| SPINNING | Process of converting wool, silk, cotton or flax into yarn; or, a form of cardio on a stationary bike (8) |
| MASON | Worker with bik |
| SPINDLES | Wooden spikes used to spin cotton, flax or wool into yarn; or, a turned piece of wood used as a chair leg or banister (8) |
| SPINDLE | From a word meaning revolve or rotate, a spike on which fibres are twisted into yarn; or, a pin on which a bobbin or anything else turns (7) |
| NOIL | Short fibres or knots combed out of wool/silk staple before spinning (4) |
| RUMPELSTILTSKIN | Flax-into-gold spinner of folklore |
| BOLL | Word for a bubble originally, now a rounded seed-capsule of a cotton or flax plant; or, a poppy-head (4) |
| SWANSDOWN | A cob, "cygnus" or pen's fine fluffy under-plumage traditionally used for muffs, pelerines, powder puffs or trimmings; a mixed fabric of wool and silk/cotton; or, a flannelette-like cloth formerly use |
| COUNT | The act of numbering; the sum tallied; a measure of the fineness of yarn; or, a European title of nobility, equal in rank to a British earl (5) |
| FIBRE | Strength of character; a natural or synthetic filament for spinning into yarn; or, dietary roughage (5) |
| WALK | Group of snails or wagtails; a tree-lined avenue; or, a form of perambulation taken as a leisurely ramble or competitive foot-race (4) |
| ORRIS | Root of a species of iris used in perfumery; or, a form of gold or silver lace used as an edging (5) |
| HEAT | Spicy quality of a chilli; preliminary eliminating round in a race; or, a form of thermal or kinetic energy (4) |
| GROOVE | A fissure, flute or other furrow; good feeling or fine fettle; a fixed routine; or, a form of funk music (6) |
| ENCRYPTION | The process of converting data or information into code, often to prevent unauthorised access (10) |
| WINEMAKERS | Vintners who often collaborate with viticulturists and oenologists in the vinification process of converting grapes into rose, rouge or vin blanc (10) |
| MORSE | Colin Dexter's inspector character; or, a form of code based on a series of dots and dashes (5) |
| ESCAPE | Act of breaking free; avoidance of danger or harm; or, a form of distraction from reality/routine (6) |
| LIQUIDATION | Process of converting securities or commodities into cash |
| OIL | Substance extracted from olives, avocados, walnuts or the seeds of sunflowers, poppies or flax as a culinary ingredient or as medium for artists paints or pigments (3) |
