| LINEAL | In a straight, unbroken line of descent |
| DIRECTDESCENT | Order climbing down to be in unbroken line (6,7) |
| FATHER | Unbroken line spreads far on the sand (6,3,3) |
| ANDSON | Unbroken line spreads far on the sand (6,3,3) |
| STOCK | A tree trunk or main stem; a perennial part of a herbaceous plant; a person's ancestry or line of descent; a fund or store; or, a farm's collective animals, kept for meat or milk (5) |
| AGNATION | Line of descent of head of government in a country (8) |
| HOUSE | Residence of a family in line of descent (5) |
| PEDIGREE | Line of descent of a purebred animal, or a document recording it (8) |
| SPEAR | Opposite side of a family to the distaff, comprising the male line of descent (5) |
| WHAKAPAPA | In Maori culture, a line of descent from ancestors to the present day (9) |
| SIDES | Edges of polygons; lines of descent traced through mothers or fathers; pages in essays; or, troupes of morris dancers (5) |
| STEMS | Botanical structures supporting flowers, fruits, leaves or the caps of mushrooms; vertical strokes in letters or musical notes; or, the main lines of descent in families (5) |
| STRAIN | With some force, draw a line of descent (6) |
| SIDE | A line of descent or sports team? (4) |
| GLIDEPATH | Light pad cast round centre of scene to indicate line of descent (5,4) |
| RESTRAIN | Hold back regarding line of descent (8) |
| ANCESTRAL | Lancaster wrong concerning line of descent |
| DISTAFFSIDE | Female line of descent (7,4) |
| ANCESTRY | Line of descent (8) |
| GENEALOGY | Line of descent |
