| ABSEILING | Sailor going by boat, say, then going downhill (9) |
| ABSURD | Ridiculous sailors going by superior road (6) |
| RODE | Went by bicycle and by boat, say (4) |
| ROADMAPS | Went by boat, say - unwanted messages upset driving plans |
| STRODE | Good man went by boat, say, also walked purposefully (6) |
| PARTHENON | It's average then, going to the temple (9) |
| INTERVENE | Put earth over the seed, say - then pray! (9) |
| ALONGSIDE | Next to, another boat say (9) |
| RACINGCAR | Vehicle reversing in first gear, then going forward -- it's fast! (6,3) |
| ONTHENOSE | So then going to pieces when one is about to win |
| CABRIOLET | Vehicle caught by sailor going to port, allowed to go on afterwards (9) |
| MIGRATING | Russian fighter and sailor going to another country (9) |
| HILARIOUS | Welcome unfortunate sailor going round the bend, it is very funny (9) |
| OLIVEDRAB | Hardy sailor going about died in uniform |
| DESERTRAT | Abandon sailor going north, or WWII British soldier (6,3) |
| STERNWARD | Official welcoming in sailors going ahead? On the contrary (9) |
| MESSABOUT | Informal term meaning dilly-dally, footle, potter or tinker, like Ratty in boats, say; to meddle or interfere; to caper, gambol, skylark or play the fool; or, to carry on, philander, romp or generally |
| SAILORLY | Like one going by boat and then railway without bother |
| ADDING | And then going on to say (6) |
| HOTTUB | Bath is very popular, going by boat |