| LOCHLONG | Narrow, deep inlet of the Clyde witha naval base at Coulport (4,4) |
| FIORD | Long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as found in Norway (5) |
| FOLLOWUP | Pursue advantage with a lot of people with base at college (6,2) |
| MERIDIAN | Free one locked in base at noon (8) |
| MOUNTAIN | Snowdon -------Railway with base at Llanberis (8) |
| CORINTH | Deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from mainland Greece (4,2,7) |
| GULFOF | Deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from mainland Greece (4,2,7 |
| GUANABARA | ? Bay, deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Brazil upon which Rio de Janeiro stands (9) |
| PUGETSOUND | Deep inlet of the Pacific Ocean in northwestern Washington State, US (5,5) |
| PUGET | Deep inlet of the Pacific Ocean in north-west Washington, US (5,5) (see 12D) |
| SOUND | Deep inlet of the Pacific Ocean in north-west Washington, US (5,5) (see 9A) |
| GUANABARABAY | Deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean upon which Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands (9,3) |
| GULF | A deep inlet of the sea (4) |
| FJORD | Long, narrow deep inlet between cliffs |
| PORTSMOUTH | British naval base at the harbour's entrance |
| CLYDE | His Majesty's Naval Base ----, at Faslane (5) |
| GITMO | Naval base at Guantanamo Bay, informally |
| GLASGOW | Scottish city on the banks of the Clyde |
| FORCE | A group of police officers? Yes, for both sides of the Clyde (5) |
| ERSKINE | Town on the south bank of the Clyde (7) |