| UBOAT | Snake seen in Pondicherry perhaps in a vessel (1-4) |
| WETSUIT | Wagers that boy takes woman's place, one in Pondicherry say in a scuba diving costume (3,4) |
| AUROBINDO | Sri ___ set up a famous Ashram in Pondicherry (9) |
| LIFEOFPI | Best-selling novel that begins in Pondicherry, India |
| COBRA | Snake seen in Acapulco branch (5) |
| ADDER | Kind of snake seen in summer (5) |
| ASPEN | Snake seen off and on in tree (5) |
| VASE | Figure to go to sea, perhaps, in a vessel (4) |
| POSTMAN | He delivers most, perhaps, in a vessel (7) |
| PIECE | 1 of 1,000 (perhaps) in a jigsaw puzzle |
| GAG | Snake seen in a Spanish resort (3) |
| ASP | Snake seen in a Spanish resort (3) |
| FOLLY | What word applies to a costly ornamental building, perhaps in a garden? (5) |
| AWARD | Emmy, perhaps, in a room in Casualty (5) |
| ELEGY | A lament, perhaps, in a cathedral |
| REVUE | Ever a turn, perhaps, in a variety show (5) |
| LADDER | Large snake seen in the tool shed (6) |
| MEANDER | Snake seen in Rome and Eritrea (7) |
| RHINO | There's money, perhaps, in a zoo (5) |
| STYLE | Cut, perhaps, in a rage? (5) |
