| INTEREST | General word for a hobby such as puzzling or Christmas crafting (8) |
| CREPEPAPER | Material used for Christmas crafting, garlands or to decorate piatas (5,5) |
| PASTIME | General word for an activity or hobby such as card-making, jigsaw-puzzling, board-gaming, reading or crossword- solving (7) |
| BOARDGAME | Recreational activity, pastime or hobby such as ludo, Cluedo, chess, snakes and ladders or Scrabble (5,4) |
| POSERS | A posse has the right to think of them as puzzling (6) |
| QUILTING | The creative pursuit of crafting a layered or patchworked comforter, counterpane, coverlet or puff; the cloth, padding or pattern of stitching used; or, the work fabricated (8) |
| DECLINES | "A Visit From St. Nicholas" or Christmas, e.g.? |
| CRYPTIC | From Greek for "hidden", a word for something mysterious, obscure, occult, puzzling or secret, such as a clue in an enigmatic crossword of the same name; or, the camouflaging colouring of certain anim |
| SADDLERS | Artisans who specialise in crafting bridles, tack, leatherwear and seats for equines; or, a town on Saint Kitts (8) |
| STICKERS | Adhesive labels for crafting, scrapbooks, parcels, collages or collecting in special albums (8) |
| MULBERRY | Crafting paper textured with bres (8) |
| ARTPAPER | Sketching or crafting supply |
| BIRDWATCHER | One on the lookout for a hobby or a kite etc? (11) |
| TRAINSPOTTING | Practises what a snooker player does for a hobby (5-8) |
| ENIGMA | A puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation. (6) |
| POSER | A question or problem that is puzzling or confusing. (5) |
| PLANNING | Crafting |
| SHIFTING | Crafting |
| TRICKING | Crafting |
| SCHEMING | Crafting |
