| TOWEL | A soft, absorbent cloth for drying the body (5) |
| TISSUE | A soft absorbent paper (6) |
| BATHTOWEL | Large cloth for drying the body (4,5) |
| NAPPY | A couple of pence in New York for absorbent cloth! (5) |
| TERRY | Absorbent cloth |
| TEACLOTH | Item for auction found in Irish house can be used for drying the dishes (3,5) |
| OAST | As to its adaptation, it's for drying the hops (4) |
| TEATOWEL | Cloth for drying a twee lot off (3,5) |
| RAG | Cloth for drying a car after a car wash |
| TOWELS | Absorbent materials (paper/cloth) for drying oneself |
| JACKTOWEL | Continuous cloth for drying (4,5) |
| SPONGE | Soft, absorbent material used for washing (6) |
| COTTONWOOL | Soft, absorbent material for medical or cosmetic use (6,4) |
| DUFY | French fauvist artist noted for colourful paintings such as Henley Regatta, Deauville, Drying the Sails, Anemones and Open Window, Nice (4) |
| TROWEL | Scooping up tool from river, placed in cloth for drying (6) |
| LINT | Soft absorbent material made from cotton or linen used to dress wounds (4) |
| TISSUES | Thin pieces of soft absorbent paper, used as disposable handkerchieves. (7) |
| TISSUED | Piece of soft absorbent paper daughter interweaved (7) |
| HANDTOWEL | Absorbent cloth found in cloakrooms (4-5) |
| TEATOWELS | Cloths for drying crockery, cutlery etc. (3,6) |
