| LOSTATSEA | Like a mariner who's missing |
| KANGAROOTAR | Mariner who's good at island-hopping? |
| ATSEA | Like a mariner, bewildered? |
| SEADOG | A Jack tar, old salt, pirate or sailor; a white rainbow as seen by a mariner; an antiquated word for a shark or a seal; or, a heraldic beast in the form of a talbot with a beaver's tail (3,3) |
| CARD | Any one of a pack of items used to form a meld; a programme of a race meeting's events; or, the dial of a mariner's compass (4) |
| ABSENTEE | One who's missing a get-together for a spell, possibly outside broadcast? (8) |
| PHOBIA | Fear upsetting a bishop who's missing sabbath (6) |
| ACES | Showcase who's missing a great pair? (4) |
| QUADRANT | From the Latin meaning "four", a fourth part/sector of a circle; or, a mariner or stargazer's old instrument with a graduated arc of 90 degrees for measuring altitudes (8) |
| PILOT | Word for a steersman originally, later a balloonist; an aviator; a mariner's navigational handbook for use at sea; or, a guide or leader at large (5) |
| LEIFERICSON | Norse mariner who discovered Vinland: 2 wds. |
| SOLES | Mariner who loses one sails around (5) |
| POPEYE | Mariner who loves olive oil, they say (6) |
| SEAMAN | Mariner who previously played for England |
| DOCT | Medic who's missing the 'OR'? |
| OUNCE | Ring relative who's missing lost cat (5) |
| YOURLOSS | Words to someone who's missing out |
| MATELOTE | French word for a sailor, thus for a mariner-style stew of freshwater fish, onions, stock and wine; or, a lively hornpipe-style dance of seafarers (8) |
| ALBATROSS | Golf score a mariner had a shot at? |
| DEPTH | A job for a mariner (5) |
