| BEEFIER | East European fibre used to make more strapping (7) |
| MEATIER | This person needs a belt or more strapping (7) |
| ELASTIC | Fibre used to make Lycra, waistbands smocking, hair scrunchies etc (7) |
| ESPARTO | Grass that yields a fibre used to make mats (7) |
| ACRYLIC | Artificial fibre used to make jumpers and cardigans (7) |
| READAPT | Study inclined to make more changes (7) |
| GUSTIER | Use grit to make more blowy, perhaps (7) |
| SHARPEN | Assembled her pans to make more tart (7) |
| SWEETEN | In Sweden, top dog was replaced with lovable alien, to make more palatable (7) |
| TIGHTEN | Get hint about how to make more closely attached |
| LETDOWN | Disappointment to make more long (3,4) |
| UNEATEN | Last from menu to make more presentable still on the plate? |
| SISAL | Agave fibre used to make baskets, dartboards, espadrilles, hats, natural carpets, rope, twine and more (5) |
| JUTE | The fibre used to make hessian cloth |
| COTTON | Natural fibre used to make textiles including lawn, chino, denim and chambray (6) |
| ISTLE | Plant fibre used to make brushes and cords (5) |
| NYLON | Strong, flexible artificial fibre used to make clothing (5) |
| HORSEHAIR | Fibre used to make violin bows and wigs (9) |
| RAFFIA | Palm fibre used to make mats and baskets (6) |
| LYCRA | A stretchy, lightweight, synthetic fibre used to make tight-fitting garments (5) |
