| MICKMCCANN | In the popular song, who was the skipper on the Irish Rover? (4,6) |
| BILLBAILEY | In a song, who was thrown out "with nothing but a fine-tooth comb"? (4,6) |
| TURTLE | In the popular song, which gift is given on the second day of Christmas? (6,5) |
| DOVES | In the popular song, which gift is given on the second day of Christmas? (6,5) |
| NONAYNEVER | Want to play the Irish rover? Name, please! (2,3,5) |
| STONE | Skipper on the water? |
| LURE | Skipper on the water |
| NEILINNES | Writer and performer of comic songs who was a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and The Rutles |
| SANDHOPPERS | Skippers on the beach (4-7) |
| STONES | Skippers on the water |
| NOAH | He was the skipper of 6 across |
| LANCASHIRE | A county of North West England, on the Irish Sea (10) |
| LUMBERJACK | According to the Monty Python song, who goes shopping on Wednesdays and has buttered scones for tea? (10) |
| RINGMASTER | Skipper's on call, being top manager (10) |
| THEMOOCHER | Woman in a 1931 Cab Calloway song who had "a heart as big as a whale" (6,3,7) |
| HALES | Acting father/son Alan Sr . ... and Alan Jr. who played The Skipper on "Gilligan's Island" |
| GREENALLIGATORS | Creatures in "The Unicorn" by Canadian folk band The Irish Rovers: 2 wds. |
| SHEL | Mr. Silverstein who wrote "The Unicorn" famously recorded by Canadian folk band The Irish Rovers |
| EDROSE | American who wrote the lyrics to the popular song "Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!" (2,4) |
| HALE | Actor who played the Skipper on "Gilligan's Island" |
