| MUSK | Maiden given River, a strong perfume (4) |
| DAMASKROSE | Summer blooming flower with a strong perfume (6,4) |
| PICTUREPOSTCARD | Member of tribe given river job, character that communicates colourfully? (7,8) |
| MAXI | Maiden given kiss, wearing best dress |
| BEND | Curved shape of a bow; a meander in a river; a half-butt of leather; or, a type of knot for joining two ropes together (4) |
| ODER | Poem to a river - a German one (4) |
| OUSE | English river, a continuation of the River Ure, flowing into the Humber (4) |
| STYX | Goddess a and river a of the underworld in Greek mythology (4) |
| ARNO | River a group of sailors love (4) |
| AFAR | Fits and starts in a river a good way off |
| ENNS | Austrian river, a tributary of the Danube (4) |
| SAAR | River, a South African farm centre (4) |
| IVEL | Bedfordshire river... a bit lively! (4) |
| SPEY | Scottish river/a fly fishing cast (4) |
| NOVA | In reflection of river, a bright star (4) |
| MALTHUS | Maiden given a pound, so must become an economist (7) |
| BURMA | A maiden given massage back in the old country (5) |
| YSER | Belgian river, a W.W. I battle line |
| OLGA | Heading off from Russian river, a local girl? |
| ELBE | Hamburg's river a |
