| ISTHMUS | Narrow strip of land boarded by water, such as Auckland (7) |
| ISLAND | Mass surrounded by water, such as any one of those forming the Hebrides, Orkneys or Shetlands (6) |
| SPORT | Have fun with such as 'Auckland' and 'Tauranga' - put the last letter at the front (5) |
| ESTUARY | Area of water, such as The Golden Horn, that forms an inlet of the sea where fresh water mixes with |
| AQUATIC | Word describing eimer a sport such as swimming paddle-boarding or scuba diving or a hydrophyte plant growing in or near water such as arrowhead, duckweed, rush or yellow flag (7) |
| TORRENT | Fast, turbulent water, such as Yorkshire's The Strid (7) |
| TABLEAU | Bill left with Vichy water -- such a theatrical scene! (7) |
| FRIGATE | Navy ship "Fortune", boarded by outfit (7) |
| SUBJECT | U-boat then plane boarded by China's principal citizen (7) |
| EGGCUPS | Vessels often boarded by soldiers? (7) |
| CLEARUP | Tidy vessel boarded by tragic king (5,2) |
| GLIDDER | Slippery aircraft boarded by duke |
| INSULAR | Narrow strip of land lacking enclosure for animal runs |
| INLET | Narrow body of water such as that connecting a lake to an ocean |
| CUTS | Stretches of water such as canals; or, versions of films after edits (4) |
| OCEAN | Vast expanse of salt water such as that where Challenger Deep is located at a depth of around 36,200 ft (5) |
| LAKE | Excess of wine; body of water such as Windermere; or, a pigment rendered insoluble or one derived from madder or cochineal (4) |
| BUNYIP | Bellowing monster of Australian Aboriginal legend said to inhabit inland bodies of water such as swamps and devour its human prey (6) |
| STRAIT | Body of water such as Bass, Otranto or Torres |
| SEA | Body of water such as the Aegean or Caspian |
