| FATAMORGANA | A mirage that is often seen in a narrow band right above the horizon in the Strait of Messina |
| SUNSET | When the sun goes behind the horizon in the evening |
| MOONSET | Moment when the satellite "Luna" or "Selene" disappears below the western horizon in the morning (7) |
| ASFARASICANSEE | The horizon, in my opinion? |
| FATAMORGANE | A type of mirage, one especially seen in the Strait of Messina (4,7) |
| APENNINES | Mountain range of central Italy extending from the Ligurian Alps in the north-west to the Strait of Messina in the south (9) |
| CHARYBDIS | Sea monster in Greek mythology that lived opposite Scylla in the Strait of Messina (9) |
| REGLET | Word, from French for "little rule", for a column of a page originally, later a narrow band separating mouldings; a fillet; or, a strip of wood for making white spaces between type in printing (6) |
| QESHM | Largest island in the Persian Gulf, in the Strait of Hormuz off the south coast of Iran (5) |
| GOODWINSANDS | Area of sandbanks in the Strait of Dover lying off the eastern tip of Kent (7,5) |
| SCYLLA | Monster in the Strait of Messina |
| BANDEAU | A bikini top in the form of a narrow band of material (7) |
| FILLET | Standard cut of beef in a narrow band of ribbons |
| WILLIWAW | Sudden strong gust of cold wind such as that in the Strait of Magellan (8) |
| MAP | What a TV weather forecaster is often seen in front of |
| GENERALREADER | Army commander who is often seen in the library? (7,6) |
| PEANUTS | A toy piano is often seen in it |
| RING | A band right in the capital of Greece |
| ANDA | Van ___ (Texada Island settlement in British Columbia in the Strait of Georgia) |
| PENANG | Island of Malaysia in the Strait of Malacca (6) |
