| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| STEWARDS | Cruise-ship waiters | |
| LINER | Cruise ship | |
| SALOON | Cruise ship lounge | |
| OCEAN LINER | Reliance on diverted cruise ship | |
| HARDLINER | Difficult cruise ship for fanatic | |
| HEADLINER | Complicated cruise ship for uncompromising politician | |
| EYELINER | Make up item to look at cruise ship | |
| ONE-LINERS | A single cruise ship is butt of witty remarks | |
| ONELINERS | A single cruise ship is butt of witty remarks | |
| LOG | Hence: The record of the rate of ship's speed or of her daily progress; also, the full nautical record of a ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book. | |