| CATSPAW | Nautical name for a pattern of ripples on the water's surface caused by a gust of wind; or, an offshore swivel knot (4-3) |
| PUDDLE | A pool of rainwater; a ripple on the water's surface left by the blade of an oar; or, a curtain's train of fabric, spilling onto the floor (6) |
| GUNWALE | What is the nautical name for the upper edge of a ship's side? (7) |
| CATSPAWS | Dupes/pawns; offshore swivel knots; breezes forming patterns of ripples of the same name; or, feline feet (4-4) |
| SOLAR | Kind of wind ... or an alternative to wind |
| SPLASH | Disturbance on the water's surface caused by a diver or the launch of a ship; a leading front-page story; or, a film about a mermaid (6) |
| RHYTHM | Related to the Greek meaning "to flow", a vowelless word for a pattern of recurrence, such as musical beat or a regular harmonious sequence of colours, elements or shapes in art (6) |
| CHESS | From the Persian for "king", a game from whose name a word for a pattern of squares derives (5) |
| RIPPLE | One of a series of little purls or waves on the water's surface caused by a light breeze or "cat's-paw" (6) |
| WINDFALL | Apple, pear etc blown off a tree by a gust; or, a piece of good fortune such as a sum of money received unexpectedly (8) |
| WAVES | Water ripples on the sea (5) |
| TAGUS | Capsized: by a gust in the river (5) |
| BLOW | A gust of wind; a breath of fresh air; a toot of a horn, trumpet, whistle etc; a display/mass of blossom; a calamity or setback; or, a jazz jam session (4) |
| PUFF | A short sharp burst of breath, gust of wind or waft of smoke; a light and airy cream-filled pastry such as a profiterole; or, a gathered mass of material in a dress or sleeve (4) |
| BLAST | A detonation in a quarry; a sudden gust of wind; or, a loud trump of a trumpet or car horn (5) |
| DENT | A depression, ding or dip in a surface caused by a blow; or, any negative effect, such as a reduction in money or resources (4) |
| CRISPATION | Dated or poetic state of being curled or wrinkled; a wavelet or undulation on the water's surface; or, a creeping shiver or rippling muscular sensation passing through the body (10) |
| CALICO | Plain cotton cloth used as the ground for a pattern/print such as chintz or ikat, thus a word for a multicoloured, piebald or spotted horse or cat (6) |
| DABS | Bobs or daps on the water's surface when fishing for salmon or trout; or, chuckie-stanes, jacks, knuckle-bones or sheep's astragali tossed in a children's old game or bout (4) |
| BREEZE | A light wind; or; an informal word for a quarrel or an easy task (6) |
