| ESCOLAR | Coral Sea, perhaps, without a fish (7) |
| CROCODILE | Burnt calorie without a fish intake - snapper? (9) |
| SYRINGE | Medical instrument perhaps without a clear match in short (7) |
| GNOCCHI | Coaching perhaps without a dish of dumplings (7) |
| MORESBY | In a naval battle in the Coral Sea, the US Navy prevented Japanese landings at Port ... in Papua |
| ANAGRAM | A couple of animals headed east to the Dead Sea, perhaps? (7) |
| ESTONIA | Country that goes into sea, perhaps (7) |
| SATIATE | Fully satisfy it at sea, perhaps (7) |
| NOODOUR | A plant, perhaps, without smell! (2,5) |
| PLATEAU | UPA perhaps without former stability (7) |
| ENNOBLE | Make one peer, perhaps without narrowing one's eyes (7) |
| TIDINGS | News from across the seas, perhaps (7) |
| ENFOLD | Embrace a friend lots, perhaps, without a stir (6) |
| AGRAPHA | Utterances ascribed to Jesus by silver artist, perhaps, without hesitation or afterthought (7) |
| ENTWINE | In French port, perhaps, without time to knit |
| AIRY | Ethereal Titania, perhaps without a head (4) |
| LATHE | On which to turn athletic, perhaps, without a twitch (5) |
| HASSLE | Discounts, perhaps without a squabble (6) |
| SATURNINE | Function perhaps without a wind down (9) |
| UNRESERVED | Forward perhaps without a booking (10) |
