| ACHERON | Long river where there's no returning? |
| SOON | Thus there's no returning within a short time (4) |
| RECEIPT | There's no returning without it |
| ONTHEDOT | There's no returning to the point exactly when due (2,3,3) |
| ONSET | At the start there's no returning to the acting area (5) |
| DOVER | Bird above river where there's a castle |
| SETTEES | Lay by the river, where there are seats (7) |
| ONHOLD | No returning by cargo area when delayed (2,4) |
| NOTEBOOK | No returning bet? Oh, okay jotter (8) |
| ABANDON | Leave a musical group, no returning (7) |
| AVIGNON | Half light in the river where there's a bridge (7) |
| DELUGE | Pull into the river, where there's a lot of water (6) |
| ADELAIDE | Part of instrument surfacing in a river where there was recently a test |
| QUARANTINESTATION | The 'Grosse Ile and the Irish Memorial' is a National Historic Site of Canada on the St. Lawrence River where there was one in operation for immigrants at the Port of Quebec, from 1832 to 1937: 2 wds. |
| CHOPPER | Cutter used to get up river where there may be perch around (7) |
| ABEYANT | Temporarily suspended — a chance there’s no returning in it |
| SENSE | Where there's no ___, there's no feeling |
| MATE | Embattled on regular basis where there's no escape (4) |
| STAY | Where there's no right to wander, don't! (4) |
| FREELOVE | Nothing for nothing where there's no commitment (4,4) |