| MOVIESTARS | Pictures sailors as role models perhaps playing big parts (5,5) |
| FILMSTAR | Pictures sailor and actor (4,4) |
| PORTRAY | Picture sailor's left with Ray (7) |
| ICONIC | Not totally apologetic, on ice as role model (6) |
| SOLARPANEL | Plan as role (anag) - green electricity generator (5,5) |
| THIRDPARTY | Bystander perhaps playing vital part in crowd scene? |
| ABLESEAMAN | Sailor as amenable as could be (4,6) |
| MANOFPARTS | Renaissance guy perhaps - playing all the characters in Shakespeare's plays, for instance (3,2,5) |
| SHORTROUND | 1-A's role in 1984's "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," where he played Indy's sidekick |
| WELLSFARGO | Author following mythological sailor as stage names |
| IMAGINABLE | One fellow imbibing drink with sailor, as may be fancied |
| SUBMARINER | Down goes the sailor as his duty would call him. (10) |
| TYPECAST | Role model perhaps for person having fling (8) |
| BIGSISTER | Little kid's role model, perhaps |
| ICON | Adored role model, perhaps |
| FATHERFIGURE | Role model, perhaps |
| NBACOACH | One making big bucks playing big Bucks, say |
| NOTCOMINGINTOIT | Missing inheritance perhaps playing no role (3,6,4,2) |
| THAWS | As role of Morse was to become in friendlier times? |
| RIO | Time spent by group playing big city (3) |
