| BEND | Dogleg or switchback in a road; or, a type of knot (4) |
| HAIRPIN | Type of barrette with a U-shaped section likened to a sharp bend or switchback in a road (7) |
| ZAGS | Navigates a switchback, in part |
| HAIRPINS | Kirbigrips or similar bobby clips whose U-shapes are reflected in the bends or switchbacks in roads (8) |
| LANE | A narrow often rural road; or, a division of a waterway or airspace as a route for a ship or a plane (4) |
| REEF | A type of knot for a ridge of rocks |
| KINK | A twist in a hose, length of hair or road; or, a crick in the neck (4) |
| ICED | Adjective referring to things that are either frosted/glace or just cold, for example, a bun, cocktail, frappe, "gem" biscuit, latte, road or a sponge bundt cake prepared in a mould (4) |
| TARS | Surfaces, as a road or a roof |
| TRUE | - lover's knot; type of knot used to symbolise bonds of love or friendship (4) |
| GRADIENT | From "step", an incline, such as that of a road or a train track; the degree of said slope; the extent of steepness of a graph at any point; or, a progressive blend from one colour to another (8) |
| DOGLEG | What describes a sharp bend in a road, or a golf hole where the fairway has a bend? (3-3) |
| HITCH | A type of knot; a lift obtained by thumbing; a connection point for a trailer; or, a temporary drawback (5) |
| CORNERSHOP | A type of convenience store, grocer, minimart, newsagent, off-licence or other emporium of everyday goods, characteristically situated at the end of a local road or a junction in a residential area (6 |
| OGLE | Check out what's hidden by dogleg (4) |
| TRACTION | The grip of a tyre on a road or a wheel on a rail (8) |
| DRAW | Shot for a dogleg, maybe |
| SKEW | Take a dogleg |
| TURN | Take a dogleg, e.g. |
| FOURINHAND | A tally-ho coach drawn by a quartet of horses on the road; or, a tie with a schoolboy knot to complete a gentleman's dress code (4-2-4) |
