| ISADORADUNCAN | American dancer who died in 1927 when her silk scarf became entangled in the wheels of a car |
| ENMESHED | Became entangled in a net (8) |
| DUNCAN | Isadora ___, an early 20th century American dancer who helped to free ballet from its rigid conventions (6) |
| AFOUL | Where in France, Alf became entangled (5) |
| STEAMER | A duck that flaps its wings like the paddle wheels of a vapour-powered boat of the same name; a utensil for cooking food using a moist-heat method; a soft-shell clam; or, a robber operating in a gang |
| ISADORA | American dancer and free thinker who met her death in Paris in 1927 dragged under the wheels of an automobile by her long scarf, ... Duncan |
| AXLE | The shaft which supports the wheels of a car, lorry etc. (4) |
| SCYTHE | Tool for mowing or tidying a quiet meadow, yet wielded by the Grim Reaper or historically causing chaos on the wheels of a war chariot (6) |
| PANNIERS | Baskets slung over a pack animal's back or the wheels of a bicycle (8) |
| LOCK | The full extent of the turning arc of the front wheels of a motor vehicle (4) |
| RAILWAY | A track on which the wheels of a vehicle may run (7) |
| MANTILLA | Lace or silk scarf covering the shoulders and head, worn over a comb in the hair, especially in Spain (8) |
| TOEIN | Reverse camber (like the wheels of a Volkswagen) |
| MUDFLAPS | Protective sheets that hang behind the wheels of a vehicle (8) |
| RUNNINGGEAR | Wheels of a car on road rage (7-4) |
| STEER | Have the wheel of a car |
| GRIS | Juan, Spanish cubist painter who died in 1927 (4) |
| DRIVER | Person behind the wheel of a car (6) |
| VANE | A flat blade or sail forming part of the wheel of a windmill (4) |
| SLIDES | Runners for the wheels of movable seats in some rowing boats; parts of trombones; clasps for hair; or, glass plates used in microscopy (6) |
