| ANDAMANSEA | In Scotland, a manse abutting an expanse of water |
| AEGEAN | Point in time to an expanse of water (6) |
| TASMANSEA | Seaman sat sadly by an expanse of water in the Pacific (6,3) |
| OCEAN | An expanse of water forming part of Earth's hydrosphere; literary word for the sea; or, any vast quantity (5) |
| ISTHMUS | Narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water (7) |
| OPENSEA | An expanse of water that is away from land (4,3) |
| SEAL | Creature requiring an expanse of water: large (4) |
| STRETCH | An informal word for a walk; a continuous journey; an expanse of road, time, water etc; or, a muscle-extending reach of the arms or legs (7) |
| FORESTRY | In favour of attempt to hide middle of Tyneside in an expanse of trees |
| LANDSCAPE | An expanse of natural scenery eyed in a single view; or, a painting/ picture representing such a vista (9) |
| MELVICH | Where in Scotland a couple of people need a bit of help (7) |
| SEA | Lunar basalt plain or mare; an expanse of saltwater with a partially bordering a land mass; or, (with "the"), a sailor's life or career (3) |
| DISTRACTS | An expanse of land in a town is diverting... (9) |
| SCUD | Word, from the name of a leporid's short tail, reflecting the sense "run like a rabbit, race like a hare", for a driving cloud, gust of wind, sudden shower, missile, slap or swift-footed sprinter; or, |
| MOUSER | A farm or ship's cat charged with hunting murine gnawers, squeakers or timorous beasties; a mog proficient at catching rodents generally; a prying person; or, in Scotland, a man's whiskers (6) |
| LOCH | A lake in Scotland, a hole in 24! (4) |
| GALLOWAY | Where, in Scotland, a girl has a certain look of style? (8) |
| SAIL | Go on the water with an expanse of canvas |
| FLOE | White sight in an expanse of blue |
| ATLANTICOCEAN | Tactical one negotiated an expanse of sea water (8,5) |
