### Clue: Sailors on bench both losing weight, getting thin fare (5)
### Answer: CREPE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: thin fare
 [ "crew"(sailor manning a watercraft) **placed above**(on, in a down clue) "pew"(a long bench in a church to seat the congregation) ] **minus from both words**(both losing) "w"(abbrev. for "weight").