| DOWNPAYMENT | Money deposited for feathers? (4,7) |
| TAR | Matrix for feathers? |
| TARRY | Hang about, waiting for feathers? |
| DOWN | At a loss for feathers? (4) |
| QUILLSWITCH | Exchange of feathers? |
| BOTTLEBANK | Place for glass objects to be deposited for recycling (6,4) |
| PLAID | Minimum cash deposited for tartan (5) |
| GOLDENEAGLE | Which large bird of prey is so called from its yellow-tipped head feathers? (6,5) |
| RECENTLY | Very little money deposited in bank of late (8) |
| FEEDER | Money deposited by the German road joining an autobahn? (6) |
| DYE | Change colour in returning money deposited (3) |
| LODGEMENT | Money deposited, in a bank, say |
| TIMER | Watch money deposited in bank (5) |
| ACQUIT | Where money's deposited and left free of charge (6) |
| KAURI | Kilo of gold centimes deposited for timber in New Zealand (5) |
| POULT | From "chick", a word for a young domestic fowl being farmed for feathers, fattened as food or raised for eggs; or, a chicken generally (5) |
| DIBS | Money deposited in bank safe, but only to begin with (4) |
| EMD | An amount of money deposited by a bidder to a company or government department as part of a tender process.(abbrv( (3) |
| PINS | From Latin for "feathers", word for edges, points or tips first, later metal tacks traditionally used to fasten bibs to aprons; badges or brooches; flagsticks; pastry flatteners; skittles; tuning pegs |
| PENS | From the Latin for "feathers", word for quills or writing instruments, such as the styli with which schoolmaster Cassian of Imola was stabbed to death by his own students (4) |