| POLES | Masts or rods (5) |
| STAYS | Ropes, wires or rods on sailing vessels that serve to stabilise the masts (5) |
| SPARS | Heavy poles used as masts or booms (Naut.) (5) |
| HEELS | Parts of the feet; bases of masts; or, antagonists in wrestling (5) |
| ACRES | These can be divided into roods or rods |
| ACORN | Traditionally forming the mast or pannage of swine, a wild nut from which a small Quercus or a proverbial modest idea, project, thing etc may grow to mighty proportions (5) |
| STRUT | Bar or rod acting as a brace (5) |
| WHEEL | A circular frame that revolves on a shaft or rod. (5) |
| CAREW | Thomas or Rod |
| STICK | Baton or rod |
| ARENA | A field of endeavour for Franca, Tina, Acer or Rod Laver |
| RIG | Equip with masts or sails (3) |
| SPAR | A boxing match, cockfight, mock battle or quarrel; a friend or pal; a mast or other nautical pole; or, a rafter (4) |
| ROLLBARS | Anti-- -; U-shaped metal tubes or rods in the suspensions of motor vehicles that increase stability when cornering (4,4) |
| SPOKES | Bars or rods radiating from the hub of a wheel to support the rim (6) |
| WAND | Something slender and supple, such as a cutting, osier, sapling, stick, or switch; a baton, caduceus or rod of a conductor, conjurer, diviner, fairy or magician; a mark in archery; or, a "spoolie" for |
| WIRE | Strand or rod of metal; a type of cable or flex for carrying an electric current; or, a telegram (4) |
| FOREST | Side of Nottingham that supplies mast or masts (6) |
| TALL | ____ ship, a sailing vessel with high mast or masts (4) |
| TOPGALLANT | Clipper sail//Kind of mast or sail |
