| WELLS | Excavations from which water is drawn, where coins are customarily dropped before making wishes; or, inkpots sunk into desks (5) |
| FOUNTAINPENNIES | Small change for making wishes? |
| MINE | A colliery, pit, quarry, shaft, tunnel or other excavation from which coal, diamonds, gold, tin or other precious metal or ore is dug; or, by extension, any rich source or abundant supply (4) |
| DRYDOCK | Large dock from which water can be pumped out-used for ship building (7) |
| MAINSTAY | Pillar where water is drawn from river (8) |
| KNOSSOS | Principal city of Minoan Crete where Arthur Evans carried out excavations from 1900 (7) |
| CHOPSTICKS | Noodle and rice dishes are customarily eaten with these utensils |
| AYCKBOURN | Prolific playwright whose works are customarily premiered in Scarborough |
| MINT | A culinary herb; a sweet such as a humbug or polo; or, a facility where coins are manufactured (4) |
| ROYALMINT | Two men with sweet from place where coins are made (5,4) |
| CATCHMENT | In geography, the process of collecting water, or a structure in which water is collected (9) |
| PARKINGMETER | Spooner's identifying safe where coins are placed by the way |
| LYDIA | Ancient Anatolian kingdom where coins are said to have been invented |
| OSCULUM | Mouth-like aperture in a sponge through which water is expelled; from Latin, 'little mouth' (7) |
| SLOT | Opening where coins are deposited |
| BLANKS | Flans from which coins are minted; dashes in place of obscene or taboo words; lottery tickets that fail to win prizes; or, dominoes, Scrabble tiles etc without pips or letters (6) |
| BLESSING | From "blood", a word for an act of consecrating, hallowing or marking with said vital fluid first, now a prayer invoking protection; grace before supper; a gift from God; official approval or best wis |
| JACUZZI | Bath in which water is mechanically agitated (7) |
| KETTLE | Container in which water is boiled |
| STEAM | Vapour into which water is changed when boiled (5) |
