| ROPERY | A place or "walk" where stout twisted cords are made; a system of said lines; or, knavery/trickery (6) |
| ROPE | Cord of coir,jute, hemp, sisal etc traditionally made in a long yard or walk where bikes may be used to get from one end to the other (4) |
| LOCAL | Where stout, diet? (5) |
| STRING | Word for yarn or twine; a number of things threaded or tied on said line; a filing cord; a catgut of a violin; or, the twanging strand of an archer's bow (6) |
| ADLIBS | They're creatively said - line's blown initially (2-4) |
| STRICT | Some teachers are made a fool of, say, by class ultimately (6) |
| EAR | Are made a feature of (3) |
| BRAMBLE | It's a bit of a job to walk where there are many thorns (7) |
| RISER | Vertical part of a step; main body of a bow; a strip of webbing joining a parachute's harness to the rigging lines; or, a type of Manx cat (5) |
| FLUFF | Wool or cotton fuzz; downy feathers of a chick or fur of a young animal; a blooper made by an actor when delivering lines; or, a misplayed golf stroke (5) |
| PENCIL | An artist's fine paintbrush or individual style in drawing; a stick of graphite or kohl; a narrow beam of light; or, an aggregate of lines or rays, converging to a point (6) |
| CLINIC | A place or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice, especially of a specialist nature (6) |
| STRONGHOLD | A word for a bastion, citadel, fortress or other defensive structure; or, by extension, a place or centre of predominance (10) |
| PIPING | Tubing to which a line of cream/icing or fabric-covered cord are likened (6) |
| BRANCH | Any one of a railway's minor or heritage lines; or, section of a tree forming part of a forest's canopy (6) |
| GRID | A back-formation of a word for a metal cooking frame, used to describe a lattice, mesh or network of intersecting horizontal/vertical lines; or, the face, particularly when lined (4) |
| LARYNX | Cartilaginous organ at the top of the trachea in which the vocal cords are located (6) |
| HEAVEN | Name for the firmament or apparent abode of God, regarded as beyond the sky; or, by extension, a place or state of supreme bliss (6) |
| POPULATIONS | A group or type of people living in a place or area around the globe (11) |
| ARCHIVE | A set of documents providing information about a place or group of people (7) |
