| LARIATS | It takes art to sail and to make ropes (7) |
| REEFLINE | Short rope fastened to sail and used to reduce sail area (4,4) |
| ESPARTO | Coarse grass native to Spain and North Africa with tough narrow leaves used to make ropes, wickerwork and good quality paper |
| RATIONS | Head off to hear formal speeches, and to make allowances (7) |
| TRIBUTARY | It takes art to bury it in a running stream |
| ROAST | So it takes art to produce a tasty meal? (5) |
| TRAIT | It takes art to recognize a characteristic in one (5) |
| BRAT | It takes art to be with an annoying child (4) |
| RADIATE | I have an idea! Take art and let it shine |
| SALADIN | Sail and rout a conqueror of the Holy Land (7) |
| CASTOFF | Set sail and leave the Needles behind? (4,3) |
| FELUCCA | Traditional small boat propelled by sail and/or oars, still in common use on the Nile |
| TRAITOR | Or it takes art for him to do what he does in 13 across (7) |
| TREAT | It takes art for an alien to accept luxury |
| AGAVE | A desert plant with leaves that can be used to make ropes, brushes, sandals, nets, and sleeping mats (5) |
| SLUG | A slow garden-dweller that seems simple but is actually a silver trail-making thousand-toothed stalk-eyed hermaphrodite gastropod that uses its slime to make "ropes" to rappel from high places (4) |
| HEMP | Fibre used to make ropes (4) |
| HASTEN | Is forced to get the number and to make it snappy (6) |
| SISAL | Mexican agave plant in the family Asparagaceae whose leaf fibres are used to make ropes, matting etc. (5) |
| BASIL | Herb used in Mediterranean and Thai dishes and to make pesto (5) |
