| KAYAKING | Man on board attacked by bee, a bishop in a small boat |
| AMBO | Bishop in a small amount of time in large pulpit (4) |
| HAMSTRUNG | Luvvie, attacked by bee crossing river, hobbled (9) |
| STUN | Shock as almost attacked by bee |
| ALABAMA | A Tibetan monk with a bishop in a US state (7) |
| CABAL | Secret plot got a bishop in a state (5) |
| ACHIEVABLE | A bishop in a clapped-out vehicle can be reached (10) |
| OBSCENE | A bishop in a love scene is offensive (7) |
| QUEEN | Word primarily referring to a regina, but also a "dame" playing card; a gyne honey bee; a large olive; a powerful chess "lady"; a rex cat's female mate; or, any woman of excellence (5) |
| BOLE | Recess in a wall designed to house a hive or skep of bees; a tree trunk; or, a rich clay pigment used in gilding (4) |
| ROWER | One in a small boat - or a liner? |
| RUNABOUT | Organise a boxing match say in a small boat (8) |
| DRAFTEE | Sailor, say, in a small boat in river |
| DRONE | The male of the honey bee; a bourdon of a bagpipe; a UAV; or, a monotonous speech (5) |
| APIARIST | From Latin for "bee", a term for a bee-master/mistress who keeps a colony of said eusocial insects for their beeswax, honey and royal jelly (8) |
| SWARM | To climb by gripping with one's hands/feet; a throng of honey bees; a mass of bioluminescent krill, visible from space; a shower of meteors; or, a series of earthquakes (5) |
| PINNACLE | Top student is in a small boat (8) |
| COCKLES | Sea creatures that can go to hell in a small boat (7) |
| SHALLOP | Has poll worked out in a small boat (7) |
| CRAB | Water creature caught in a small boat (4) |
