| SMACKS | Traditional gaff cutter- or ketch- rigged boats for fishing or oystering; or, a word for groups of jellyfish (6) |
| SLOOPS | Bermuda-rigged boats |
| AHOY | Howl for a small boat for fishing (4) |
| YAWL | Howl for a small boat for fishing (4) |
| SKIPJACK | A fop; a historical type of toy fashioned from a fowl's wishbone; a click beetle; a US boat for oystering; a bonito; or, a species of tuna (8) |
| WHALER | Boat for fishing certain mammals (6) |
| TONG | Go oystering |
| GRAYING | Oystering |
| SILVERING | Oystering |
| QUIVERS | Archer or arbalest's portable cases for arrows or quarrels; or; a word for groups of cobras (7) |
| SWIM | A spell of breaststroke, butterfly, crawl, doggy-paddle etc; a crossing-place for said natation; a deep pool in a river which is a good spot for fishing; or, a state of dizziness (4) |
| FLEETS | A word for groups of naval ships or fishing boats that is also dialect for bays, brooks, inlets or shallow marshland creeks (6) |
| YARD | A measure of three feet, which is the approximate length of a long glass for holding two to three pints of ale; or, a word for a court, garden or quad (4) |
| SQUARE | Quadrangular shape of a sailor's historical wooden trencher/platter for a meal aboard a naval ship; or, a word for fair, honest, proper or solid, thus for a hearty balanced meal (6) |
| SPARKLER | Hand-held firework used in place of a candle in a celebration cake; or a word for a diamond or a glass of champagne (8) |
| RAKES | Tools for gathering grass or leaves; or, an old word for groups of colts (5) |
| LURE | An attractive or enticing quality; or, a type of bait for fishing or hunting (4) |
| HEADS | Obverse of a coin; or, one of the words for groups of pheasants (5) |
| BOTTLE | From the Latin for "cask, wineskin", one of the narrow-necked vessels in a wine cellar of which a butler was originally in charge; or, a word for courage, nerve or pluck (6) |
| RACKET | Common spelling, from the Arabic "palm of the hand", for a badminton bat or tennis paddle; or, a word for a clamour, din or uproarious babble (6) |
