| ETRIER | In mountaineering, a short portable ladder or set of webbing loops that can be attached to a karabiner or fifi hook |
| BOUCLE | Yarn made with loops that give fabrics a rough appearance (6) |
| CUFF | Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs (4) |
| CUFFS | Shackles that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist (5) |
| NOOSE | A rope loop that can be tightened (5) |
| HARNESS | An arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draught animal in order that it can be attached to a cart (7) |
| RISER | Vertical part of a step; main body of a bow; a strip of webbing joining a parachute's harness to the rigging lines; or, a type of Manx cat (5) |
| STEP | A stage up or down; a rung of a ladder; or, a foot movement, pace or stride in a dance, march or walk (4) |
| REVEL | Word for a tangle or cluster; a broken thread, fray or loose end; a row or run of unwoven stitches, aka a ladder; or, a complication, confusion, fankle or muddle (5) |
| DONGLE | Electronic device that can be attached to a computer, e.g. for internet services |
| PRUSIKKNOT | In mountaineering, a triple sliding hitch used to attach a loop of cord around a rope (6,4) |
| STANCE | In mountaineering, a ledge or foothold on which a belay can be secured (6) |
| ANY | Word that can be attached to "one" or "how" |
| PERIPHERAL | An auxiliary device that can be attached to a computer (10) |
| SLING | Gin cocktail; a length of cloth for carrying a baby; or, a loop of webbing used in climbing (5) |
| GROOVE | Shallow corner in bouldering and mountaineering; a track cut into a record for a stylus; or, the rhythm in jazz, funk or soul (6) |
| DONGLES | Electronic devices that can be attached to computers |
| GLISSADE | In mountaineering, a controlled slide down a slope of snow or ice (8) |
| LIMPET | What type of mine can be attached to a ship's hull? (6) |
| CLIMB | A move to a higher position on the social ladder or a music chart (5) |
