| CLEW | Old word for a ball of yam; thread as a guide out of a maze/labyrinth; lower corner of a sail; or, one of the cords by which a hammock is suspended (4) |
| HEDGE | ___ maze (labyrinth in a garden) |
| SPHERE | Another word for a ball, globe or orb; or, a field of activity or interest (6) |
| STITCH | Loop of yarn or thread as a fundamental element in sewing, knitting, crochet and tapestry (6) |
| NUDIST | One cutting threads as a matter of principle (6) |
| SPUN | Make threads as a spider (4) |
| BUNT | Baggy centre of a sail or net; a push with horns; a gentle tap of a pitched baseball; or, a manoeuvre in which a pilot draws a half circle in the sky (4) |
| SWEEP | Another word for the steerer of a dragon boat; a sail or vane of a windmill; or, a chimney cleaner (5) |
| REEF | Word for a bombora, coral ridge, gold vein, non-diamondiferous rock, sandbank, shoal, wound section of a sail or a furled jib, all from "rib" (4) |
| SHEET | Unit of postage stamps off the press; literary word for a sail; or, a broad expanse of cloud or rain (5) |
| CLOVE | A hitch for a sail; or, flavouring bechamel, spicing glazed ham, spiking an oignon pique, studding an orange pomander or traditionally easing a toothache or other ail, a dried aromatic flower-bud, sha |
| EARING | Nautical term for a line fastened to a corner of a sail for reefing (6) |
| MASK | To the ancients, a "nightmare, spectre, witch"; to us, that which allows a beggar to dance with a king or a secret to stay hidden in plain sight; or, a disguise for a ball (4) |
| TACK | Forward lower corner (clew) of a vessel's sail, or a rope that secures it (4) |
| VOLVO | From the Latin word for "I roll," this was originally intended as a name for a ball bearing being developed by a Swedish company. Now this is a well-known automobile maker. |
| EYELET | Small round opening in a sail or shoe for rope or a lace to go through (6) |
| MAINSHEET | A line or rope used to control the corners of a sail (9) |
| ERROR | A wandering (of a maze, Cat. 64.115 ), a goof (peccatum, vitium) |
| PULLEY | Invented by Archimedes, device with uses including hoisting or lowering a sail or a flag (6) |
| OAR | It might move a boat that doesn't have a sail or a motor |
