| PUTOIS | French word for a polecat that also refers to its fur; or, a brush made of said hair, for decorating pottery (6) |
| CASTOR | A flour dredger-like pepperette or sugar shaker with a perforated top; a sextuple star system that is Pollux's less-bright twin in Gemini; a beaver, its genus or a hat from its fur; or, a small swivel |
| EARTH | Name for the third planet from the Sun that also refers to its terra firma and soil (5) |
| SABLE | Marten whose relatives include ferret, otter, stoat and weasel; its luxuriant dark-brown fur; an artist's paintbrush made from said hair; or, the black tincture in heraldry (5) |
| NUTRIA | Another name for the coypu, especially when referring to its fur (6) |
| PALLET | From "spade, shovel", something flat, such as a wooden blade for shaping clay/plaster; a straw mattress; a platform moved with a fork-lift truck; or, a brush for spreading gold leaf (6) |
| POWDER | Pressed or loose, a type of cosmetic applied to the face with a puff or a brush (6) |
| BEAT | A hawk's dead quarry; a hurl or a blow; a downpour of rain/hail; a storm of rage; a rapid pace; or, an animal's skin or hide intact with its fur or wool (4) |
| ERMINE | Stoat in its white winter coat, or its fur (or imitation) with black markings used for ceremonial or royal robes (6) |
| SHRUB | Unusual brush made into plant |
| RUELLE | French word for a narrow lane or alley that also refers to a gap between a bed and the side of a bedchamber; or, this room, formerly as the place of reception of elegant French ladies (6) |
| GARTER | Word for a knight's decoration or a symbol of chivalry that also refers to a stocking holder or a suspender (6) |
| SLATCH | Word for a loose part of a nautical rope that also refers to a transitory breeze or interval of fair weather (6) |
| CORDIAL | From "heart", a word for "friendly" that also refers to a liqueur, a pleasant-tasting medicine or a squash drink (7) |
| DIABLE | Meaning "devil", word for a terracotta pot with a handle that also refers to a piquant or spicy French brown sauce with black pepper and cayenne (6) |
| FUME | Word for smoke that also refers to toxic vapour; mist or steam rising from the earth; pungent odour; seething anger or rage; a passionate person; or, anything airy or unsubstantial (4) |
| QUARRELS | Word for squabbles or wrangles that also refers to square things, including panes of glass, tiles or arrowheads for the bolts of arbalests/crossbows (8) |
| MERLE | An old, poetic or Scottish name for a blackbird that also refers to a collie or other dog with a bluish-grey coat speckled or dappled with black (5) |
| AIGRETTES | French word for little white herons that also refers to their plumes that once adorned headdresses; or, sprays of jewels resembling such (9) |
| CLOSE | Word meaning near or humid that also refers to a small residential road, a field or a cathedral's precinct (5) |
