| WASHER | Flat ring used either as a spacer between a nut and bolt or as a seal; or, a short word for a laundry machine that succeeded the dolly tub (6) |
| SCREW | This tool is usually made up of a circular cylindrical member with a continuous helical rib, used either as a fastener or as a force and motion modifier. The Greek scientist Archimedes developed one t |
| WHITES | Certain laundr y load |
| SEADOG | A Jack tar, old salt, pirate or sailor; a white rainbow as seen by a mariner; an antiquated word for a shark or a seal; or, a heraldic beast in the form of a talbot with a beaver's tail (3,3) |
| SPANNER | A wrench for applying torque to nuts and bolts; or, a source of annoyance or hindrance (7) |
| CROSSTHREAD | Incorrectly align a nut and bolt, for example |
| SIGNET | A seal or a young bird, say (6) |
| SLED | Conveyance used either lying down or sitting up |
| SIGIL | A personal seal or a sign with mysterious power |
| MALT | Barley or other cereal grain that is steeped, germinated and kiln-dried for brewing beer, distilling or making vinegar; or, a short word for a liquor, whisky or a milky drink, such as Horlicks or Oval |
| OTTERS | Resting underground in a holt or above ground in a couch/hover, an animal with a waterproof chocolate brown coat, a footprint known as a seal and a tail known as a rudder (6) |
| BOX | Receptacle for matches, a hat or a selection of chocolates; shrub used for topiary and knot gardens; an old square pew; or, a short word for a railway signaller's cabin (3) |
| VANE | Flat part on either side of a feather; a sail of a windmill; or, a short word for a weathercock for indicating the wind's direction (4) |
| WISP | Small bundle or plait of hay or straw as a traditional means of polishing or strapping a horse; flock of snipe; a fine streak of smoke; or, a short word for the ignis fatuus (4) |
| CAN | A vessel for preserved comestibles such as anchovies, baked beans, olives, peaches, pop or sardines; or, a short word for a spouted vessel with a nozzle/rose for watering plants (3) |
| FELT | Non-woven compressed baize-like fabric used for hats and crafts; or, a short word for a pen used for colouring (4) |
| SPEAKER | Chief officer of the House of Commons, currently Sir Lindsay Hoyle; or, a short word for a device such as a tweeter or a woofer (7) |
| PIKE | A freshwater luce; dialect for a hayfork; a medieval infantry weapon; or, a short word for a turnstile (4) |
| FLIPPER | Flat limb of an aquatic animal such as a seal, turtle or dolphin; or, a lever in a pinball machine (7) |
| SODA | Informal word for fizzy water or pop; the top card of the pack in faro; or, a short word for a compound in baking/washing powder or in toothpaste (4) |
