| REGATTAS | At sea, a tar gets into these events |
| BASSOONS | Singer soon gets into these instruments (8) |
| CROSSWORDS | Everyman regularly gets into these arguments (10) |
| TREASON | Tar gets nose broken in mutiny (7) |
| CARTON | Do, when tar gets spilled in the box (6) |
| GALE | A strong wind or squall; a storm at sea; a loud outburst of laughter; or, poetically, a breeze or waft (4) |
| REGATTA | Events at sea get a tar excited (7) |
| GREATWHITESHARK | I gawk at thresher at sea, a predatory creature (5,5,5) |
| CARTLOAD | Jack maybe earns a lot at sea, a large amount (8) |
| AFRICANELEPHANT | France hit a plane at sea, a jumbo (7,8) |
| SEE | Witness some of these events (3) |
| HAPPENINGS | Pen shaping for these events |
| VENT | There's an opening in these events for you (4) |
| HAE | These events: ____ res (nom.) |
| INCIDENTS | There's some nice dints made during these events |
| RELAY | Conduct an outside broadcast from the track for these events (5,5) |
| RACES | Conduct an outside broadcast from the track for these events (5-5) |
| TRAFALGAR | Battle flag a tar at sea raised originally (9) |
| SLAPUPMEAL | At sea a plump seal finds plentiful food (4-2,4) |
| ASSAILANT | At sea, a salt is an adversary (9) |
