| BOATLOAD | A tool not normally found in substandard ship's cargo (8) |
| ATHELSTAN | Stealth not normally found in an ancient king |
| UNICORN | Fabulous animal icon not normally found inscribed on the inside of vase (7) |
| FLOUNDER | A small flatflish normally found in shallow coastal water (8) |
| BRACKISH | ____ water is normally found in river estuaries |
| BALANCED | Spear lands in substandard fair (8) |
| ATELIERS | Put away jawed tool, not opening work shops (8) |
| KEDGEREE | Dish trimming tool, not quite sharp on the outside |
| TWEAKERS | Tools not so powerful for cutting stone up |
| MANIFEST | Document listing a ship's cargo, passengers, destination etc. for customs purposes (8) |
| ASTRONOMICAL | Massive amount of turf on Rise has a shiny mineral normally found in granite and other rocks near lake (12) |
| SEABORNE | Transported by ship, ... cargo |
| DEMOGRAPHERS | Mass of people normally found in their study (12) |
| AERIALROOTS | Parts of a plant, normally found underground, but which here grow from a stem above ground (6,5) |
| BASED | Stationed in London area, in substandard surroundings (5) |
| EMMY | Oscar's equivalent of a burglar tool (not jack) (4) |
| ICEPICK | Sharp tool not initially discriminating and not ultimately selective (3,4) |
| HOE | Tool not left in excavation (3) |
| RUMMY | Lead missed in substandard card game (5) |
| LENIENT | No German, brought up in substandard service, is forgiving (7) |
