| SPEAKER | Chief officer of the House of Commons, currently Sir Lindsay Hoyle; or, a short word for a device such as a tweeter or a woofer (7) |
| LOCK | Word for a device or mechanism for fastening, from which a type of canal enclosure derives its name (4) |
| SHERIFF | Chief officer of the Crown in a county |
| PLEADER | Head of police with chief officer of the court (7) |
| WISP | Small bundle or plait of hay or straw as a traditional means of polishing or strapping a horse; flock of snipe; a fine streak of smoke; or, a short word for the ignis fatuus (4) |
| VANE | Flat part on either side of a feather; a sail of a windmill; or, a short word for a weathercock for indicating the wind's direction (4) |
| SODA | Informal word for fizzy water or pop; the top card of the pack in faro; or, a short word for a compound in baking/washing powder or in toothpaste (4) |
| BOX | Receptacle for matches, a hat or a selection of chocolates; shrub used for topiary and knot gardens; an old square pew; or, a short word for a railway signaller's cabin (3) |
| MALT | Barley or other cereal grain that is steeped, germinated and kiln-dried for brewing beer, distilling or making vinegar; or, a short word for a liquor, whisky or a milky drink, such as Horlicks or Oval |
| FINDER | A discoverer; or, a short word for an optical device on a camera for determining the field of view (6) |
| COX | From the Middle English for "boat boy", a short word for the skipper or helm of a lifeboat or racing shell; or, a cultivar of apple (3) |
| WASHER | Flat ring used either as a spacer between a nut and bolt or as a seal; or, a short word for a laundry machine that succeeded the dolly tub (6) |
| CAN | A vessel for preserved comestibles such as anchovies, baked beans, olives, peaches, pop or sardines; or, a short word for a spouted vessel with a nozzle/rose for watering plants (3) |
| PIKE | A freshwater luce; dialect for a hayfork; a medieval infantry weapon; or, a short word for a turnstile (4) |
| CRYPTO | A secret member/supporter of a group, party, sect etc; or, a short word for a type of digital currency (6) |
| OPS | Name of a Roman goddess of plenty and wealth; or, a short word for swift acts, telephonists, surgical procedures or military manoeuvres of stealth (3) |
| SOCK | Garment known to the French as a "chaussette"; an insole; or, a short word for a drogue or wind cone (4) |
| FELT | Non-woven compressed baize-like fabric used for hats and crafts; or, a short word for a pen used for colouring (4) |
| TONGS | Kitchen utensil resembling large tweezers for grasping sugar cubes, grilled food etc; or, a short word for a hair-curling device (5) |
| CHAISE | A light horse-drawn pleasure carriage; or, a short word for a sofa with a backrest at one end only (6) |
