| SPIRALBOUND | Joined with wire threaded through holes (book etc) (6-5) |
| THREADSNAKE | Sweet little snake that looks like a worm. Won't be threaded through the eye of the needle. Harmless. (6,5) |
| CABLESTITCH | Is it knitted with wire wool? (5,6) |
| OUTOFPOCKET | Having lost money fallen through hole in trousers? (3,2,6) |
| CHICKENWIRE | Were in chick display with wire netting (7,4) |
| ELECTRICIAN | Someone who works with wires, lights, switches (11) |
| SCHOLARSHIP | Grant of money awarded to pay for education, books, etc (11) |
| ILLUSTRATOR | Artist who provides pictures for books etc (11) |
| SWIVELEYE | Line is threaded through this part of anti-kinking leger rig (6,3) |
| EYELET | Say I let ribbon be threaded through it (6) |
| DELETEKEY | Button done on the outside, silk finally threaded through eyelet casually (6,3) |
| CHEESE | Nautical peaked cap - board with wire attached (6,6) |
| LACERATING | Tearing string passed through holes by sailor |
| SHOELACE | It goes through holes and ends up in knots |
| RIVET | Bolt put through holes then beaten flat |
| RULESOUT | Louse rummaging through hole, finds rejects (5,3) |
| SASH | Threaded through trousers, a short 2 (4) |
| GUNBELT | This is threaded through a holster and buckled round the waist (3,4) |
| APRIL | Part of spring quietly threaded through a short needle |
| EYELETS | Do they take a little peek at the laces threaded through? |
