| HUNKYDORY | Fine, big fish (5-4) |
| PHATSRAMSTAM | Musically fine - big sounds |
| CAPITAL | Fine big city (7) |
| FLEDGLING | Fine large gelding injured baby bird (9) |
| INDIANFILE | Succession of singles from cricket team with fine, large bats |
| SPINNING | Word for an act of larruping, slippering or thwacking the derriere that also means breezily fresh, brisk, energetic, flighty, lively, outstandingly fine/large, spirited, striking beyond expectation, t |
| ERICSLAKE | A big-fish water at Shatterford Lakes (*sail creek) (5,4) |
| DEANMACEY | 'Big Fish Off' co-presenter (*N.E. academy) (4,5) |
| GREYHYDRO | Pole elastic, grade 10-14, for big fish (4,5) |
| LANDSHARK | Catch big fish - one that takes holding (9) |
| CONGEREEL | Big fish caught ___ gone off to dance (6,3) |
| GARLANDED | Honoured as big fish reeled in |
| BARRACUDA | On Scottish isle, one chewed a big fish |
| FORTUNATE | Lucky having strength to catch big fish |
| TARTARPIT | Place to dip really big fish sticks? |
| WHOLESALE | Big fish conceals encouragement from Spain is endless for large supplier (9) |
| STRIPLING | Model of virtue gets last letters from Big Fish for young man (9) |
| UNANIMITY | Heading off big fish, US supercarrier adjusts conclusion, being in accord (9) |
| YELLOWFIN | Shout cry of pain, with half of finger taken away in big fish (9) |
| PRAYERRUG | Small dog eating big fish by mistake appeals to master from here? |