| STABILISER | In the main, it's a great leveller |
| HBOMB | Hearts flop; it's a great leveller (1-4) |
| PROMONTORY | In the main, it's outstanding publicity with name on the right (10) |
| ANTIHISTAMINE | In the main it's a fantastic medical remedy |
| WRECK | In the main, it's a disaster (5) |
| SHIPWRECK | In the main, it's a disaster (9) |
| EYESORE | Look at small type of tangle, in the main. It's a monstrosity (7) |
| BULLDOZER | Half-asleep male animal makes a great leveller (9) |
| WINSTANLEY | Gerrard -, political activist; leader of 17thcentury English group the True Levellers (10) |
| ICEBERG | In the main, its chief danger remains hidden (7) |
| STEERAGE | In the main it's the cheapest way to travel (8) |
| KNOTS | In the main it's the going rate |
| STAPLE | In the main, it's used as a fastener (6) |
| UNDERSEA | In the main it's below the surface (8) |
| PERISCOPE | In the main, it's raised to get a view (9) |
| CHIEFLY | In the main, it's like a clan leader (7) |
| CRASS | Give little credit to a vessel, in the main. It's churlish (5) |
| CAPE | Carbon copy - in the main, it's outstanding (4) |
| DESERTISLAND | In the main it's uninhabited |
| RUDDER | In the main, it's used for changing course (6) |
