| SPOILT | Impaired river swamped by mud, clay etc. (6) |
| SILT | Fine deposit of mud, clay, etc, especially in a river or lake (4) |
| MIRAGE | Silver surrounded by mud is an illusion (6) |
| EXCITE | Galvanise York, say, almost swamped by river (6) |
| TABOOS | Looking back, graduate swamped by the black stuff produces societal prohibitions (6) |
| RAWEST | Most naked fears swamped by hints of real terror (6) |
| REVEAL | Show area swamped by merrymaking (6) |
| ANNECY | New city is swamped by some city in France (6) |
| PILLAR | Rock column entirely swamped by disturbed sea, rising (6) |
| FIELDS | Puts a team together in department swamped by new files (6) |
| ADVERB | Part of speech swamped by undergrad verbosity (6) |
| ABUSES | Curses public transport when swamped by rough sea (6) |
| SITARS | Instruments on single swamped by celebrities (6) |
| ADVISE | Counsel Victor swamped by various ideas (6) |
| HORDES | Armies swamped by anguish or despair (6) |
| GATORS | Crocs from mountain swamped by methane, for one (6) |
| MEDIA | Paper, canvas, clay, etc. |
| MARBLES | Small balls of glass, clay, etc, also known as taws (7) |
| TWEEDLEDUM | Identical twin identifiable by mud splashed on collar? |
| STUMPED | Brought to a standstill by mud, step all over the place (7) |
