| SHEETS | Expanses of rain, clouds, ice or moving flames; items forming part of a bed's collective linen; geologic sills; or, a poetic word for sails (6) |
| SLAT | Part of a bed's base |
| PIECES | Detached portions; spans of time; sections of armour; firearms; coins; "men" in chess and other games; jigsaw-puzzle shapes or other items forming part of a set/whole; or, people (6) |
| SCONES | Items forming part of a cream tea (6) |
| GRAY | Colour of rain clouds |
| NIMBI | Reportedly, someone's protesting about development of rain clouds! |
| NEEDLE | Traditionally bought at a haberdashery, an item forming part of an etui or a sewing basket, used with a thimble and thread; a tool for knitting; or, a leaf of a pine tree (6) |
| DRIVE | A jaunt or journey in a motor vehicle; the act of chasing game or moving cattle; a gathering of whist players; or, a shot from a golf tee (5) |
| BEAR | Teddy -; item forming part of a collection donated to Newby Hall by arctophile Gyles Brandreth (4) |
| BOOK | Each one of a number of items forming a bibliotheca or library (4) |
| MIRROR | Reflective item forming part of a heliograph signalling device (6) |
| PIECE | Item forming part of a set |
| CANOPY | A cover such as a bed's tester, a cockpit's transparent enclosure, a forest's collective tree crowns or a parachute's overhead fabric dome (6) |
| FLAGS | Items forming bunting; the shapes of the tails of retriever and setter breeds; or. yellow irises (5) |
| MATTRESS | A rectangular pad for sleeping on that forms part of a bed (8) |
| PUMP | Device for raising or moving liquids, compressing gases or inflating tyres; a light shoe for dancing; or, a plimsoll (4) |
| POKER | One of the items forming a fireside companion set (5) |
| CUEBALL | White item forming an essential part of pool or snooker (3,4) |
| POSTS | Uprights supporting a bed's canopy; blogs/messages published to the web; or, deliveries of mail (5) |
| FAST | Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly. |
