| TRANSPACIFIC | Span Arctic if at sea spanning an ocean (12) |
| ANCHOR | If at sea, get attached to bed (6) |
| SATISFIED | Met tides, as if at sea (9) |
| ALONG | This side is beside one if at sea (5) |
| APERITIF | Alcoholic drink of pirate, if at sea (8) |
| FRIGATE | Naval vessel that is great if at sea (7) |
| HELM | Poet's head-armour will give one directions if at sea (4) |
| DRIFTNET | Trend if at sea to hold front of this fishing device (5,3) |
| BRIDGE | An aqueduct, bascule, clapper, ponceau, series of stepping-stones etc spanning an obstacle such as a moat or river; or, a connecting part, such as the nose of a pair of specs (6) |
| TPK | Rd. often spanning an entire state |
| WATERMILL | There may be a race to supply one desire spanning an interval |
| KING | Ruler's metric measure spanning an imperial one (4) |
| ARCH | A curved stucturer spanning an opening (4) |
| ACROSSTHESPECTRUM | Spanning an entire range ... and a hint to this puzzle's seven hidden letters |
| TRANSOM | Horizontal crossbeam spanning an opening in a boat, doorway, mullioned window or in tracery (7) |
| TAILOFF | Peter out of luck at first, if at races |
| FATAL | Killer if at all present in the heart (5) |
| THOUGHT | Consideration, even if at wit's end (7) |
| KOS | Wins clearly initially, if at length criticises umpire's call (3) |
| FORTOFFEE | How sugar can be used, if at all? (3,6) |
