| LASTSTRAW | Rock salt's added to fish, mainly as deal-breaker (4,5) |
| BASALT | Rock salt added to boiled asparagus tips (6) |
| SALINATED | Describes something with salt added to it (9) |
| CROSSTALK | Rock salt's spilt during witty conversation (9) |
| MARINERS | Remains confused about origin of rock salts (8) |
| CODSWALLOP | Salt originally added to fish with batter on for cobblers (10) |
| WHIPPERSNAPPER | One stirring up cream, say, added to fish a little squirt! (14) |
| AWN | Bristles, heading off as deal is cut perhaps |
| SAWN | Understood point as deal was cut? |
| TRADERS | Ships such as deal in shares (7) |
| ESSENTIAL | Pure rock salt seen around island |
| HIMALAYAN | Type of rock salt from the Punjab region of Pakistan (9) |
| COBEN | Harlan ___, author of the novels Shelter, Gone for Good and Deal Breaker (5) |
| RENEGER | A deal-breaker sore general stores rejected |
| DEA | It may be a deal breaker: Abbr. |
| REDLINE | Socialist policy which may be a deal breaker |
| STERES | Metric units of volume equivalent to a cubic metre, used in France from 1793, mainly as a measure for firewood (6) |
| LLOYDS | They're known mainly as insurers (6) |
| TURKEY | Land in Asia, mainly, as occasional flier (6) |
| ANCHOR | An unpleasant job, mainly, as TV presenter (6) |
