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RIGGINGRopes, wires, and pulleys that control the sails of a boat
MASTThe tall upright pole that the sails of a boat are fixed to (4)
VELAConstellation whose name is Latin for the sails of a ship
STOMATAMinute epidermal pores in the green parts of a plant that control the inward and outward passage of water vapour and other gases (7)
TRANSISTORSSemiconductor devices that control the flow of current between two terminals
IDLERPulley that guides or controls the tension of a moving belt, but transmits no power; or, a loafer (5)
STAYSRopes, wires or rods on sailing vessels that serve to stabilise the masts (5)
MAINSHEETThe means I contrived to control the sail
JIGGERSSails of a yawl or ketch
UNRIGDismantle the sails of
WINGA modified forelimb of a bat or a bird; or, something suggestive of this, such as an ala of a sycamore seed or a sail of a ship/windmill (4)
VANEFlat part on either side of a feather; a sail of a windmill; or, a short word for a weathercock for indicating the wind's direction (4)
SWEEPA sail of a windmill; or, one of the dog puppets on The Sooty Show (5)
MAINCOURSETerm for the chief dish of a meal or the principal sail of a ship's suit (4,6)
TACKLEThe running rigging and pulleys used to work a boat's sails (6)
CARTELGroup of companies that control production and pricing of a commodity (6)
TRACTIONStretching of a broken bone by weights and pulleys (8)
HOISTRaise by means of ropes and pulleys (5)
STANDINGRIGGINGUpright fakery of ship's ropes and pulleys (8,7)
RIGGERA person who puts together and attends to the system of wires and cords in an aircraft (6)