| LIFFEY | Lough of questionable status, receiving last of sludge from river |
| SEVERELY | Hard having some receiving last of wage for a year (8) |
| OUSE | Report of sludge in one of three rivers |
| SEAMSTRESS | Sewer rat messes about on top of sludge (10) |
| SLEAZEBAGUETTE | French bread made of sludge and grime? |
| DUMPS | Lift sludge from primary school ditches (5) |
| SLIME | Sludge from miles away (5) |
| NOOSE | Snitch receiving last bit of info that could be breath-taking? (5) |
| NEAGH | Which lough of Northern Ireland is the largest freshwater lake of the British Isles? (5) |
| WHILST | During card game, receiving last deal (6) |
| ERNE | Lough of N. Ireland |
| REE | Lough of the Shannon (3) |
| DUBIOUSHONOUR | Short man from Irish town has debts from award of questionable recognition (7,6) |
| CUTGLASS | In Under Milk Wood, Lord ..., of questionable sanity, dreams of the 66 clocks in his house, all of which keep different times (3-5) |
| STRING | Of such music, a piece is of questionable length |
| SYLVIA | Song girl of questionable identity and status |
| DUBIOUS | Part of a new plant printed up notes of questionable value (7) |
| DUMP | Deposit of soft sludge rising from the ground (4) |
| KITSCH | From the German for "trash", a term for art, decor, design, fashion etc considered garish, tasteless, vulgar or of questionable aesthetic value (6) |
| RUMOUR | From "noise", an old word for a clamour or a din; a currently circulating story of questionable accuracy; or, gossip and tittle-tattle generally (6) |
