| TAKEABACKSEAT | What nervous passengers might do to adopt a passive role? (4,1,4,4) |
| MISSTHEBOAT | Waste an opportunity, as late cruise passengers might do? (4,3,4) |
| BRAKE | Cry from a nervous passenger, possibly (5) |
| SIDECAR | I scared nervous passenger travelling here (7) |
| ACTIVEPART | Wasn't content with a passive role (6,2,6,4) |
| PLAYEDAN | Wasn't content with a passive role (6,2,6,4) |
| LACKADAISICAL | Want one west coast state to adopt a platform, being ineffectual (13) |
| SHOWONESTEETH | Expression meaning 'to adopt a menacing or aggressive manner' (4,4,5) |
| ANIMALSHELTER | Place to adopt a pet: 2 wds. |
| TESTTHEWATER | What nervous swimmers might do to gauge probable reactions? (4,3,5) |
| INERTIA | That is, to catch a train, you have to be in a passive state (7) |
| DART | What nervous eyes might do |
| NAMASTE | During a stop at Dunkeld and Birnam.' steam train passenger might offer a respectful greeting (7) |
| ENGARDE | A call to a fencer to adopt a defensive stance (2,5) |
| INERT | A miner talks in a passive way (5) |
| LINER | In which the passengers might navigate the River Nile (5) |
| ELAL | Its passengers might wait in the King David Lounge |
| DOWNTHELINE | How rail passengers might travel in future? (4,3,4) |
| TOBOOT | Where car passengers might go for cases additionally? (2,4) |
| SEAT | An airline passenger might choose a window or aisle one |
