| BLUEJEANS | Alternative to cords |
| BOLA | Gaucho's missile of heavy balls attached to cords (4) |
| SPINMASTER | Pins, or to cord - it's for the shifty PR man! (4,6) |
| SPINDOCTOR | Pins, or to cord - it's for the shifty PR man! (4,6) |
| PROPENSITY | Shame about poles attached to cord being bent |
| DRAWSTRINGS | Cords used to close bags (11) |
| TENDONS | Cords that attach muscles to bones |
| SHOELACES | Pair of cords to go with brogues, perhaps (4,5) |
| ELASTICS | Cords which return to their original length after stretching |
| ALALIA | Paralysis of the vocal cords resulting in an inability to speak. |
| EYELETS | Small holes for laces or cords to be passed through (7) |
| TASSEL | Tuft of loosely hanging threads or cords attached for decoration to a cushion, or scarf |
| TENT | Portable shelter of canvas or cloth supported by a pole and stretched by cords attached to pegs driven into the gound |
| TASSELS | Tufts of loosely hanging threads or cords attached for decoration to a cushion, scarf |
| TENTS | Portable shelters or dwellings of canvas, cloth supported by poles and stretched by cords attached to pegs driven into the ground |
| FALSETTO | Form of vocal production used by male singers to extend their range upwards by limiting the vibration of the vocal cords (8) |
| LANYARDS | Cords used to hold keycards, whistles, etc. (8) |
| ISTLE | Plant fibre used to make brushes and cords (5) |
| EYELET | Metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines. (6) |
| LINES | Series of five horizontal strokes forming a musical stave; queues; actor or actress's words; or, cords on which to hang one's laundry (5) |