| Master pleaded for change of ship |
PADDLESTEAMER |
| Mean to be bottom |
BASE |
| Medical problem for seaside resort |
DISEASE |
| Necessitates mending net before setting sail |
ENTAILS |
| Pardon sailor's love affair |
ABSOLVE |
| Period of maritime decline |
EBBTIDE |
| Reward of mature reflection |
CONSIDERATION |
| Salary increased to get out of debt |
PAYUP |
| Salesman's untruthful answers |
REPLIES |
| Show sluggishness, i.e. train sloppily |
INERTIA |
| Some of the film is true to life, we hear |
REEL |
| Striking appearance of one expelled from society |
OUTCAST |
| They are used for cheating and lying |
CRIBS |
| Think one enigma may be resolved |
IMAGINE |
| Toiletry any local chemist may supply initially |
TALC |
| Wayward boy about to betray one's trust |
ERRATIC |