| PLAYDUCKSAND | Squander a game of happy families on the pond perhaps |
| THESCHEME | Award-winning documentary which followed the lives of families on an estate in Kilmarnock (3,6) |
| TEAMS | Families on "Family Feud," e.g. |
| DRAKE | Circumnavigator, male seen crossing the Pond, perhaps? (5) |
| OCEANGOING | Canoe damaged before departing and crossing the pond perhaps (5-5) |
| SKATE | Travel across the pond, perhaps |
| OCCUPATION | Depicted on each of the cards in Happy Families, another word for a vocation (10) |
| BAKER | Profession of Mr Bun in Happy Families; or, the late musician who was the drummer for the band Cream (5) |
| SOOT | Bistre-making black smut in a chimney, hence given as the name of the sweep in happy families (4) |
| AFLOAT | A note about duck on the pond? (6) |
| LILY | The girl was found floating on the pond (4) |
| AWAYGAME | A practice happy families perhaps contest when visiting (4,4) |
| LILYPADS | Elizabeth and Bill behind post and fences at The Foundation leading to leaves on the pond (4,4) |
| MINNOW | Small fish in a big pond, perhaps |
| LILYPAD | You will find one going flat out on the pond? (7) |
| CARDGAME | General description of a pastime or activity such as snap, happy families, rummy, pontoon or patience (4,4) |
| BLUEPENCIL | Squander a lot of money I left? Here's an aid to cutting |
| GOFISH | Simple card game similar to Happy Families |
| SKATER | Glider on the pond (6) |
| EIDER | Down on the pond? |
