| GROG | Subject of rationing in the old English navy |
| FRIENDS | From an ancient root meaning "to love" and first recorded in the Old English poem Beowulf, one's allies, chums, comrades or privados (7) |
| EKING | Rationing in old Asian capital lacking capital. (5) |
| DOLETHERICE | Do some rationing in an Asian soup kitchen? |
| ELSIE | ___ Widdowson, nutritionist who helped to oversee rationing in Britain during World War II (5) |
| RED | Old flyer: "The start of rationing: no bread rolls" (3,5) |
| BLACKMARKET | Buying and selling in violation of rationing (5,6) |
| WWII | Period of rationing: Abbr. |
| ENOUGHISENOUGH | Philosophy of rationing? That will do! (6,2,6) |
| WAFER | Thin biscuit almost provided nourishment during years of rationing? |
| REALLOCATION | Authentic setting for another case of rationing (12) |
| ALFRED | Which king of Wessex is credited with the foundation of the English navy? (6) |
| ARKROYAL | Flagship of the English Navy during the Spanish Armada campaign of 1588, commanded by Lord High Admiral Charles Howard (3,5) |
| ARMADA | Spanish fleet repelled by the English navy in 1588 |
| ACRE | From the Old English meaning "open field", a word for a unit of land area that is etymologically related to the name of the fruit of the oak (4) |
| HOLMAN | James, English navy lieutenant born in Exeter, Devon who was known as "the Blind Traveller" (6) |
| INFERNO | In which to burn data about English navy? (7) |
| EVIDENCE | Proof of English navy hacking innovative device |
| FLEET | Female allowed out of English navy (5) |
| CITTERN | Old string instrument - it's adopted by church and English navy (7) |
