| LEGGED | Bargee historically propelling a canal boat through a tunnel by means of walking their feet along the roof or walls of said underpass (6) |
| LEGGER | Bargee historically propelling a canal boat through a tunnel by means of walking their feet along the roof or walls of said underpass |
| WORMHOLES | Small tunnels by unusually rare moles - and how! (9) |
| STILTS | Means of walking tall |
| STEPPINGSTONES | Means of walking across creeks (8,6) |
| SCULL | A shallow kipe or basket for grain, herring, peats, potatoes, turnips etc; a shoal of migrating fish; or, one of a pair of spoon-bladed oars for propelling a racing shell of the same name (5) |
| OAR | Tool for propelling a boat through the water |
| LEGGING | Walking (boat) through canal tunnel |
| OARS | Poles with flat blades that are used to steer a boat through water (4) |
| PADDLE | A barefooted meander in shallow water; a dabble by a duck; a utensil for shaping butter/gnocchi or for mixing; or, an oar for propelling a canoe (6) |
| BARONAGE | Group of nobles on a canal boat, touring (8) |
| GONDOLA | Variety of gold on a canal boat (7) |
| BARGE | Push one's way through to a canal-boat (5) |
| POLED | Pushed a canal boat along, e.g. (5) |
| TRAM | One going through a tunnel, perhaps |
| ECHO | Come back through a tunnel |
| ECHOED | Came back through a tunnel, perhaps |
| WORMHOLE | It could connect points in space through a tunnel |
| ROW | Move a boat through water |
| MINDED | A bodyguard, nanny, strongarm man or other defender; a child/ward, left to be looked after; a PR aide; or, a wooden stick for propelling a hoop (6) |
