| ADDLES | Scrubbing top of oars, goes off (6) |
| ADDLED | Confused, removed top of oar on the day (6) |
| ONESIE | Scrubbing top, doctor put on extremely intimate garment |
| CANOE | Top of oar in stick for boat (5) |
| ADDLE | Confuse by removing top of oar |
| BLADES | Swords or swordsmen; leaves of grass; flakes of flint; or, flattish parts of oars or propellers (6) |
| BIREME | Ancient vessel with two banks of oars (6) |
| SCULLS | Pair of oars pulled by a rower (6) |
| GALLEY | Ancient warship, its banks of oars were often worked by slaves |
| ROLLUP | To arrive, haul sides of oar, facing the stern (4,2) |
| SCAR | Mark statuette, scrubbing top (4) |
| AWFUL | Just scrubbing top is very bad (5) |
| TATTERED | Time was important, scrubbing top being worn (8) |
| BANK | From "bench", a word for a money-dealer's table or counter that came to mean an establishment for the custody of money; a tier of oars; a row of keys; or, a sloped side of a river (4) |
| TRIREME | With three banks of oars powered by 170 men at an average speed of 7.5-10 knots, the largest of the Ancient Greek warships (7) |
| SCULL | Each of a pair of oars used to propel a racing shell of the same name; or, a traditional Scottish basket for fish or potatoes (5) |
| ROWINGMACHINE | Piece of gym equipment used to simulate the use of oars on water (6,7) |
| SCULLING | Form of rowing with a pair of oars as opposed to a single sweep (8) |
| TRIREMES | They had three banks of oars |
| BIREMES | Warships with two decks of oars |
