| RISETOTHEBAIT | Respond to provocation, as creature of the deep may do? |
| MERMAID | Dream I'm disguised as creature of fantasy (7) |
| YARDS | A quarterback who decides to "go deep" may throw the football 60 ___ down the field |
| UNEARTHLY | Weird as creature from outer space would be (9) |
| PERISCOPE | Bent coppers i.e. people in deep may be shown up by this (9) |
| TAMES | Domesticates, as creatures |
| OCTOPUS | Creature of the deep has the cops out, possibly! (7) |
| SEASERPENT | Gently manoeuvre rod inside mouth of exhausted creature of the deep (3,7) |
| OCEANID | Creature of the deep, formerly nameless, given an identity |
| ATTHEDROPOFAHAT | On the smallest provocation, as bowler hits the floor (2 ,3,4,2,1,3) |
| BASKINGSHARK | Bachelor requesting quiet on vessel, seeing creature of the deep |
| PLANKTON | Tiny creatures of the deep, a hundred on board |
| TIGERSHARKS | Creatures of the deep that are real striped felines? (5,6) |
| ANTBAIT | Falls into a trap: reacts to provocation, temptation (5,2,3,4) |
| RISESTO | Falls into a trap: reacts to provocation, temptation (5,2,3,4) |
| CRISES | Emergencies arising from constant responses to provocation (6) |
| CALLOUT | Order to strike ___ as the line-judge may do? (4,3) |
| BLESSYOU | React to one preparing to blow, as bishop may do? |
| YOUANDWHOELSE | Challenging response to provocation |
| EATALLCOSTS | What the backer of a failing business may do? |
