| CANDLEWICK | A dip or taper's central cord that shares its name with soft tufted cotton material traditionally used for bedspreads and dressing-gowns (10) |
| SPEAR | Long tool traditionally us by fishers |
| CHANDLER | A maker of tallow/wax dips or tapers; a merchant of said torches and other household goods including groceries, oil, paint and soap; or, a dealer in supplies for ships (8) |
| CHENILLE | Soft tufted cord used in embroidery |
| PLUNGE | Word for a dive or leap into water; or, informally, a dip or a swim (6) |
| WICK | Central cord in a candle; or, dialect for a dairy farm, hamlet or a village (4) |
| ROPE | Cord that can hold the weight of a climbing party or funambulist, or secure an elephant or ship, yet is merely a twist of plant fibres (4) |
| SALSA | A dip, or a series of steps |
| POOL | Spot for a dip or a dive |
| TINGE | From "to dip or colour", a word for a trace of indigo, pink, purple, violet or other colouring; or, by extension, a hint of a feeling, flavour, quality etc (5) |
| LACE | A cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment). |
| BATHOS | Nothing found in location of a dip or severe descent (6) |
| CANDLES | Slender upright buds of pine trees; or, wick-centred items such as tealights or tapers (7) |
| BAIZE | Green felt-like material traditionally used to cover card or snooker tables (5) |
| LEASH | Cord that helps a person maintain a connection with her dog |
| FREEFALL | Motion of a body, such as a spacecraft, under the force of gravity only; part of a parachute jump before the canopy deploys; or, any fast uncontrolled descent, dip or drop (4,4) |
| TAPENADE | A savoury dip or spread whose name, from Provencal for "capers", indicates one of its key ingredients (8) |
| TULLE | Soft silk cotton material for making veils or dresses (5) |
| CHINTZ | Patterned cotton material with a glazed finish |
| SINEW | Cord that connects a muscle to a bone |
