| CANAL | An artificial waterway to allow the passage of boats or ships inland (5) |
| INLANDNAVIGATION | The passage of boats on rivers, lakes or canals |
| CRAFTS | From "strength, power", a word for skills or trades; or, boats or ships (6) |
| FLOTILLA | Group of small boats or ships (8) |
| CRIMEARIVER | Certain waterway to the Black Sea? |
| RIA | Waterway to an inlet |
| RIOBRAVO | El Paso's waterway, to Mexicans |
| WAKES | Trails of disturbed water left by passage of boats (5) |
| LOCKS | Enclosures used on waterways to raise and lower boats (5) |
| BEAMS | Timbers of buildings or ships; or, bars for performing feats of balance in women's gymnastics (5) |
| CABIN | Part of boat or vessel keeps swinging both ways (5) |
| CRAFT | Members of a trade collectively; creative handiwork such as basketry, paper-making, bead-working or pottery; boats; or, guile (5) |
| ICING | Formation of frost or frozen matter on aircraft or ships (5) |
| GRAVY | Kind of boat or train (5) |
| FLEET | Dialect for a run of water; a word meaning nimble or swift; a naval force; or, ships collectively (5) |
| SHIPS | Boats, or fans' romantic pairings |
| SENDS | Aim to board ship or ships |
| PONTOON | A float of a seaplane; a bridge of boats; or, the game vingt-et-un (7) |
| CARGO | Word before "shorts" or "ships" |
| SHIPMENT | The act of conveying cargo by means of boat or other transportation; or, the consignment, freight or goods moved or sent (8) |
