| PLOUGHMANSLUNCH | Parking by Irish lake, crews boat, missing a meal |
| PLOUGH | Large vehicle parking by Irish lake (6) |
| TRANSFERRED | Changed over coaches, missing one, then taken by boat, missing another one (11) |
| LUNCH | Start missing a meal (5) |
| FURLOUGH | Leave coat by Irish lake (8) |
| ALLEN | A couple of lines with earl by Northern Irish lake |
| LOUGH | Irish lake, mostly a swamp (5) |
| LUCERNE | By chance, mostly, Irish lake becomes Swiss one |
| SLOUGH | Southern Irish lake becomes a marsh (6) |
| ERNE | Northern Irish lake or a seabird |
| LAUGH | Roar coming from Irish lake that has taken a second |
| ALTHOUGH | In spite of the fact that an Irish lake has the last bit missing (8) |
| ASCETIC | Like Irish lake lacking hermit (7) |
| SHIRLEYTEMPLE | Novel about Irish lake and church captivates unknown actress |
| LOUGEHRIG | English entering Irish lake prepare to sail "The Iron Horse" (3,6) |
| RESERVOIR | Ice, mostly, round Irish lake (9) |
| LOUGHREE | Irish lake location of International Pike Festival (*or eel, ugh!) (5,3) |
| KEY | Irish lake in Boyle, venue of pike fishing festival (*hugely OK!) (5,3) |
| RETIREE | Perhaps older person might become exhausted in Irish lake |
| PLOUGHS | Parking beside Irish lakes with farm equipment (7) |
