| BATTY | Maybe keeping to water in inlet, not sound |
| BURN | How to set fire to water in Scotland (4) |
| SUPPRESSANT | Journalists engaged in drink with soldier, maybe, keeping things quiet |
| LIMITING | In gilt, I'm maybe keeping it within bounds (8) |
| ANTIFREEZE | Liquid, usually ethylene glycol, added to water in an internalcombustion engine in cold weather (10) |
| GHAT | Steps leading to water, in India |
| DAMPPROOFCOURSE | A producer of mop's organised solution to water in home |
| PLATEAU | Highland plant, unnamed, next to water in Paris (7) |
| CHATEAU | Cat brought to water in French castle |
| NEATNESS | Cattle going to water in Scotland, being smart |
| MELT | Turn to water in smelter works |
| SUNDRIES | Why one needs to water, in summer, various things (8) |
| EYERHYME | Similarity in spelling but not sound as in love and move |
| BAGLADY | Homeless female happy to shelter in inlet |
| NEARMISS | Close thing in inlet, one in loch (4,4) |
| CREEK | Scraping sound heard in inlet (5) |
| LAGOON | Large Australian to continue in inlet (6) |
| ENLIST | Rope in inlet's in tatters |
| DOGEATDOG | Setters maybe keeping qualifier commonly for tough competition |
| PAIRUP | Young boxer maybe keeping cool for match |
