| SALEMRIVER | NICK WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE DROWNED IN IT (DAYS, two words) |
| LEMONY | Sharp needle - no need for it, day surgery's ending (6) |
| MALMSEY | Wine that the Duke of Clarence was said to have drowned in (7) |
| LEANDER | Mythical lover said to have drowned in the Hellespont |
| AEGEUS | Mythological figure said to have drowned in the sea now named for him |
| INNERTEMPLE | Which of the Inns of Court was thought to have begun in the 13th century when it housed the lawyers who advised the Knights Templar? (5,6) |
| FELT | Baize-like fabric whose former "carroting" method of construction was thought to have given rise to the phrase "mad as a hatter" (4) |
| VISIONS | Nostradamus was thought to have them |
| OAK | According to tradition, what tree was associated with the god of thunder because it was thought to be the tree most likely to be hit by lightning? (3) |
| BRADYPUB | PLACE TO CELEBRATE IN SALEM (DAYS, two words) |
| HOLT | Serving as prime minister forjust 692 days, which Australian politician is believed to have drowned near Portsea, Victoria, in December 1967? (4) |
| CAMELOPARD | Archaic name for a giraffe, taken from two animals it was thought to resemble (10) |
| THEDOCKS | FANCY FACE WAS HERE ON DAYS (two words) |
| JANSBABY | KID DETERMINED TO BE SHAWN'S (DAYS, two words) |
| PEA | Miniature cork ball in a whistle; old name for a bird in the genus Pavo known collectively as a muster; or, a podded vegetable whose original name was thought to be plural (3) |
| EMERALD | In ancient times, what gemstone was thought to cure diseases of the eye? (7) |
| OPAL | Lustrous gem that was thought to bring good luck in the Middle Ages |
| EBONY | Dark wood once used for drinking cups, as it was thought to neutralize poison |
| YGGDRASIL | In Norse mythology, the ash tree that was thought to overshadow the world |
| BILLHORTON | TURNS OUT HE'S MIKE'S FATHER ON DAYS (two words) |
