| SWIMMER | Person doing the backstroke, eg (7) |
| SWUM | Done the backstroke, e.g. |
| SWAM | Did the backstroke, e.g. |
| COUNTER | Opposing a person doing the stock-taking (7) |
| PIEBALD | Horse able to manoeuvre during swim, doing the backstroke? (7) |
| ORRAMAN | (Scottish) Person doing odd jobs on a farm (7) |
| TAPDANCER | Person doing the hot (and maybe cold) shoe shuffle? |
| NUMBERCRUNCHER | Less sensitive person doing the grind, one calculates |
| DYER | Person doing the colouring selects odd bits of daywear (4) |
| ACHILLES | Legendary hero getting cold in water, doing the backstroke? (8) |
| REEK | Hum, while doing the backstroke in Lake Erie? (4) |
| PRIMUS | Scottish bishop finds Irish in reservoir, doing the backstroke? (6) |
| ELFIN | Puckish fairy originally in river doing the backstroke? |
| TUNA | Swimmer, a fanatic doing the backstroke? |
| RATIFY | OK swimmer keeping in trim, doing the backstroke? |
| TORPID | Sluggish swim, rubbish doing the backstroke? (6) |
| TRINIDAD | Island: old man therein crossing river, doing the backstroke? (8) |
| CHARADES | Game swimmer diving initially into water, doing the backstroke (8) |
| NOTONECTA | European wild cat, chasing off bugs doing the backstroke? |
| SEPTET | Group exercise in river, doing the backstroke? (6) |
