| MANIFOLD | In the main it will bend in numerous ways (8) |
| ENG | An "oeuf" with numerous ways of preparation represented in the pleats of a chef's toque; artist who painted The Travelling Companions an ovolo; or, a jewelled Faberge creation (3) |
| SEAQUAKE | In the main it constitutes a seismic convulsion |
| TAPWATER | In the main it is drinkable (3-5) |
| THOMPSON | Actress and screenwriter who stars in numerous films including Last Christmas, Love Actually, Peter's Friends, Sense and Sensibility and The Winter Guest (8) |
| ANCHOR | In the main, it provides the best way to stop (6) |
| GAS | In the main it won't be laughing |
| LIGHTHOUSE | In the main it flashes into prominence (10) |
| SEAWEED | In the main, it could be a tangle (7) |
| RUDDER | In the main, it ' s used for changing course (6) |
| ISLET | Though surrounded in the main, it appears tenanted (5) |
| OUTRIGGER | In the main, it stabilises Open University cause (9) |
| OCEAN | In the main it contains a lot of water (5) |
| SOUND | Hearing of a narrow passage, in the main. It was quite secure (5) |
| STARBOARD | In the main, it can't be left (9) |
| DEEPSEA | In the main it goes a long way down (4-3) |
| ANIMATION | In the main, it takes Ian to get things moving |
| INSULAR | Belong to a piece of land, in the main. It betrays a narrow attitude (7) |
| REFRACT | Crater gets loud and will bend the light (7) |
| BOW | Front of craft will bend at the waist (3) |
