| FETID | Gross-smelling, like a pool of still water |
| POND | A pool of still water, often artificially created (4) |
| RANK | Gross smelling |
| PONDER | Meditate by pool of still water before soldiers turn up (6) |
| LEMNA | Minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike |
| KITTY | A pet name for a purring puss or a playful Persian; a pool of pelf, purse of pounds or pocket of profit; a poker pot; or, porridge, aka prison (5) |
| FISHY | Smelling like a rat, ironically? |
| MUSKY | Sexy smelling like a Tesla owner? (5) |
| ATTAR | It may come out smelling like a rose |
| POOL | A small body of still water |
| LGA | Airport that Bloomberg once described as smelling like "a used car filled with old Cinnabon bags": abbr. |
| PUDDLE | A pool of rainwater; a ripple on the water's surface left by the blade of an oar; or, a curtain's train of fabric, spilling onto the floor (6) |
| POOLS | Small areas of still water (5) |
| SLOOP | Areas of still water held up sailing boat (5) |
| PONDS | Small bodies of still water (5) |
| DAFFODIL | Depicted on the coronation emblem of King Charles III, a yellow flower with a nodding "head" said to embody the boy Narcissus, gazing at his reflection in a pool of water (8) |
| LAKE | A giant pond; a pool of gravy, sauce or other liquid; a reddish pigment; or, a large surplus or surfeit of wine (4) |
| LINN | A pool of water at the foot of a waterfall |
| STAGNANT | Still foul from standing in a pool of water |
| OBLONG | Like a pool table's shape |
