| BOROUGHS | Parts of bay perhaps needing to accommodate or put up local communities (8) |
| LABORATORIES | Two groups of politicians to accommodate or a lot of researchers here (12) |
| ASTRIDE | Dirt sea spread across both sides of bay, perhaps |
| HORSETAIL | Plant hanging down at end of bay, perhaps? |
| EWENECK | Partners beginning to enjoy kiss in part of bay, say? |
| WITHERS | Part of bay for example dries up |
| ANDAMANSEA | Part of Bay of Bengal (7,3) |
| ONAPLATE | Love to sleep on, perhaps, needing to make little effort |
| STANDPAT | Tolerate postman perhaps needing to be firm about opinion |
| COLLAGEN | Mix up local information showing protein of the body (8) |
| ZIMBABWE | Turns up, local business holds business degree for you and I in Africa (8) |
| COLANDER | Manxman perhaps needing company to replace is 23 (8) |
| SEAHORSE | Notice shortly by a bay, perhaps, for marine creature (8) |
| HALFWITS | This flaw cracks up local clowns (8) |
| ICELOLLY | Sucker perhaps needing money to buy diamonds? (3,5) |
| BOUNDARY | Marked limit round bay, perhaps (8) |
| UNSEATED | Cast off by the bay, perhaps (8) |
| LOOKINTO | Ladies, perhaps, needing relatives to investigate |
| NUTHATCH | Bird from Brazil perhaps needing opening (8) |
| OYSTERED | Worked the Delaware Bay, perhaps |
