| ABOVEBOARD | Sailor's fallen into the sea - not entirely sober, to be honest (5,5) |
| TIDDLYWINK | Confidential if not entirely sober sign one's flipped! |
| PLANKTON | Drifters in the sea not about to join piece of wood |
| RESPONSIBLE | At fault, not entirely sober, Pilsner drunk |
| DDS | People staying sober to help others home from the party, for short |
| DEMUR | Take exception, not being entirely sober |
| HYPERBOLIC | Chirpy bloke at sea, not grand, but overstated (10) |
| INTHEDARK | Not knowing the thread had fallen into the ink |
| JEWELINTHECROWN | After realizing her diamond ring had fallen into the amalgam mix, the clumsy dentist informed the patient there was a ... |
| PONDERED | Thought the deer had fallen into the water (8) |
| SLANDER | Person surrounded by sea, not the first to drag through the mud (7) |
| CAUCUS | Party meeting in mountains near the Black Sea, not as reported (6) |
| LAPSED | To have fallen into disuse, is to have done what (6) |
| SANDTRAPS | Golf hazards, or what the letters between the circles have fallen into |
| EASEFUL | Tranquil fellow in rough sea, not initially blue (7) |
| NOREAST | River and sea not ruffled by this wind |
| ACROBATIC | Killer whale turned at sea, not large but spectacularly agile |
| FASHION | Ton of chains at sea not initially carried (7) |
| SPINNAKER | Wild prank in sea, not a feature of yachting? |
| SOFTROE | Fish product for those at sea (not hard) |
