| WALRUSMOUSTACHE | Big swimmer must long to cover over facial hair (6,9) |
| AWOMANNEEDSAMAN | A Western gulf state requires a proficient swimmer -must have forced celibacy and stated conviction on female independence (1,5,5,1,3,4,1,4,5,1,7) |
| LIKEAFISHNEEDSA | A Western gulf state requires a proficient swimmer -must have forced celibacy and stated conviction on female independence (1,5,5,1,3,4,1,4,5,1,7) |
| MUSTACHIO | Greek characters held around station over facial disguise? |
| BICYCLE | A Western gulf state requires a proficient swimmer -must have forced celibacy and stated conviction on female independence (1,5,5,1,3,4,1,4,5,1,7) |
| ATANYCOST | Erected so long to cover site of Manhattan Island, whatever the damage |
| PINSTRIPED | Suits could be this long to cover skin with diamonds (10) |
| PAGEANT | Long to cover mature show |
| FIENDISH | Swimmers must secure one object -- that's very difficult (8) |
| SALMONLEAP | Waterfall swimmers must get up, a small one flowing quietly |
| GREATWHITESHARK | Her straight wake confused big swimmer (5,5,5) |
| FOLKMOOT | Once, people assembled infantry to cover over fifty kilometres |
| TOUGHIE | This is one item of clothing to cover over yuck (7) |
| COLDSNAP | Freezing time to cover over ancient poles (4,4) |
| COMMA | Insect about to cover over 1,000 miles (5) |
| HECATOMB | Mass slaughter Macbeth worked to cover over |
| LUTENISTS | More than one musician longs to cover a number one |
| WHOLESALE | Complete fish, head to tail, eaten by big swimmer (9) |
| WHALE | Big swimmer heard to cry (5) |
| SUNFISH | It's small for a foreign cast with very big swimmer (7) |
