| DRAIN | Artificial waterway e.g. of the Fens (5) |
| CONVEYED | In law, “transferred”, eg of the title to property |
| THRUSH | A songbird; a fungal infection, eg of the mouth |
| FERNS | They grow right in the heart of the fens (5) |
| RIVER | Waterway e.g the Barrow (5) |
| GRAND | Artificial waterway running from London to Birmingham (5,5,5) |
| CANAL | Artificial waterway running from London to Birmingham (5,5,5) |
| UNION | Artificial waterway running from London to Birmingham (5,5,5) |
| CABAL | Artificial waterway Group of intriguers (5) |
| BOGUS | Fictitious university among the fens |
| MARSH | The fen where a mauve flower is sweet (5) |
| FINES | Is being put in the fen enough to be given such penalties? (5) |
| ELYCATHEDRAL | Anglican site of worship nicknamed Ship of the Fens (3,9) |
| WISBECH | Cambridgeshire town, noted for its Georgian architecture, known as the Capital of The Fens (7) |
| STIFFEN | Harden resistance of The Fens, fit for development (7) |
| MARSHY | Spoil shrinking nature of the fens (6) |
| BAYLEAF | Herb found where inlet meets meadow by the top of the fen (3,4) |
| SHIPCANAL | Manchester's waterway, eg (4,5) |
| KIEL | ____ Canal, artificial waterway that runs from the mouth of the River Elbe to the Baltic Sea (4) |
| STR | Narrow waterway, e.g. |
