| GULCH | A swift stream might carve one |
| SCULPTURE | Art discipline where you might carve or cast a statue or figurine (9) |
| GLEN | A stream might run through it |
| INFLOW | A new stream might run over (2,4) |
| MASTERMARINER | Merchant skipper changing stream might remain right (6-7) |
| EROSIVE | Like swift streams, to a shoreline |
| CURRENTS | Swift streams |
| REED | A bassoonist may carve one |
| SNATCH | A swift act or thing, such as a hasty grab or catch; a kidnapping or theft; a quick bite to eat; a brief spell of exertion, sleep, time etc; a fragment of a song or a talk; or, a quibble (6) |
| INSCRIBE | Carve one small copy in Tyneside perhaps (8) |
| DEFACE | Carve one's initials on, say |
| TREE | Place to carve one's initials |
| ETCH | Carve one's initials, say |
| COURSER | A swift charger, steed or warhorse; a runner; a beagler or other hare hunter; a hound, trained for said chase; or, a plover-like bird, adapted for sprinting, rather than flying (7) |
| RUSH | A swift forward movement; a stampede; a sudden demand, burst of activity, flood/flow or euphoric thrill; or, a flock of pochards (4) |
| CAREER | From the Latin for "wheeled vehicle", word first for a racecourse or a gallop at full-speed, later a swift headlong rush; or, one's profession or progress through life (6) |
| SCURRY | Word for a swift scoot, scramble or skitter; a scud or swirl of snow; a short sprint; or, a scamper of squirrels (6) |
| STREAK | A flash of lightning or the course or line it takes; a swift dash; or, a band of contrasting colour (6) |
| ATALANTA | In Greek mythology, she is a swift-footed hunter, though she lost a footrace because of the Hesperides' apples. In As You Like It (act 3, scene 2), Jaques says, "You have a nimble wit. I think 'twas m |
| DODGE | A swift evasive dart, dive or duck; a trick; a quibble; or, the action of two change-ringing bells trading places (5) |
