| BELLPULL | Cord attached to a ringer (4-4) |
| LANYARD | What is a cord attached to a whistle? (7) |
| WIRE | Cord attached to a telephone pole |
| STRING | Twine for cat's-cradle, a puppet or a yo-yo, for example; or, one of several figurative cords attached to one's metaphorical bow when one is said to have a wide range of resources (6) |
| ISABELLA | A ringer sitting in is a queen (8) |
| AVONLADY | She's a ringer |
| CAMPBELL | Homosexual's a ringer for Blair ally (8) |
| DOORBELL | A ringer found out of order in the bordello... (8) |
| LIBELLED | Deceived about a ringer, and defamed (8) |
| STRINGENT | Cord attached to damaged net is tight (9) |
| LINEN | Cord attached to end of green cloth (5) |
| TENT | Portable shelter of canvas or cloth supported by a pole and stretched by cords attached to pegs driven into the gound |
| ROPES | Cordage whose figurative showing to learners or novices stems from sailing; or, strands of pearls, strings of onions or cords attached to soaps (5) |
| TENTS | Portable shelters or dwellings of canvas, cloth supported by poles and stretched by cords attached to pegs driven into the ground |
| BUNGEEJUMP | Daring leap off a bridge with a cord attached (2 wds.) |
| TASSEL | Tuft of loosely hanging threads or cords attached for decoration to a cushion, or scarf |
| TASSELS | Tufts of loosely hanging threads or cords attached for decoration to a cushion, scarf |
| TIMEONONESHANDS | A ringer perhaps for big Ben has a few hours to kill (4,2,3'1,5) |
| BELL | A ringer originally -- best ever and least likely (4) |
| TINKERBELL | Naughty boy's a ringer for Peter's friend (6,4) |
