| FERMANAGH | NI county, drained by the River Erne (9) |
| HEREFORDSHIRE | County drained chiefly by the Rivers Wye and Severn (13) |
| BALLYSHANNON | At which town does the river Erne reach the sea? (12) |
| ENNISKILLEN | Town in Northern Ireland, on an island in the River Erne (11) |
| IRISH | Like the River Erne |
| WINNEBAGO | Lake in Wisconsin, fed and drained by the Fox river (9) |
| CRACKDOWN | Series of severe measures hit NI county (9) |
| TWENTYONE | Disappeared into NI county, having run away for card game |
| CLOSEDOWN | Stop broadcasting near NI county (5,4) |
| UPANDDOWN | Fluctuating, with NI county ahead at first (2-3-4) |
| ENTERITIS | See erne sit it out with stomach ache (9) |
| LADOGA | Lake in Russia drained by the River Neva to the Gulf of Finland (6) |
| GENEVA | Lake ?, body of water between Switzerland and France fed and drained by the River Rhone |
| ONEGA | Second-largest lake in Europe, in NW Russia; drained by the river Svir (5) |
| SEAEAGLES | Also called ernes, these birds of prey are considered the largest of their kind in Europe and were recently reintroduced to mainland Spain after being declared extinct for some years (3-6) |
| LESSEE | Crafty type in River Erne - the first one paying a flat fee perhaps? (6) |
| GOWNA | Irish lough on River Erne - in Glasgow, nah! (5) |
| OKEFENOKEE | -- Swamp on the border of Florida and Georgia in the US is partly drained by the Suwannee River (10) |
| GREATSLAVE | ? Lake, body of water in NW Canada drained by the Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean |
| GREAT | & 22A - Lake, body of water in NW Canada drained by the Mackenzie River into the Arctic Ocean (5,5) |
