| OARSMAN | Chap in boat, a second seen round river in Arab state |
| RARITY | Fish seen round river -it's something that doesn't happen often (6) |
| WEASEL | Mammal, a second seen in small lake |
| URAEMIA | River in Arab region, level rising - a bloody waste (7) |
| ROWER | Chap in boat having argument with Her Majesty |
| CRAFTSMANSHIP | Quality work done by southern chap in boats (13) |
| PUNISHMENT | Is Harris primarily associated with chaps in boat? That may be fine |
| BENCH | A bink, pew, scamble, settle or other long form; a rower's thwart in a boat; a judge's seat; a platform upon which to exhibit a dog at a show; or, a stout worktop, such as a potting table in a greenho |
| BAIL | A bucket for ladling water from a boat; a partition in a stable; a bar on a typewriter; a hoop; a semicircular handle; a crosspiece bridging a wicket's stumps; or, a temporary release from custody (4) |
| RATTY | Kenneth Grahame's charming and affable connoisseur of picnics, river life and "simply messing about in boats" - a friend of Mole, this cheerful fellow's name is a misnomer for his species as a water v |
| SACREDCOW | Piece of land down in boat a something above criticism (6,3) |
| GADABOUT | Rover in boat, a dugout (8) |
| TAR | Sailor in boat a rating |
| BASTION | In boats, a sort of tower (7) |
| STLAWRENCE | New castle set round river in a great seaway |
| TARBERT | Sailor in gamble going round river in Highland village (7) |
| RIOGRANDE | Old member of family takes trip round river in US (3,6) |
| SAONE | Sensible to skirt round river in France |
| METHANE | Get fuel to distribute round river in China |
| STREAK | Takes off round river in revealing run (6) |
