| LINER | Fine paintbrush; scented sheet of paper for the bottom of a drawer; passenger ship; or, a cosmetic pencil for accentuating the eyes or lips (5) |
| HEAL | Effect a cure for the bottom of the leg, I say (4) |
| POWDER | Word denoting a pastel blue colour; or, a cosmetic substance found in a compact with a puff (6) |
| ROUGE | French for red, especially when describing red wine, jeweller's ferric oxide or a cosmetic for lips and cheekbones (5) |
| PENCIL | An artist's fine paintbrush or individual style in drawing; a stick of graphite or kohl; a narrow beam of light; or, an aggregate of lines or rays, converging to a point (6) |
| COMPANY | Collective noun for a flock of wigeon; a unit of Girl Guides; the crew of a ship; or, a group of touring actors, actresses or opera singers (7) |
| HOPE | Word for the desire that "springs eternal"; or, paired with "chest", a synonym for the bottom drawer or glory box for a woman's trousseau (4) |
| LANE | A narrow often rural road; or, a division of a waterway or airspace as a route for a ship or a plane (4) |
| SQUARE | Quadrangular shape of a sailor's historical wooden trencher/platter for a meal aboard a naval ship; or, a word for fair, honest, proper or solid, thus for a hearty balanced meal (6) |
| LANDING | Touchdown of an aircraft; the disembarkation of a ship; or, a level area at the top of a staircase (7) |
| CREAM | About to get a lot of paper for the elite to rise to the top (5) |
| LINERS | Paper sheets for scenting drawers; cosmetic pencils for defining eyes; large passenger ships; or, fine paintbrushes (6) |
| BOOM | A loud resonant sound of a bass drum, bittern, cannon, explosion, thunderclap, shock wave etc; a spar on a ship; or, a sudden surge or uptick in births, business or prosperity (4) |
| BOARD | A side of a ship; or, a wooden plank/sheet on which to serve cheese or to play chess, for example (5) |
| BROADSHEETS | The dames held a piece of paper for the newspapers (11) |
| CHART | Word, from "papyrus, sheet of paper", for a diagram, graph, horoscope, nomogram, table or weather map (5) |
| CHOIR | Singers wanting sheets of paper for the audience (5) |
| CONSORT | Spouse of a reigning monarch; an accompanying ship; or, a group of instruments, such as a chest of viols (7) |
| COURSE | Route followed by an aircraft, river or ship; or, a dish forming one of the successive parts of a meal (6) |
| HELM | A tiller/wheel for steering a boat or ship; or, a position of leadership (4) |
