| TRAME | Obsolete term for a beam or shaft of a cart, etc (5) |
| THILL | Shaft of a cart or carriage attached to a horse (5) |
| CHELSEATRACTOR | What's replaced a horse and cart etc. around west side of London? (7,7) |
| RADIO | From a word for a beam of light, electromagnetic communication for which Marconi and Tesla were pioneers; a wireless; or, the industry of broadcasting sound (5) |
| PIVOT | A fulcrum, pin or shaft on which something turns; or, a central person or thing, essential to the success or progress of any undertaking (5) |
| LASER | Word (originally an acronym) for a beam of light used for tasks including eye surgery, cutting metal and reading the information on CDs (5) |
| FLUTE | Ornamental vertical or spiralling groove on the shaft of a column, pilaster etc. (5) |
| BARGE | Now obsolete term for a small sailing vesel (5) |
| TAPER | An obsolete term for a wax-candle (5) |
| RACHIS | An axis or shaft of a feather; or, the spine or vertebral column (6) |
| VANES | The flat parts on either side of the shaft of a feather are called what? (5) |
| HERSE | Obsolete term for a spiked portcullis (5) |
| ASTER | Now obsolete term for a star (5) |
| FELON | Obsolete term for a wicked person (5) |
| GLEAM | A small beam or glow of light (5) |
| PERDU | Obsolete term for a soldier placed on hazardous sentry duty |
| CARAT | Weight of a cart, possibly? (5) |
| HILT | The handle or shaft of a sword or dagger (4) |
| RIVET | Bolt for a beam |
| RAFT | Word for a beam in the Middle Ages, later a buoyant platform of logs or planks for conveyance on water; or, a dense mass of floating wildfowl or otters, reminiscent of said flat boat (4) |
