| STRENUOUS | Playing our tune on board ship with difficulty (9) |
| SUNSETS | Composed tunes on board inspired by colourful night skies (7) |
| NOTEPAPER | Observer maybe underscores part of tune on writing pad (9) |
| NEUTRALLY | Dispassionately dissecting tune on return to health (9) |
| AIRGUITAR | Tune on instrument ? it doesn't exist (3,6) |
| TEAMMUSIC | Stadium tunes on game day? |
| STRIDES | Tired running about on board ship with steps like these (7) |
| STREAMER | Royal on board ship with flag (8) |
| DURESS | In the past, continue on board ship with imprisonment (6) |
| BINLINER | Be half on board ship with rubbish bag (3,5) |
| GOSSIP | Leave on board ship with one passenger starting to talk a lot (6) |
| DOSSER | Act on board ship, with some hesitation, to get somewhere to sleep (6) |
| SPASMS | Old man on board ship with illness gets convulsions (6) |
| SPASM | Convulsion from old man on board ship with Mike (5) |
| STEADINESS | Has a meal after tea on board ship with composure (10) |
| ANTS | Page on board ship, with a set of odd notes, finds tropical insects (10,4) (see 8D) |
| LEAFCUTTER | Page on board ship, with a set of odd notes, finds tropical insects (10,4) (see 26D) |
| GOSSAMER | ... and go on board ship with a US group backing very thin material (8) |
| SCOPES | Manage to board ship with some viewing equipment |
| BATES | Simon ?, former BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 presenter associated with the feature Our Tune (5) |
