| CINCTURE | Literary term for a girdle or belt (8) |
| SHAPER | Girdle or lathe |
| STAYS | Doesn't go for a girdle (5) |
| BELT | Will very quickly go for a girdle (4) |
| BELTS | Girdles or baldrics of the sort referred to in a pugilistic phrase for low blow, uncalled-for or underhand (5) |
| CREWEL | A fine two-ply worsted; or, the embroidery, tapestry or historical works, such as garters, girdles or trimmings, in which such yarn is used (6) |
| BESOUGHT | Literary term for implored (8) |
| RECIT | French literary term for a book's narrative, as opposed to its dialogue; the novel consisting largely of such an account; or, in music, a swell organ (5) |
| BARD | Archaic or literary term for a poet (4) |
| RUNNEL | A literary term for a small stream (6) |
| ABYSM | Archaic or literary term for a deep hole |
| COFFERS | Literary term for a store of money (7) |
| DAMSEL | Archaic literary term for a young, unmarried woman (6) |
| MERIDIAN | A girdle round the earth? (8) |
| ALLINONE | Garment that combines a bra with a girdle |
| OCCIDENT | Literary term, usually for the Americas and Europe |
| SIDEARMS | Weapons that may be carried in a holster or belt (4,4) |
| LIBRETTO | In opera they sing it, or belt it out (8) |
| CINGULUM | Anatomical structure resembling a girdle, e.g. the ridge of enamel around the base of an upper incisor tooth (8) |
| PASTIMES | Hobbies I'm into: socks or belts (8) |
