| EYEHOOKS | Bent pieces of metal or plastic attached to rings at the end of chains or ropes (8) |
| SNIG | In the Antipodes, to drag a heavy load, especially logs, with chains or ropes |
| EAR | Word attached to rings or drops |
| OATH | Promise to ring at the end of March (4) |
| BELL | It rings at the end of class |
| RATTLING | Spooky sound of chains or bones |
| LINKS | Word for loops or rings of chains or mail; sausages joined together in strings; or, things, real or figurative, that bond, connect, join or tie (5) |
| BELLY | Ring at the end of the day for a breadbasket |
| ONTENTERHOOKS | On camp shelter, queen bent pieces of wire - she was anxious (2,11) |
| PLECTRUM | A thin flat piece of metal or plastic held in the hand and used to pluck the strings of a guitar (8) |
| BUTTONED | Fastened by small pieces of metal or plastic (8) |
| HAIRGRIP | Small, bent piece of metal also known as a bobby pin (8) |
| SHOPBELL | Supplier of rings at the jeweller's? (4,4) |
| NUNCHAKU | Okinawan martial arts weapon consisting of two short sticks connected by a length of chain or rope (8) |
| MOORINGS | Ropes, chains or anchors that keep a boat or ship in place (8) |
| FRONTAGE | End of chain on back gate is loose - it's on the street |
| FERRULES | The rings at rod joints (8) |
| TOWLINES | Cables or ropes used in pulling vehicles (8) |
| CLEAT | A piece of metal or leather attached to the sole of a shoe to prevent wear or slipping (5) |
| WELD | To join pieces of metal or plastic together by softening with heat and hammering, or by fusion (4) |
