| SACREDCOW | Piece of land down in boat a something above criticism (6,3) |
| DISTRACTS | Diverts from areas of land down under |
| DISTRACT | Side track to extended area of land, down under? |
| SPAMS | Map upside down in boat sends the wrong messages in a way (5) |
| HANDICAP | This equalises 7 Down in boat race (8) |
| BENCHTEST | Trial carried out on a something before it is released (5, 4) |
| AUSTRALIA | Nation known as the land down under (to those in the northern hemisphere) |
| CARGOSHIP | A number on Jason's boat; a vessel carrying freight (5,4) |
| BENCH | A bink, pew, scamble, settle or other long form; a rower's thwart in a boat; a judge's seat; a platform upon which to exhibit a dog at a show; or, a stout worktop, such as a potting table in a greenho |
| BAIL | A bucket for ladling water from a boat; a partition in a stable; a bar on a typewriter; a hoop; a semicircular handle; a crosspiece bridging a wicket's stumps; or, a temporary release from custody (4) |
| TRADEMARK | See me spring over to boat, a distinctive characteristic |
| OUTRIGGER | Racing boat a stimulus for the Dark Blues? |
| ANTIPODES | Work spade into lands down south (9) |
| RATTY | Kenneth Grahame's charming and affable connoisseur of picnics, river life and "simply messing about in boats" - a friend of Mole, this cheerful fellow's name is a misnomer for his species as a water v |
| OARSMAN | Chap in boat, a second seen round river in Arab state |
| BASTION | In boats, a sort of tower (7) |
| GADABOUT | Rover in boat, a dugout (8) |
| TAR | Sailor in boat a rating |
| GOODY | A treat after a party, a something bag |
| LEPER | Social pariah is a something of a people person |
