| VELOCITY | Novel by Dean Koontz; or, the speed at which something such as a car moves in a particular direction (8) |
| RATE | Speed at which something moves or changes |
| BENDS | Moves in a particular direction |
| LIENS | Legal claims against one's property, such as a car (5) |
| SEGMENT | From the Latin for "to cut", each of several parts into which something, such as an arthropod/insect, orange or population, is or may be divided; or, part of a circle that is cut by its chord (7) |
| SPOOL | A cylinder, bobbin or reel upon which something such as film, fishing-line, tape or yarn is wound (5) |
| EYEHOLE | Opening through which something such as a rope is passed (7) |
| MIDNIGHT | 1989 novel by Dean Koontz set in Moonlight Cove (8) |
| WILDERNESS | Novel by Dean Koontz between 77 Shadow Street and Innocence (10) |
| LIGHTNING | 1988 novel by Dean Koontz (9) |
| THEHUSBAND | 2006 novel by Dean Koontz (3,7) |
| BROTHERODD | 2006 novel by Dean Koontz (7,3) |
| THEFACE | 2003 novel by Dean Koontz (3,4) |
| RELENTLESS | 2009 novel by Dean Koontz (10) |
| SPEED | The rate at which something operates or moves; or, an old word for good fortune or success (5) |
| STEER | Control the direction a car moves |
| CARET | A symbol used to indicate the place in written or printed matter at which something is to be inserted (5) |
| TEND | Go or move in a particular direction (4) |
| AGILITYDRILLS | Exercises intended to improve the speed at which athletes change direction or accelerate (7,6) |
| REDHEAT | Term for the temperature at which something is so warm that it glows with a flame-orange or scarlet colour (3,4) |
