| RIVERBED | At the bottom of the Liffey with Shannon for support (8) |
| LEITRIM | Irish county with Shannon-Erne waterway (7) |
| TINSELTOWN | Silent treatment from Shannon, for instance, in Hollywood (10) |
| EXCITEDLY | Old flame quoted on the banks of Liffey with great enthusiasm (9) |
| AVIDLY | Singer turns up on banks of Liffey with enthusiasm (6) |
| BANKBOOK | Evidence of deposits on one side of The Liffey associated with Dubliners? (8) |
| FLYINGFISH | Presumably the catch of the day on Aer Lingus is out of the Liffey? (6,4) |
| BANKROBBER | Has a job asking people for money on one side of The Liffey for raffles, for one (4,6) |
| ARTISTRY | Skill of crafty type, first to get to the banks of River Liffey (8) |
| BLOODBANKS | Relatives on both sides of The Liffey, for instance, bound to give the bleeding hearts what they need (5,5) |
| EXPRESSIONIST | Took a snapshot of the Liffey swim, in a manner of speaking, first (13) |
| BANKS | Safe places perhaps on both sides of The Liffey, for example (5) |
| TEMPLEBAR | Area on the south bank of the Liffey in Dublin (6,3) |
| LASTLY | In conclusion, final will be held by the banks of the Liffey |
| CAMAC | Which tributary of the Liffey folws by St. Patrick Athletic's ground in Inchicore? (5) |
| ASTUTELY | Cleverly carved statue on banks of Liffey (8) |
| WEREWOLF | Looking back, Liffey, for one, goes from east to west and takes a turn when there's a full moon (8) |
| IRISHSEA | Liffey and Dee flow into this (5,3) |
| PRIVET | Park near The Liffey, briefly, heading for Tonduff with one of Olive's family (6) |
| ARTHISTORIAN | Knows the origins of the great wave off Kanagawa being an expert on The Liffey Swim (3,9) |
