| MERE | It's nothing more than a lake |
| POND | Bathed in by blackbirds, inhabited by frogs, newts and water boatmen and depicted in paintings by Monet, a freshwater habitat, smaller than a lake (4) |
| SPATULA | Alas! Put like that it's nothing more than a sort of spoon (7) |
| HOBO | A tramp will need nothing more than a surface to cook on (4) |
| MAYO | Nothing more than a month in Ireland (4) |
| OGLE | Look nothing more than a broken leg (4) |
| BOYO | Young man, nothing more than a lad in Wales (4) |
| LIDO | Where one may bathe in nothing more than a hat (4) |
| SOSO | Nothing more than a desperate message, to be fair (2-2) |
| PRIMO | In the first place it's nothing more than over-demure (5) |
| DUCKPOND | Nothing less than a lake in the village? (4,4) |
| SEA | Thing typically bigger than a lake |
| JUSTASWELL | Lucky it being nothing more than a grand (4,2,4) |
| IPHONE | "Nothing more than a luxury bauble that will appeal to a few gadget freaks," according to a January |
| COMMANDO | Nothing more than a captaincy for a Royal Marine (8) |
| EVENSO | Nothing more than a 50-50 chance, nevertheless (4,2) |
| PINTO | Nothing more than a liquid measure for a piebald horse (5) |
| POLITICO | Nothing more than a discreet Tory perhaps |
| ROMEO | He could be nothing more than a lady-killer (5) |
| DISCO | Nothing more than a record club |