| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NEAP | Spring tide's counterpart |
| NEAPS | Spring tides |
| NEAP | Spring tide's kin |
| NEAP | Spring tide's opposite |
| WHALE | Police "Blue ... beached by a spring tide's ebb" |
| EBB | Police "Blue whale beached by a spring tide's ..." |
| neaped | grounded until the next cycle of spring tides |
| neaps | designating tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height |
| neap | designating tides midway between spring tides that attain the least height |
