| DESALINATED | Water which has had the salt removed (11) |
| IRE | Cross with salt removed - still it will make one cross (3) |
| SOFT | Adjective to describe water which has a low dissolved mineral content. (4) |
| LOIRERIVER | Body of water which has many chateaux along its length (5,5) |
| BATHCUBE | Salts removed from beach tub (8) |
| SULPHATES | Salts removed from plush seat (9) |
| ADRIATICSEA | Body of water which is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea (8,3) |
| SALINOMETER | Instrument for measuring the salt content of water (11) |
| EVAPORATED | Description of milk which has had part of its water content removed (10) |
| DISUNITED | "Britain has had the same foreign policy objective for at least the last 500 years: to create a ____ Europe" (Yes, Minister) |
| MINCEMEAT | Pie ingredient, whether sweet or savoury, has had the chop (9) |
| STARTREK | TV series by Gene Roddenberry which has had 11 spin-off films (4,4) |
| ACT | Political party which has had one MP since 2011 (3) |
| BEANO | Comic, which has had over 4000 issues (5) |
| VINEGAR | Sour wine which has had its chips? (7) |
| CHERYL | English singer and TV personality who has had the surnames Tweedy, Cole and Fernandez-Versini (6) |
| RAZZIE | Film award that has had the categories "Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie" and "Most Flatulent Teen-Targeted Movie" |
| OCEAN | What is the vast body of salt water which covers almost three quarters of the Earth's surface (5) |
| REDDWARF | British science fiction television sitcom which has had 12 series since. first broadcast in 1988 (3,5) |
| NODOUBT | California band which has had Gwen Stefani as its lead singer since 1988 (2,5) |
