| SALTWORT | Plant such as Salsola kali of beaches and marshes (8) |
| BLUE | --- Flag, award given to a seaside resort that meets high standards of cleanliness of beaches and purity of water (4) |
| AGRETTI | Italian name for vegetable Salsola soda, aka saltwort - grate it, roughly (7) |
| SNIPE | Forming in wisps and drumming in aerial courtship displays, a wading bird of grasslands and marshes related to woodcocks, curlews and sandpipers (5) |
| TEAL | Small duck related to the mallard which frequents ponds, lakes and marshes (4) |
| BRIGHTON | Resort with first of beaches straight ahead (8) |
| ALMIGHTY | Essentially Kali is considered powerful Goddess (8) |
| SAND | Collective tiny fragments of quartz forming a major constituent of beaches, deserts, dunes, seabeds, shores and tombolos (4) |
| SANDYKOUFAX | Ex-Dodger pitcher and lover of beaches? |
| SYDNEY | Australian city renowned for its beaches and iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge |
| RIVIERA | Stretch of coast known for its beaches and fashionable towns (7) |
| THUG | What common word for a violent bully originated in India and was applied to worshipers of Kali, who |
| SAINTLIKE | Isn't Kali bubbling with energy and angelic! (9) |
| SHEGOD | Try within lean-to like Diana and Kali (3-3) |
| ISLETS | Small places with lots of beaches |
| ISLE | Location with a lot of beaches |
| TAHITI | Its beaches and scenery make it a hit |
| HEARD | John ___, actor whose films include Big, Beaches and Awakenings |
| PEBBLES | Cobble-like stones found on beaches and riverbanks (7) |
| SANDFLY | A common pest at beaches and rivers (7) |