| STRATEGIST | Planner gets to hold craft back - is right, ultimately (10) |
| SKETCHED | Drew small craft, back to front, alongside front of dock |
| AFT | Kingless craft back at sea? (3) |
| MARTIAN | Extraterrestrial being holds craft over island |
| HEARTEN | She holds craft on course, finally arriving at buoy |
| SLOOP | Showing craft, backs in the lotteries (5) |
| BRAINSTORM | A follower gets to hold the crown, in a manner of speaking, from The Tempest offering to hold a group discussion (10) |
| HUGO | Victor maybe gets to hold nothing (4) |
| BAJRANGPUNIA | The grappler who gets to hold India's highest sporting award. (7,5) |
| TEE | Absentee finally gets to hold a ball (3) |
| GANNETS | Gets to hold Ann's big birds (7) |
| CABBAGE | It's very chic! ABBA gets to hold vegetable (7) |
| DISHONEST | Designing recipe one has to get right, ultimately |
| INVITED | Requested change to divine right, ultimately (7) |
| AUSTERE | Author Jane mostly right - ultimately, life is bleak (7) |
| IMMORTAL | Divine right ultimately in wrong (8) |
| DIPLOMAT | Certificate right ultimately for emissary |
| ROTUND | Podgy about right, ultimately? (6) |
| SUFFRAGE | Rights ultimately universal, given repeated female anger (8) |
| LIGHTENUP | Turn the screw left not right ultimately, to relax? (7,2) |
