| PEG | Part of a riverbank allotted to an angler in a competition; stake for securing a tent rope; a clip for hanging laundry out to dry; or, an object for scoring in cribbage (3) |
| WATERRAT | Mistaken name of a riverbank or "riparian" vole, which is an expert diver and swimmer, widely associated with The Wind in the Willows by extension, a boatman, pirate or sailor; or, a person who is fon |
| STINT | Short period of time allotted to an activity |
| LANDINGNET | Help for an angler in England worried about time? (7,3) |
| FALTERING | Uncertain if angler in a tangle having hooked boot in the end (9) |
| GALEWARNING | In England, what got the Wigan angler in a dither? (4,7) |
| FISHERMAN | An angler in the Gulf is her manuscript (9) |
| PEGGING | Securing a tent |
| GUY | A tent-rope |
| PEGS | Pins used for scoring in cribbage; stakes for securing tent ropes; or, posts in croquet that must be struck with the balls to gain points (4) |
| HOLT | Den of an otter, typically a hole in a riverbank or the root of a tree (4) |
| ENTREPOT | Tent rope twisted in place to bring goods for import and export (8) |
| GHAT | In India, a flight of stairs leading to a riverbank (4) |
| SENTENCE | What is punishment allotted to a person convicted in a criminal trial? (8) |
| BERTH | What is a bunk allotted to a traveller on a vessel (5) |
| DEAL | A bargain; the act of distributing cards; the hands allotted to the players; or, from "plank", softwood, such as fir or pine, for construction (4) |
| PILE | From "stone pier", word for a heap of bricks, coins, combustibles, dishes or other things; or, a post or a stake for driving into the ground (4) |
| REELOFF | Recite list of bad news to an angler? |
| BOATHOOK | Something useful to an angler with a dinghy? (8) |
| EXTRATIME | Additional period of play allotted to decide a tie (5,4) |
