| LITTORAL | Of or pertaining to the shore of the sea or a lake |
| BED | Bottom of the sea or a lake or river (3) |
| HEADLAND | What is a promontory extending into a large body of water such as the sea or a lake (8) |
| SURGE | From the Latin meaning "to rise", a sudden transient movement of a crowd, increase in power or rush of emotion; the rolling swell of the sea; or, a billowing cloud (5) |
| LIGHTHOUSE | Coastline tower poetically referred to as the sentinel of the sea or a beacon of hope |
| NUCHAE | Of or pertaining to the nape of the neck (6) |
| AORTIC | Of or pertaining to the main artery of the body's arterial system (6) |
| WIG | Traditionally made by a perruquier, a chevelure, postiche, spencer, syrup or toupee; or, pertaining to the "full-bottomed" peruke of a judge, a slang word or nickname for said official (3) |
| ITALIAN | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Italy or its people or culture or language. |
| OLYMPIC | Of or pertaining to the famous games. (7) |
| DUTCH | Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, its inhabitants and their language (5) |
| GERMANIC | Of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons (8) |
| PROMONTORY | A point of high land that juts out into the sea or a large lake (10) |
| MONGOL | Empire founded by Genghis Khan in 1206 in the Steppe of central Asia. By the late 13th century it reached from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Danube River and the shores of the Persian Gulf in t |
| RHINAL | Of or pertaining to the nose |
| SCIATIC | Of or pertaining to the hip ? (7) |
| OCULAR | Of or pertaining to the eye (6) |
| RAE | John, 19th Century Scottish author of Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea, in 1846 and 1847 (3) |
| CAPERNAUM | Ruined fishing village on the NW shore of the Sea of Galilee; home of Jesus Christ during the years of his ministry (9) |
| RUSSET | Reddish-brown hue of a variety of apple, iron oxide patina or homespun cloth; or, pertaining to the aforesaid fabric, a word for "homely, simple" (6) |
