| GREATWAR | Sustained course of action, as fish out of water swimming (5,3) |
| DISABLE | Put out of action as blade is broken |
| MODUSOPERANDI | Plan of action, as "initially" found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| OUTDOOR | Word denoting an alfresco activity such as camping, canoeing, clam-digging, climbing, cold-water swimming or cycling, or a person fond of such sporting or leisure pursuits (7) |
| KERIANNEPAYNE | And our silver medallist in the 10km open water swimming (4-4, 5) |
| CLASSIC | Manly open-water swimming race, Cole ... (7) |
| FLOUNDER | Fish struggle like fish out of water? |
| ODDITIES | How strange are these - like fish out of water - headless cod diets I order! (8) |
| ODDBALLS | Fish out of water |
| TROUSERS | Rests our action as part of suit (8) |
| RINGSIDE | As close to the action as you can get |
| KEELHAUL | Rebuke harshly as fish in back of truck spoils |
| ARMCHAIR | Removed from the actual action, as with a commentator |
| DESTINED | Parasites get back into action, as fated (8) |
| DEMANDED | Soldier died in action as claimed (8) |
| STINGRAY | Mean to eat bream every so often, as fish |
| MADEDISH | Such as fish daughter served up in puree? |
| SINGULAR | Remarkable as fish may be, unlike whales or dolphins (8) |
| BONELESS | As fish may be served, celebrate catching one (8) |
| SARDINES | Can Ian dress up as fish? (8) |
