| DOURO | Pass a bend or twist in the river |
| ARCH | Bend or twist the head of "63" (4) |
| KINK | Bend or twist (4) |
| ROMPU | Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the top, as a chevron, a bend, or the like. (5) |
| SPILL | To destroy or waste; a slop of upset milk e.g.; a stick or twist of wood or paper for lighting a candle, fire or pipe; or, a tumble from a bike or a horse (5) |
| OXBOW | A horseshoe bend or meander in a river, named for its resemblance to the U-shape of the collar of a yoke (2-3) |
| SWAG | A bend or bow; a burglar's bulging bag of booty or boodle; a beautifying botanical band or bays of berries, blooms, bracts or buds; or, a bushman's bedroll or bundle of belongings (4) |
| TWITS | A twist in the tale by Dahl for the eejits! (5) |
| THROW | Word used to mean cast/roll dice, form pottery on a wheel, give a party, lob a ball, lose a horseshoe, turn with a lathe or twist yarn together (5) |
| SNAKE | A sneak twist in the grass follows the shock of it, perhaps. (6,5) |
| EXIST | Live departures with a twist in the tail (5) |
| QUIET | Still, to some extent, having a final twist in the tail |
| IRONY | Literary twist in "The Gift of the Magi" |
| BIGHT | Bend or loop in a rope (5) |
| BENDS | Twists (in the road) (5) |
| STRAW | Strip or twist of puff pastry baked with grated parmesan; natural material used for animal bedding, hats and thatching; or, a pale yellow colour (5) |
| TURN | A bend, curve or twist in a road (4) |
| DROOP | Bend or hang downward limply (5) |
| PIERS | TV presenter making gamer spin or twist (5,6) |
| TWINE | Spin or twist together (5) |
