| Conversation starters |
| Start of a riddle |
| Snag — trap |
| Parody — show with striptease? |
| Slender boat |
| Aid Hal (anag) — flower with showy heads |
| Large, flat-bottomed boat |
| Start of a Mexican calendar |
| ABC show that starts at 7 a.m. daily: Abbr. |
| Aromatic herb — Timcan't (anag) |
| Seabird — glutton |
| Boat mover |
| Old start for "now" or "long |
| Venetian boatman |
| Author of the 1974 novel found in the starts of the starred answers |
| Infantry — unit of linear measure |
| Act — exploit |
| Start of many exclamations from Robin |
| Snob failed (anag) — extremely difficult situation |
| Confused — on the briny |
| Flat-bottomed rowboat |
| Start of many a prayer |
| Ali had (anag) — showy flower |
| Southern African plant of the lily family — haunts a gap (anag) |
| Start of a sleeper's observation |
| Tummy sound — discover (an illicit activity) |
| Ancient Egyptian symbol of life — khan (anag) |
| Wakes thrown up behind speedboats |
| Flat-bottomed rowboats |
| Adman's start |