| THATCHERS | Skilled tradesmen who specialise in making roofs from straw or reeds (9) |
| THATCHER | Person who makes roofs from straw or reeds (8) |
| ARTISAN | Dyer, goldsmith, potter, saddler ... general word for a craftsperson who specialises in making things by hand (7) |
| ARTISANS | Skilled tradesmen |
| THATCH | Make a roof from straw |
| FLOOR | Gymnastics event somehow making roofs fall in (5,6) |
| FINALS | Gymnastics event somehow making roofs fall in (5,6) |
| TAR | Material for making roofs or roads |
| PAPARAZZO | Photographers who specialise in taking candid photos of celebrities (9) |
| PAPARAZZI | Freelance photographers who specialise in shots of famous people (9) |
| ABOUTTHEM | What alert theatrical agents who specialise in comedians do? (4,5,4,5,4) |
| KEEPTHEIR | What alert theatrical agents who specialise in comedians do? (4,5,4,5,4) |
| SPRINTERS | Type of racehorses which specialise in 1000m or five-furlong races (9) |
| THATCHING | Roofing with straw or reeds |
| COLOURISTS | Artists of hues and tints or masters of "ROYGBIV", brushing, crayoning, painting between the lines or shading in a vast array, palette, rainbow or spectrum of pigments; or, stylists who specialise in |
| CORNDOLLY | Human form fashioned from straw (4,5) |
| EAVESDROP | Earwig making roof feature fall down |
| SADDLERS | Artisans who specialise in crafting bridles, tack, leatherwear and seats for equines; or, a town on Saint Kitts (8) |
| WITS | What alert theatrical agents who specialise in comedians do? (4,5,4,5,4) |
| ENTOMOLOGISTS | Zoologists who specialise in the study of insects (13) |
