| POSEIDON | Stance I had taken on the god of the sea (8) |
| AMRITA | In Hinduism the drink that bestows immortality on the gods (6) |
| ESTANCIA | A stance I adopted in cattleestate (8) |
| HIRED | He had taxmen inside who he had taken on (5) |
| ZEPHYRUS | In Greek mythology, the god of the west wind (8) |
| DISPIRIT | Discourage travels I had taken westward around island |
| EXITPOLL | It's taken on the way out |
| MANANNAN | Celtic god of the sea |
| NIAMH | In Irish mythology, the daughter of the god of the sea, Manannan mac Lir |
| PLUTO | From the Roman name of the god of the underworld aka "the rich one", the largest of the dwarf planets (5) |
| NEPTUNE | Pen a song about the god of the sea |
| NJORD | The god of the sea, fishing and prosperity in Norse mythology |
| POLYPHEMUS | In Greek mythology, the most famous of the Cyclopes (one-eyed giants), son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and the nymph Thoosa. He captured Odysseus and his 12 companions, who eventually blinded him. Wh |
| HADES | (Greek mythology) the god of the dead and the king of the underworld (5) |
| OSIRIS | For the Egyptians, which resurrected god was the god of the dead and afterlife? (6) |
| DIVERSIFICATION | Making more variety, I had taken up the writing of poetry |
| SNAP | Biscuit taken on the spur of the moment |
| STOVES | Vote taken on the ship for the instaillation of cooking appliances (6) |
| THOR | He's the god of the South or the North (4) |
| SCARAB | Sacred beetle of ancient Egypt associated with Khepri, the god of the rising sun (6) |
