| MORTISE | Slot or recess cut into a piece of wood to receive a tenon of another piece (7) |
| PIN | From "feather", a word for a point or tip originally, later a peg; a leg; a brooch; a skittle; a pastry flattener; a tack for dressmaking/tailoring; or, a projecting tenon of a dovetail joint (3) |
| RABBET | Groove cut in a piece of wood to receive an edge |
| TENON | The projecting end of a piece of wood inserted into the socket or mortise of another piece (5) |
| ETCH | Cut into a piece of glass |
| KNIGHT | King reduced height of another piece (6) |
| WHATNOT | Now that can be made into a piece of furniture (7) |
| MORTICE | What square hole receives a tenon in a joint? (7) |
| EXTREME | Last old part of wood to be penetrated by motorway |
| RITUAL | Did a scratch, north of the Border, turn into a piece of ceremonial? (6) |
| SLANT | Angle head of nail into a piece of wood (5) |
| NICHE | With a fluted, plain or scalloped half-dome heading or concha, an exedra or recess in a wall to hold a statue or other ornament (5) |
| CLOG | Word for a block of wood to impede an animal's movement first, now a wooden shoe, such as a sabot; or, any encumbrance or impediment (4) |
| SHOD | Wearing footgear place tip of hyacinth into a piece of turf |
| SLOG | Grind piece of wood to a point (4) |
| LATHES | Can they turn a piece of wood to ashes at last? (6) |
| SWEEPSTAKES | Clean pieces of wood to be used in a form of gambling |
| BOWER | A shady leafy shelter or recess, as in a wood or a garden (5) |
| BESETS | Precious stones incorporated into a piece of jewelry. (6) |
| BRACELET | Let caber be made into a piece of jewellery (8) |
