| 20 answers for: Pinched or fluted edges of pies or pasties; waves ... |
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| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| CRIMPS | Pinched or fluted edges of pies or pasties; waves in wool fibres or made with tongs; or, soft beads squashed with pliers in jewellery-making (6) |
| CRIMP | One of a series of pinches around the edge of a pie crust; or, a soft bead designed to be flattened with pliers in jewellery-making (5) |
| FRILL | Fluted edge |
| SCALLOPS | Coquilles, queenies or pectens whose fan-shaped shells are reflected in wavy-edged or fluted dishes, fabric, knitting or lace (8) |
| PAIR | Meaning "equal", a set of two matching things forming a unit, such as binoculars, jeans, scissors, spectacles or tongs; or, a boat for a couple of sweep rowers (4) |
| RUFFS | Frilled or fluted collars from which male counterparts of female reeve sandpipers derive their name (5) |
| UTENSIL | Tongs or grater |
| CRIMPER | Coiffeur who curls or waves hair; or, a utensil for sealing the edges of pasties, pies or other pastry-based fare (7) |
| UNITE | "Oneness" in the form of an association of workers; a coupling for pipes; an esemplastic device on an ensign, flag or jack; a students' club; a textile woven from a combination or fusion of fibres; or |
| ROSETTES | Knots of ribbons awarded as prizes; or, floral patterns in latte art or made with buttercream (8) |
| INCA | Former currency of India equal to one-sixteenth of a rupee or 12 pies; or, linked with "pommes" for a classic French dish of layered sliced potatoes, baked until brown (4) |
| COBBLERS | Classic iced refreshers of sherry and citrus; cordwainers or souters, known collectively as a drunkship; deep-dish fruit pies or puddings with cake-, crumble-, dumpling- or scone-like toppings; or, no |
| WHISK | A knot of rope fibres or a bundle of straw as a brush; or, a kitchen utensil used when making a roux, souffle, meringue or omelette (5) |
| ROPE | A large stout cord of strands of fibres or wire twisted or braided together (4) |
| TEXTILES | Fabrics created by means of braiding, felting, knitting, lacemaking, plaiting, tufting or weaving; or, the fibres or yarns used for thus (8) |
| BRANDY | Armagnac or Cognac often blended with butter to make a hard sauce for Christmas puddings or mince pies; or, with "snaps", creamfilled tubular gingerbread wafers (6) |
| KEMP | An old dialect word for a contest in reaping or other work; a champion; or, from "whisker, moustache", a coarse dye-resistant fibre or strand in wool (4) |
| HOMEMADE | Description of cakes, candles, chutneys, confects, jams, pies or other things characteristically created in one's own abode or kitchen (4-4) |
| DENIER | From the Latin for "silver coin", word originally for 1/12 of a French sou, later a unit of the fineness of fibres or yarns, especially when woven into stockings, tights and other hosiery (6) |
| THREAD | Cordonnet, cotton, crewel, embroidery silk, floss, purl, twist, yarn or other fine long strand of spun fibres; or, a continued idea or theme (6) |
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