| FATAMORGANE | A type of mirage, one especially seen in the Strait of Messina (4,7) |
| FATAMORGANA | Mirage of a sort commonly seen in the Strait of Messina, named after a character from Arthurian legend (4,7) |
| VISTA | A large garden would have this: a distant view, especially seen through an opening (5) |
| RESPITE | Relief especially seen during ceremony (7) |
| CHARYBDIS | Sea monster in Greek mythology that lived opposite Scylla in the Strait of Messina |
| APENNINES | Mountain range of central Italy extending from the Ligurian Alps in the north-west to the Strait of Messina in the south (9) |
| MORGANA | Mirage in the Strait of Messina (4,7) |
| FATA | Mirage in the Strait of Messina (4) |
| SCYLLA | Monster in the Strait of Messina |
| QESHM | Largest island in the Persian Gulf, in the Strait of Hormuz off the south coast of Iran (5) |
| GOODWINSANDS | Area of sandbanks in the Strait of Dover lying off the eastern tip of Kent (7,5) |
| WILLIWAW | Cold gust of wind blowing offshore from a mountainous coast, as in the Strait of Magellan (8) |
| COMMUTE | Exchange a penalty for a lesser one, especially a sentence of death (7) |
| SICILY | The Strait of Messina separates it from Italy |
| ANDA | Van ___ (Texada Island settlement in British Columbia in the Strait of Georgia) |
| SAVARY | ___ Island (It's in the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia) |
| PENANG | Island of Malaysia in the Strait of Malacca (6) |
| IMAGERY | Impressions of mirage dancing before the end of the journey (7) |
| CHINA | Asian nation most significantly impacted by potential disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, receiving 8% of oil supplies through this passage. (5) |
| TRIUNE | Three in one, especially with reference to the Trinity (6) |
