| BECALMED | Cable breaks at sea, so unable to move |
| ADRIFT | Daughter interrupting a break at sea? |
| INLAND | Where a ship would be all at sea, so to speak? (6) |
| SERF | Servant found all at sea so to speak (4) |
| INJURED | Used to hold jack so unable to play? |
| DISTRESSSIGNAL | Start to detect strain in sailing at sea, so send this up? (8,6) |
| ERASERS | Errs and is all at sea so we need them to remove what's on tape (7) |
| SPLENDOURS | At sea, so plunders magnificent stuff (10) |
| REPUTEDLY | It's truly deep at sea, so they say (9) |
| OCCASIONALTABLE | At sea, so allocate cabin furniture |
| SABOT | Boats all at sea, so one goes on foot (5) |
| TOMATOES | At sea, so Tom ate fruit (8) |
| MATCHLESS | Having no rival, so unable to strike (9) |
| CLUELESS | Stupid (so unable to do crossword?) (8) |
| GAGGED | Choked, so unable to speak (6) |
| ALLOUT | Call for the strike, but so unable to bat on |
| EDGEWAYS | Gay Swede worried, so unable to get a word in? |
| NOQUESTION | So unable to answer with some certainty (2,8) |
| UNAVAILABLE | Out of stock so unable to include benefit (11) |
| CUTUPROUGH | Was distressed and agitated at sea, so caused a disturbance (3,2,5) |
