| FREELOAD | In old reef a peculiar sponge (8) |
| PALOLO | Old man laughing out loud with old reef dweller |
| BOMBORA | Old car initially on reef - a submerged reef (7) |
| IDIOLECT | Do 17 incorrectly, in a peculiar manner of speaking (8) |
| CONFORMS | Falls in line with a peculiar can of worms? Aw no! (8) |
| BERG | Sponge conceals head of reef, a danger to shipping (4) |
| ADOPTION | A peculiar point about party raising issue for others (8) |
| GARDENIA | Flowering shrub requiring a peculiar sort of drainage (8) |
| PASTRAMI | Imparts a peculiar flavour to spicy beef (8) |
| ETHEREAL | Herein a peculiar tale, out of this world (8) |
| GNATBITE | A morsel with a peculiar tang won't do you much harm! (4,4) |
| ZANGWILL | see 6dn, British humorist and writer whose works include the novel Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People and the play The Melting Pot |
| ATOLL | Circular reef, a ring (5) |
| TIDALPOWER | Sea's energy heading for reef, a lot wiped out |
| ARUMLILY | A peculiar flower for bridal arrangements? (4,4) |
| CROMWELL | The general who wreaked havoc here had a peculiar worm cell |
| GREATWHITESHARK | Craft takes high water around edge of reef, a hidden danger at sea (5,5,5) |
| CURIO | Whether an antique musical barrel organ with a peculiar mechanism, a bizarre geological specimen, a butterfly in a glass case or a taxidermised animal in an unusual pose, it is an objet or novelty, na |
| ODDLY | In a peculiar way, is it crafty how cat comes in? |
| SAL | "A peculiar sort of a gal," in song |
