| NAVY | Nation's ships-of-war collectively; or, a midnight blue colour (4) |
| SABBATH | Religious day of rest or a midnight gathering of witches |
| LAZULITE | Midnight-blue mineral occurring in lapis lazuli - the gem with gold flecks said to resemble stars in a night sky (8) |
| HUE | Midnight blue, e.g. |
| MELISSAMANCHESTER | "Midnight Blue" singer |
| TRIO | Three musicians collectively or a piece of music composed for such a group; or, a set of three aces, kings, queens, jacks or tens held in one hand in piquet (4) |
| CROP | Foliate part of a finial; a plant grown to be harvested collectively; or, a short equestrian whip with a loop at the end rather than a lash (4) |
| BELT | Asteroids collectively; or. a sash or obi whose colour is used to signify rank or kyu in martial arts (4) |
| HOSE | Word for close-fitting breeches or drawers worn with a doublet originally, later socks, stockings and tights collectively; or, a flexible pipe/tube (4) |
| TACK | Horse's saddlery collectively; or, a long loose temporary stitch in dressmaking or tailoring (4) |
| MAIL | Letters, parcels, postcards etc sent by post collectively; or, a medieval warrior's armour constructed from thousands of interlinked metal rings (4) |
| LEAF | A foliole; foliage collectively; or, a folio, such as that figuratively turned when one is starting afresh (4) |
| MARE | "___ liberum" - a sea open to free navigation by ships of any nation (4) |
| TYPE | Another word for a blood group; printed characters collectively; or, device on a coin (4) |
| NINA | One of Christopher columbus' ships of 1492 |
| MARU | Designation in the name of mer- chant ships of Japan meaning 'circle' |
| PEERAGE | The dignity, rank or title of a noble; lords and ladies collectively; or, a book of the genealogy and history of said aristocracy (7) |
| LSTS | Ships of 1944 |
| ARKS | Ships of salvation |
| CRAFT | A word for skill; cunning or guile; a creative activity; dexterity; an artisanal trade; said trade's members collectively; or, a boat or ship (5) |
