| RIPPLE | One of a series of little purls or waves on the water's surface caused by a light breeze or "cat's-paw" (6) |
| AIR | Invisible "ether" forming the atmosphere and supporting all life on Earth; a light breeze; or, a melody (3) |
| SPLASH | Disturbance on the water's surface caused by a diver or the launch of a ship; a leading front-page story; or, a film about a mermaid (6) |
| CATSPAW | Nautical name for a pattern of ripples on the water's surface caused by a gust of wind; or, an offshore swivel knot (4-3) |
| GOLDTHREAD | Purl- or zari-like silk yarn wound with gilded wire for embroidery or weaving; or, a wild flower in the buttercup family with slender yellow roots resembling said strand (4,6) |
| STITCH | A purl or a knit (6) |
| DENT | A depression, ding or dip in a surface caused by a blow; or, any negative effect, such as a reduction in money or resources (4) |
| PUDDLE | A pool of rainwater; a ripple on the water's surface left by the blade of an oar; or, a curtain's train of fabric, spilling onto the floor (6) |
| CRISPATION | Dated or poetic state of being curled or wrinkled; a wavelet or undulation on the water's surface; or, a creeping shiver or rippling muscular sensation passing through the body (10) |
| STRAIGHT | A run of five consecutive cards of any suit in poker; a description of hair without curls or waves; or, the final stretch of a racecourse (8) |
| CRESTS | Manes of horses; plumes or tufts of birds or helmets; identifying rings on arrows; or, tops of hills or waves (6) |
| RATLINE | One of a series of small ropes acting as steps in the rigging of a ship (7) |
| DABS | Bobs or daps on the water's surface when fishing for salmon or trout; or, chuckie-stanes, jacks, knuckle-bones or sheep's astragali tossed in a children's old game or bout (4) |
| RENEWABLE | Harvesting the power of sunlight, the high temperatures of the earth's crust, the wind or waves; ... |
| CASCADE | A series of small waterfalls over rocks; or, something reminiscent of this, such as abundant ruffles of lace or trailing pink bougainvillea (7) |
| POTHOLE | A hollow in the road surface caused damage to the back of our coach in a backstreet in Poole (7) |
| HAIRCURLER | A roller or heated pair of tongs with which to create crimps, ringlets or waves in one's locks or tresses (4-6) |
| CRIMPER | Coiffeur who curls or waves hair; or, a utensil for sealing the edges of pasties, pies or other pastry-based fare (7) |
| RIPPLES | Little waves on the surface of the water (7) |
| PICOT | Any of a series of small ornamental loops forming an edging on ribbon or lace (5) |
