| JACKS | Game also called knucklebones; or, national maritime flags (5) |
| JACK | Word for an ordinary man first, later a knave in cards; a sailor; a national maritime flag; or, a male donkey (4) |
| BUNTING | Finch- or sparrow-like bird known collectively as a mural; or, a string of colourful maritime flags or fabric/paper triangles for decorating a boat, festival, street fair or party (7) |
| PAIRS | Memory-based card game also called concentration or pelmanism; or, boats for two sweep rowers (5) |
| PETER | Blue -; nickname of the maritime flag representing the letter "P" (5) |
| BINGO | Game also called houseyhousey (5) |
| INTER | Prefix with "face" or "national" |
| MONTE | Game also called "Find the Lady" |
| CATAN | Board game also called Settlers |
| MAFIA | Party game also called Werewolf |
| BBALL | Game also called "hoops" |
| BLUEPETER | Maritime flag, or long-running children's TV show (4,5) |
| GREENWICH | Location of the National Maritime Museum |
| SYDNEY | Home of the Australian National Maritime Museum |
| NMU | National Maritime Union (3) |
| SOLITAIRE | Game also called patience or one played with marbles/pegs and a board; or, a single diamond set in a ring (9) |
| SLAM | A poetry contest; or, with "grand" and derived from an old game also called "ruff and honours" or "trump", the winning of all tricks in bridge (4) |
| KATHLEENJAMIE | Scotland's new Makar or national poet (8,5) |
| PETERMACKAY | Scotland's new Makar or national poet (5,6) |
| MARRYAT | Frederick -; naval officer who wrote sea stories including The King's Own and Mr Midshipman Easy and also developed a code of maritime flag signals (7) |
