| FLOTSAM | Floating wreckage of mast, perhaps, including top of light (7) |
| SEAGULL | One sitting atop mast perhaps gives us legal problems |
| TREMBLE | Highest part including top of mountain in quake (7) |
| ELMO | St ...'s fire, weather phenomenon of a coloured glow, on a ship's mast perhaps |
| BASTE | Pour fat over foot including top of toe (5) |
| SYSTEMSANALYST | Styles any masts, perhaps, he is a number cruncher (7,7) |
| DAHLIAS | Mixed salad including tops of Indian hibiscus flowers (7) |
| SUNLAMP | Tanner's natural heater on top of light (7) |
| RUNNING | In charge of band including top-class names (7) |
| ASTAIRE | Actor and dancer who starred in a number of musical films including Top Hat and Royal Wedding (7) |
| SPEAKER | 8, including top parliamentary official (7) |
| INSPECT | Closely look at cricket, perhaps, including Pakistan's opener (7) |
| MISCAST | Is head of crew, involved in construction of mast, given the wrong job? (7) |
| PANSLAV | Severely criticises ladies perhaps, including many East Europeans (3-4) |
| CATBOAT | Sailing vessel attaching pet snake to bottom of mast (7) |
| MIZMAZE | Perplexity as top half of mast cuts aftmost one, nearly |
| MANATEE | Half of mast eaten out by marine creature (7) |
| OAKTREE | Supplier of mast - more than one sort perhaps (3,4) |
| TOPSAIL | This is fixed to second section of mast on square-rigged ship (7) |
| YARDARM | Cracked beam twisting round back of another part of mast |
