| MAPLESS | Representative of Canada sails initially without guide? |
| PASSAGEWAY | Be lost without guide, losing heart in alley |
| SCYTHES | In South Carolina they designed sails, initially, for cutters |
| SALTS | Sailors actively labouring, trimming sails initially (5) |
| FREEHAND | Adhere to non-fiction treatment, working without guides (8) |
| QUID | Seafood initially without small bit of bread |
| VAGUELY | Very sudden attack of shivering left you initially without clear sensation |
| HEADFIRST | Caught without resistance, initially without thinking (9) |
| CHAMPIONSHIP | Title of Munch Moon painting initially without his name, strangely |
| ATONAL | Centres of rotation on a lock, initially without a key (6) |
| SMOOTH | Sadomasochism has pair tentatively hitting, initially without roughness (6) |
| BETIMES | Early Bonds take place initially without Lee or Dench (7) |
| EXERCISER | I work out tax return initially without hesitation |
| REPLETE | Theatre established initially without grant is full |
| ARTIST | Initially without force, elevating King David, for example (6) |
| ASAP | A fool is initially without delay (4) |
| EXACTLY | Old law left you initially without a doubt (7) |
| COXLESS | Thus crew initially without a steer? |
| ODOURLESS | Grim fellow visiting one-time sweetheart initially without bouquet |
| WEASEL | Treacherous person initially without support |
