| TRESS | Right Tess it's a curly one (5) |
| ARCHING | It's a curly one - would be most important if it was over (7) |
| SECTS | See says Tess it's about the factions |
| TWIRL | A curly figure, flourish or squiggle; a twiddle with the thumbs; a pirouette or rapid gyration; something wound, such as a coil; or, a spin of a baton (5) |
| INAHAYSTACK | Ask Cynthia a curly one: where's a needle hard to locate? (2,1,8) |
| RINGLET | In our circle they permit a curly one in (7) |
| COATS | Retrievers might have flat or curly ones (5) |
| AKITA | Japanese dog breed with a curly tail (5) |
| ANNIE | Musical movie about a curly-headed orphan lass (5) |
| HARPO | Marx with a curly wig |
| TRUNDLE | Word for a curly-tailed dog; a little castor, revolving disc/roller or small wheel; a steady chug, freewheel or roll along; a heraldic spool of golden thread; a hoop; or, a truckle bed (7) |
| RINGLETS | The Spanish string along with such curly ones (8) |
| KALE | Leafy brassica with a curly variety and the Tuscan lacinato or cavolo nero; or, from the ancient Greek meaning "beauty", a moon of Jupiter named after one of the Charites or Graces (4) |
| TWIDDLE | An act of idly tinkering or turning with the fingers; a curly ornament or mark; a small flourish; or, a tilde (7) |
| ALSATIAN | A curly tail's on a new dog (8) |
| STALACTITE | It hangs from the roof of a cave like a curly cat's tail and starts to tear (10) |
| POODLE | Intelligent dog with a curly coat |
| FUSILLI | Type of long pasta with a curly, twisted shape (7) |
| MATAHARI | Spy a curly hair on the rug (4,4) |
| TENDRIL | Care for shaving gorilla with a curly attachment (7) |
