| GLEAMED | Shone when there was a gale out at sea (7) |
| BALM | Salve, with Gale out of the ball game (4) |
| SNIPPED | Cut and ran when there was a shot inside (7) |
| SKITTLE | Pin down when there was a strike |
| PROBONO | When there was no charge from the Romans (3,4) |
| OFFPEAK | Cancelled summit when there was wasn't much demand |
| HARPOON | One's cast out at sea -- gets to talk endlessly about nothing (7) |
| HORATIO | And 23 Nation's hero, lost way out at sea? (7,6) |
| SAPLING | Out at sea, ship's stern replaced by one wee bit of wood (7) |
| ERA | A historical period when there was a short, nightmare uprising (3) |
| OPENED | Started when there was a need to go out to work (6) |
| STUMPED | Out at sea (7) |
| TUITION | Training in it out at sea |
| ELASTIC | Flexible timescale leaves me out at sea |
| GUNBOAT | Vessel making bang out at sea!? |
| LASHEDOUT | Gave generously when there was a whip-round? (6,3) |
| MISSED | Didn't strike when there was a female editor (6) |
| NOAH | He made no exclamation when there was a flood (4) |
| TASTES | Sat up when there was a setback while creating samples |
| IATE | "...Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew, when I bit off more than I could chew. But through it all, when there was doubt, _ _ _ _ it up and spit it out, I faced it all, and I stood tall, and did |
