| TASSEL | Ornamental tuft of threads secured with a knot for upholstery or a mortarboard; thin plate of gold on an episcopal robe; inflorescence of maize; or, a ribbon bookmark (6) |
| GALLOON | A braid of embroidery, ferret, lace or silk as a trimming for upholstery or clothing, often with bullion thread (7) |
| TIED | Secured with a knot |
| TUFT | Gold tassel formerly adorning the cap or mortarboard of a titled Oxford undergraduate; or, a bunch of threads drawn tightly through upholstery or a mattress (4) |
| WIRETAP | Wrap tie in a knot for cloak-and-dagger arrangement? |
| CLOTH | Another word for a textile, fabric or material used in tailoring, dressmaking or upholstery; or, a covering for a table (5) |
| MOLLIE | Australian swimmer with three 2024 Olympic golds, ... O'Callaghan (6) |
| FULLORGAN | In sport, to get plates of gold with silver backing one must pull out all the stops (4,5) |
| TASSELS | Ornamental tufts of threads made in the art of passementerie; or, male maize flowers resembling these (7) |
| POMPOM | Ornamental tuft of wool (6) |
| SQUARE | A tool for determining a right angle; a cotton flower-bud; a quadrilateral; or, something four-sided, such as a cell in a crossword grid, a chocolate brownie, a formation of troops, a marketplace, a m |
| CUP | A mortarboard; a cone historically placed on the head of a "dunce" as a mark of disgrace; or, an item awarded to a selectee of a national sports team, hence the player chosen (3) |
| TRENCHER | A slice of bread or wooden board as a primitive platter upon which to cut food; a mortarboard; or, a digger (8) |
| BRACT | From the Latin meaning "thin plate of metal, gold-leaf", a modified often-colourful leaf such as that of the red or white poinsettia or "Christmas rose" (5) |
| DRILL | A row of plants in a furrow of the same name; tool with interchangeable bits secured with a chuck; or, cotton textile used for khakis and chef whites (5) |
| LOCKUP | A jail or roundhouse; an off-site garage, shelter for a motor car, small shop, storage unit etc, secured with a bolt; or, a long-term investment (4-2) |
| BROCADE | Rich, heavy textile for upholstery, drapery and evening gowns, often woven with gold or silver threads (7) |
| PADDING | Cloth, foam, wad or other stuffing for brassieres or upholstery; or, by extension, space-filling superfluous verbiage in a speech/written work (7) |
| FOIL | Fine grease for thin plate of metal (4) |
| ANIMAL | Barbarian lifting a thin plate of bone (6) |
