| IDE | Swimmer buoyant in Mediterranean (3) |
| BOOMANDBUST | Pole with carving being buoyant in waves? |
| FLOAT | Be buoyant in water (5) |
| FLOATER | Something buoyant in air/water; one of the muscae volitantes, or "fluttering flies", before one's retinas; a person who drifts from one thing to another; a blunder; or, an Australian meat pie, served |
| CAN | Container in Mediterranean resort, reportedly (3) |
| MAS | Crowd shortly in Mediterranean farmhouse (3) |
| COS | Island in Mediterranean often associated with sin |
| ERR | Synonym for "mess up" hidden in "Mediterranean" |
| MARSEILLES | Thousands in France eating rump in Mediterranean port |
| MIXEDBAG | Nine in Mediterranean acquire potpourri (5,3) |
| TELAVIV | Man returned by four in Mediterranean city (3,4) |
| REDMULLET | Pinkish fish used in Mediterranean cookery (3,6) |
| SEAGOING | Sounds like water in ocean is disappearing travelling in Mediterranean perhaps? (8) |
| WAVIER | How much more curvy is that one in Mediterranean taking in island with Romeo (6) |
| OLIVEOIL | I love mixed grease used in Mediterranean cooking (5,3) |
| TRIPOLI | In fall, ring the Italian back in Mediterranean capital (7) |
| SEEDOUBLE | Observe two of everything in Mediterranean State twice the usual size (3,6) |
| SHAKSHUKA | A dish in Mediterranean cuisine of poached eggs in a spicy sauce of tomatoes, vegetables and meat (9) |
| IBIZA | Trade taking place in rising capital in Mediterranean island (5) |
| OLIVE | Fruit of a tree grown in Mediterranean countries, yielding an oil used in cookery (5) |
