| NOOSES | Circular loops at the end of a piece of rope or wire (6) |
| NOOSE | A circular loop at the end of a piece of rope or wire (5) |
| ETRIER | Mountaineer or climber's ladder or aider of rope or webbing used with a fifi hook or karabiner (6) |
| LAP | A single turn of rope or thread around a drum, reel or other coiled object; a circuit of a racetrack; the forepart of a skirt and/or the body, from waist to knees; thin liquid food for a dog; an earlo |
| CROP | Foliate part of a finial; a plant grown to be harvested collectively; or, a short equestrian whip with a loop at the end rather than a lash (4) |
| TETHER | Length of rope or chain, used to stop an animal from straying (6) |
| HALFHITCH | A knot made by passing the end of a piece of rope around itself and through the loop |
| MERLIN | Guys clutching piece of rope left by one magician (6) |
| LARIAT | Rope with running loop at one end (6) |
| RECORD | Log touching piece of rope? |
| SPLICE | Join two pieces of rope (6) |
| SHANK | Stem of a spoon, key or an anchor; or, a small loop at the back of a button (5) |
| LASSO | Loop at the end of a rope |
| TENON | The projecting end of a piece of wood inserted into the socket or mortise of another piece (5) |
| LASS | Miss rope with no loop at the end (4) |
| EYEDROP | Regarded a piece of rope as a good thing for the viewer |
| KNOT | A sandpiper named for Canute, the great king; or, a bend, bind, bowline or hitch of rope or string (4) |
| SHAPE | Has to knot a piece of rope in a certain form (5) |
| TORPEDO | To-do about a piece of rope which could sink a ship (7) |
| SEGNI | In music a sign at the beginning or end of a piece indicating repetition; Italian for "signs" (5) |
