
| BRIGADE | In the British Army, a formation of three infantry battalions or three cavalry or armoured regiments (7) |
| DISASTER | An awful thing: see a formation of stars die (8) |
| QUAVER | Note brief question about a formation of flying geese (6) |
| FAEROES | So free a formation of islands |
| CRYSTALS | What one may call a formation of salts? (8) |
| TESTUDO | Latin for "tortoise", also a formation of shields used as protection by Roman soldiers |
| FLEETING | A number of ships in Gabon going fast (8) |
| FLEET | Number of ships in a group (5) |
| ARMADA | Fleet of ships in a wild drama (6) |
| LOOSELIPS | Sinkers of ships, in a saying |
| LIAISON | Lack of ships in recession, gripping current affair (7) |
