| WELLPLACED | Source of water put in a favourable position (4-6) |
| LOOP | Body of water put back in the curved piece |
| AEGIS | One serving in body of water put up for patronage (5) |
| ADVANTAGED | In a favourable position (10) |
| WELLAWAY | Off to a good start, is in a favourable position (4,4) |
| SITTINGPRETTY | In a favourable position, the hearing is small-minded about the king (7,6) |
| UPSIDE | Popular team was in a favourable position (6) |
| QUIDSIN | In a favourable position (5,2) |
| ADVANTAGE | It puts one in a favourable position |
| JAGUAR | Imported water put in Junior's expensive car (6) |
| ICECUBE | Some hard water put in the drink (3-4) |
| WELLSITUATED | One of those up to their neck perhaps in Irish Water put in their place - it's a position many would |
| PARAQUAT | Highly-poisonous compound, portion with water put in |
| VANTAGE | This point, a favourable position (7) |
| INTHEMOOD | In a favourable state of mind; Glenn Miller's 1940 hit (2,3,4) |
| SPUN | Second piece of verbal skill presented in a favourable way (4) |
| AGATES | With an arm in the water, put back the stones (6) |
| BETTEROFF | One gambling nothing leaves in a more favourable position (6,3) |
| THANKONESLUCKY | Rejoice in a favourable horoscope? (5,4,5,5) |
| ESTEEM | See EMT in a favourable light (6) |
