| FISHINGLINE | Length of cord to which the leader and float are attached (7,4) |
| LANYARD | Neck cord to which a security badge is often attached |
| BIKE | Kind of race in which the leader "breaks the wind" |
| DRIFT | End of cord to split and be carried along by water (5) |
| DON | Pull on ends of cord to tighten (3) |
| SWINGLETREE | Crossbar in a horse's harness to which the ends of the traces are attached (11) |
| APONEUROSES | A white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones (11) |
| MINISTERING | Supplying small cord to secure base |
| CRONUS | The leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans (6) |
| LIBYANS | They are ruled by the Leader and Guide of the Revolution |
| MOE | Which fictional character was the leader and straight man of The Three Stooges (1922-1970)? (3) |
| NERVECELL | Neuron transmitting messages from the brain and spinal cord to the limbs and organs of the human body (5,4) |
| TIEBACK | A length of cord used to secure a curtain to one side (7) |
| TAKEOVER | Assume control of the receipts and float without the tip (4,4) |
| SHOELACES | Pair of cords to go with brogues, perhaps (4,5) |
| LINE | Length of cord for peg-hung laundry; a branch of a rail system; or, a row of printed words (4) |
| STRING | Length of cord/twine used in games including conkers and cat's cradle (6) |
| BASSLINE | Get fish, using length of cord, in the deepest part, maybe? |
| LEVITATE | Appear to rise and float in the air |
| HAME | Stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces. |
