| FIRSTMATE | Eve ___ or a ship's officer (5,4) |
| MATE | Companion; or, a ship's officer subordinate to the master (4) |
| HAPPYLIFE | "Money can't buy a ___, or a peaceful death": "A Christmas Carol" |
| NAVIGATOR | A ship's officer |
| BOATSWAIN | A ship's officer in charge of the equipment, etc (9) |
| BILL | A written statement, such as that attesting to the health of a person or a ship's company; a chit, invoice or tab; a banknote; a beak; or, a poster (4) |
| PADDLINGS | Large groups of ducks are called ___ or a raft when in the water. |
| HATCH | Opening in a wall or a ship's deck through which food or cargo is passed; or, a door in an aircraft (5) |
| KITCHEN | Based on the Latin meaning "to cook", a room sometimes with an adjoining larder, pantry or scullery; an old Scottish word for a tea urn; or, a ship's galley (7) |
| SCOUT | Oxford University's equivalent of Cambridge's bedder; member of a youth association headed by Bear Grylls; a spy; or, a ship or aircraft employed for reconnaissance (5) |
| EARLY | A potato (or a pea) could be an ___, a second ___ or a maincrop (5) |
| CROW | Word used to describe the summit of a hill or rise; the human forehead; or, a ship's gangway (4) |
| FUNNEL | Name, from southern French dialect for "pour", for a cone-like utensil for pouring liquid into a bottle; or, a ship's smokestack (6) |
| SISTER | Antonym of brother; title of a nun; female fellow or senior nurse; or, a ship of the same class (6) |
| HULL | Outer covering of a seed, or a ship's body (4) |
| ABOARD | Travelling by a train or a ship? Mostly by road (6) |
| SKULK | A group of foxes are called a ___ or a leash. |
| SECONDMATE | After a short time a companion becomes a ship's officer (6,4) |
| MATELOT | A ship's officer had plenty to offer a seaman (7) |
| WARDROBE | Armoire; theatrical company's stock of costumes; department of a royal household in charge of clothes, jewels and robes; or, a ship's complement of sails (8) |
