| STRAIGHTS | Conventional types heard in water off Gibraltar? |
| LINGUAFRANCA | A mix of Italian, French, Greek and Arabic types heard around the eastern Mediterranean, in a manner of speaking (6,6) |
| LEMONSOLES | Colourful types heard at bullfights caught by The Drifters (5,5) |
| PATIENCEOFJOB | Sick types heard giving order to French craft with Biblical composure (8,2,3) |
| INSOLVENT | Five enter in water off 9, or in Queer Street |
| INSOLENT | Fresh, in water off the Isle of Wight |
| LAMANCHE | Gondola man cheats, hiding in water off France (2,6) |
| SOLVENT | Victory initially in water off Southampton, able to stay afloat (7) |
| ADRIATIC | Roman emperor's endless automatic action in waters off Italy (8) |
| REDSEA | Studied coral initially, say, in waters off Africa (3,3) |
| IWOJIMA | In waters off Japan, island Marines attacked initially (3,4) |
| MAKER | He earns a thousand in waters off Cannes? (5) |
| CELTICSEA | Cacti with eels swimming in waters off Southern Ireland |
| AEGEANSEA | Wasted an age with ease in waters off Greece |
| ALGECIRASBAY | Sea battle fought off Gibraltar in 1801 (9,3) |
| STRAIT | Passage off Gibraltar, e.g. |
| ROEBUCK | Animal born in EU caged in Gibraltar? (7) |
| DELTA | Mouthy type heard on the radio (5) |
| BEECH | Tree type heard on the seashore |
| DODDER | Shake hand, finally, of less conventional type |
