| CELESTE | Mary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , US ship found abandoned in the Atlantic in 1872 with the fate of its crew unknown (7) |
| BRING | Escort knight into custody on US ship (5) |
| FUSS | In the Gulf, US ships encounter trouble (4) |
| UBOATS | German destroyers of US ships |
| MARYCELESTE | Ship found abandoned in 1872 off the Azores (4,7) |
| MARIECELESTE | A ship found mysteriously abandoned in the Atlantic in 1873 (common incorrect version) (5,7) |
| TRIREME | Are there three bank holidays for the rest of its crew? (7) |
| EPILOGUE | Concluding part of a literary work, typically detailing the fates of its characters (8) |
| KAY | Mary _ _ _ cosmetics |
| UNTO | "... _ _ _ us a son is given" (Isaiah) |
| CREAGH | Mary _ _ _ _ _ _ - former Shadow Transport Secretary (6) |
| TEACHOTEACH | '___ ___ ___ us, holy Child', (carol) (5,1,5) |
| YORN | Pete _ _ _ _, US singer-songwriter (4) |
| RIGGING | Ship's cordage supporting its masts and sails; or, the art or science of adjusting a rowing boat and its oars according to its crew (7) |
| EIGHT | Number expressed in Roman numerals as VIII or viii; or, a type of boat used in competitive rowing or its crew collectively (5) |
| STEPSON | Infant found abandoned in a doorway? (7) |
| TITANIC | Luxury liner which sank in the Atlantic in 1912 (7) |
| GRAFSPEE | Admiral ____, Second World War battleship scuttled by its crew in the River Plate estuary |
| FLOTSAM | Wreckage of a ship found in the water (7) |
| RAINBOW | Artist in front of ship found range of colours (7) |
