| WATERLILY | Tiller gets entangled in course, due to this plant? (5,4) |
| DRIFTAGE | Degree of deviation in a ship's course due to leeway |
| DOLL | Barrier of course due to party lines |
| INCAPABLE | Incompetent at home, father gets entangled in flex (9) |
| STONEWORT | Most of masonry at entrance to this plant |
| PALMBEACH | Mabel gets entangled with chap in US resort (4,5) |
| WRESTLING | Lew gets entangled with string and is struggling to get out of it (9) |
| COURTSHOE | Footwear gets entangled - 'Go away', we hear |
| INCURSION | Small company in ruins, sadly, due to this raid |
| TORMENTIL | After pain, mainly ill due to this heath plant (9) |
| SNAKEBITE | At the end, milk held by bean counter in ground becomes poisonous due to this (9) |
| INERTNESS | Isn't seen moving around without resistance -- due to this? (9) |
| ASARESULT | Laura sets out due to this (2,1,6) |
| NEMOPHILA | Help! I moan - entangled in this plant |
| SEA | Esparto gets entangled in the harbour (3,4) |
| OLDGENTLEMANLY | Molly gets entangled in a courteous manner (3-11) |
| PORT | Esparto gets entangled in the harbour (7) |
| MACHINATE | Friend gets another entangled in scheme |
| BEDIZENED | Denizen briefly entangled in plot, gaudily dressed |
| NULLSPACE | Plan clues entangled in concept of linear algebra |