| WHAKAPAPA | Family tree or line of descent (9) |
| STOCK | A tree trunk or main stem; a perennial part of a herbaceous plant; a person's ancestry or line of descent; a fund or store; or, a farm's collective animals, kept for meat or milk (5) |
| STRAINS | Breeds or lines of descent (7) |
| CHAINGANG | Form of slave or prison labour sung about by Sam Cooke; or, a peloton or line of slipstreaming cyclists (5,4) |
| ITINERARY | A plan or line of travel, route (9) |
| SOLFERINO | Order or lines of battle |
| PARENTAGE | Line of descent (9) |
| GENEALOGY | Study of lines of descent (9) |
| GLIDEPATH | Light pad cast round centre of scene to indicate line of descent (5,4) |
| ANCESTRAL | Lancaster wrong concerning line of descent |
| STRINGS | Wire-like elements of violins, tennis racquets or archery bows; cords for beads or pearls; or, lines of alphanumeric characters (7) |
| DYNASTY | A hereditary house or line of monarchs or powerful rulers (7) |
| SCHTICK | A comedian's familiar routine, or line of chat, etc (7) |
| TRADE | Swap / buying and selling / profession or line of work |
| TOMORROW | Mr Cat, or line of seats in the future (8) |
| JUTOUT | Extend over the main body or line of something (3,3) |
| REDHERRINGS | Things which divert attention from a topic or line of inquiry (3,8) |
| REDHERRING | Anything that diverts attention from a topic or line of inquiry (3,7) |
| ARMS | Cephalopod limbs; heraldic insignia; or, lines of dominoes (4) |
| HEMISTICH | Half a poetic verse or line |
