| FIGUREHEAD | Mermaid, say, on a ship or a hint to the starred answers |
| BOOM | A loud resonant sound of a bass drum, bittern, cannon, explosion, thunderclap, shock wave etc; a spar on a ship; or, a sudden surge or uptick in births, business or prosperity (4) |
| LANE | A narrow often rural road; or, a division of a waterway or airspace as a route for a ship or a plane (4) |
| BOARD | A side of a ship; or, a wooden plank/sheet on which to serve cheese or to play chess, for example (5) |
| BERTH | Bed on a ship or a train Australian city (5) |
| COMPANY | Collective noun for a flock of wigeon; a unit of Girl Guides; the crew of a ship; or, a group of touring actors, actresses or opera singers (7) |
| ABOARD | On a ship or a train |
| LANDING | Touchdown of an aircraft; the disembarkation of a ship; or, a level area at the top of a staircase (7) |
| BALLAST | Heavy material used to stabilise a ship or a hot air balloon. (7) |
| ASHORE | Where one goes to land from a ship or a horse? (6) |
| DODGER | A shirker; a shifty dishonest person or trickster; a canvas weather screen on a ship; or, with "Jammie", a shortcake sandwich biscuit (6) |
| SQUARE | Quadrangular shape of a sailor's historical wooden trencher/platter for a meal aboard a naval ship; or, a word for fair, honest, proper or solid, thus for a hearty balanced meal (6) |
| HULL | Frame of a ship or a Humberside port (4) |
| CREW | Group of people operating a ship or a aircraft (4) |
| PASSAGE | Journey such as that made by a ship or a migrating bird (7) |
| DECK | Floor of a ship or a bus (4) |
| LANDS | Comes ashore from a ship or a boat (5) |
| LAUNCH | Set in motion - a ship or a rocket, eg (6) |
| BELL | Instrument traditionally used to mark time on a ship or to call a congregation to its church (4) |
| VESSEL | A ship or a receptacle (6) |
