| SPOUSE | Husband, say, betting by river (6) |
| SPRAWLED | Spread betting by socialist has broken law (8) |
| SPIRALS | Twists betting by corrupt liars (7) |
| GEISHA | On returning, a husband, say, is caught entertaining woman (6) |
| APATHY | Sluggishness of a desi husband, say? (6) |
| ENTRAP | Catch husband, say, scratching head and reversing (6) |
| GEHENNA | Boleyn and husband, say, set up in hellish situation (7) |
| MOUTH | Married available husband, say (5) |
| NEWSMAN | Press person such as house husband, say, to protect son |
| HEADING | Direction from husband say, stifling a row |
| HANDYMAN | Useful husband, say |
| ESPOUSES | Embraces husband, say, in middle of test (8) |
| INLAW | Sister-___ (sibling of one's husband, say) (hyph.) |
| CRATER | Large hole made by large box found by river (6) |
| MANURE | Fertiliser used by worker by river (6) |
| EXCITE | Galvanise York, say, almost swamped by river (6) |
| SNORER | Cassiterite, say, found by river person who saws logs? (6) |
| ROSLIN | By river, lion's let loose by presenter Gabby (6) |
| RAVINE | Gorge, formed by river, planted by a grape-grower (6) |
| AMAZON | Market place by river (6) |
