| VERMICELLI | Fine strands of pasta |
| FIBREOPTICS | Transmission of light signals via fine strands of glass (5,6) |
| THREAD | A fine strand of embroidery silk, filoselle, floss, genappe, purl, zari or other yarn for needlecraft; one of the filaments of a spider's web; or, alluding to the destiny spun by the Fates, the course |
| GOSSAMER | Fine strands of cobweb |
| NOODLES | Strands of pasta, rotten old ones (7) |
| SPAGHETTI | Long strands of pasta (9) |
| ZESTERS | Utensils for obtaining fine strands of peel from citrus fruits (7) |
| PELESHAIR | Fine strands of volcanic glass whose name refers to a Hawaiian goddess |
| WISP | Fine strand (of hair) |
| ANGELHAIR | Rod-shaped strands of pasta similar in length to spaghetti and vermicelli but much thinner, known in Italian as capellini (5,4) |
| HAIRS | Fine strands on top of your head (5) |
| DNA | National ___ Day (April 25, commemorating the 1953 publication of the discovery of its double-helix structure; you can discover six strands of it in the theme entries) |
| ROPES | Parties of linked climbers; strands of beads or pearls; cords by which church bells are rung, sledges hauled, tricks performed or soaps hung; or, strings of onions (5) |
| WISPS | Fine thin strands of hair (5) |
| FLOSS | Loose strands of fine silk |
| PLY | One of several strands of wool (3) |
| DUCTILE | Of metal, able to be drawn into fine strands (7) |
| NOODLE | Head for a single strand of pasta (6) |
| DOUBLEHELIX | Spiral arrangement of the two complementary strands of DNA: 2 wds. |
| CABLE | Strong rope made of twisted strands of hemp, nylon or steel wire (5) |
