| NERVES | A poetic word for bowstrings (6) |
| SISAL | South American fibre for bowstrings (5) |
| TECUM | Cut me, and chop up, some South American fibre for bowstrings (5) |
| PENNON | From the Latin for "feather", a flag, such as a medieval knight's personal ensign or a streamer attached to a lance; or, a poetic word for a wing (6) |
| SUMMER | A time of blossoming or happiness; a poetic word for a year; one of the four seasons; or, from the Old French meaning "packhorse", a large beam or lintel (6) |
| STRAND | Any one of the typically six cotton or silk filaments twisted to form thread for embroidery; or, a poetic word for a beach or shore (6) |
| SHEETS | Expanses of rain, clouds, ice or moving flames; items forming part of a bed's collective linen; geologic sills; or, a poetic word for sails (6) |
| HEAVEN | Empyrean abode of angels, God and saints in Christianity; or, usually in plural, a poetic word for the sky in which the moon, planets, stars and sun appear or move (6) |
| BARK | A word for the abrupt cry of a dog; the tannin-rich covering of a tree trunk; a poetic word for a boat; or, fruit-and-nut-topped chocolate broken into jagged pieces |
| KEEL | Part of a ship represented in the constellation Carina; a poetic word for a boat; or, a prow-shaped pair of petals of a papilionaceous plant (4) |
| GLEBE | From Latin for "clod", a plot of land attached to a parish church that served as part of a clergyman's benefice; or, a poetic word for fields or the soil (5) |
| TAUTLY | How bowstrings are strung |
| VERMEIL | French term for silver-gilt or gilt bronze used for candelabra, jewellery, medals, tableware etc; or, a poetic word for a scarlet-red pigment, also known as cinnabar (7) |
| AZURE | From Persian for "lapis lazuli", a cerulean-like colour; heraldic blue; or, a poetic word for a clear sky (5) |
| CHOKES | Bowstrings |
| ORE | Rock from which a valuable metal or mineral, such as diamond or gold, can be extracted profitably; or, a poetic word for a precious metal (3) |
| PROW | A vessel's fore; a poetic word for a ship; or, any projecting front part (4) |
| VERDURE | From French for "green", a poetic word for flourishing grass, greenery, herbage or vegetation; its colour; or, a condition of freshness or vigour (7) |
| FOAM | A poetic word for the sea; or, a porous material used in floristry (4) |
| SHEEN | Lustre; a poetic word for splendid or glistening attire; or, a thin slick of oil on the surface of water (5) |
