| KIPPERS | First off, captain from South has smoked herrings (7) |
| GALENA | Strong wind, one blowing from south has lead... (6) |
| KIPPER | Smoked fish starter is taken off captain |
| WILLIAM | Which captain from a ship mutiny became governor of New South Wales? (7,5) |
| SKIPPER | Second smoked herring for captain |
| BLOATER | Put a pound in a straw hat and get a smoked herring (7) |
| JOEROOT | England Men's Test cricket captain from 2017 to 2022 |
| SASH | A band from the south has re-formed |
| GORGON | Hired thug maintains odd girl from the south has a petrifying stare |
| UNDEREAT | Be short of fuel? Submarine out of south has tons |
| STORY | It's a lie that the South has gone Conservative (5) |
| BLOATERS | Cooked a lobster and smoked herrings (8) |
| BLIGH | Which captain from a ship mutiny became governor of New South Wales? (7,5) |
| MEGLANNING | Australian women's cricket captain from 2015 (3,7) |
| GREIG | Tony ..... , South Africaborn England Test cricket team captain from 197577 (5) |
| TONY | South Africa born England Test cricket captain from 1975-77 (4,5) |
| GRAEME | ____ Smith, South Africa's cricket captain from 2003 to 2014 (6) |
| AMLA | Hashim -... South Africa cricket captain from 2014-16 (4) |
| RED | Sharing an ancient root with Latin rufus, a ruddy colour, such as that of smoked herrings traditionally used in training hounds (3) |
| UMAGA | Tana ___, All Blacks rugby union captain from 2004-05 (5) |
