| MATERIAL | Textile such as tweed or linen; notes, facts and ideas upon which a book is based; or, all of a player's pieces/pawns on a chessboard (8) |
| RYE | East Sussex town on which Tillingham in the EF Benson Mapp and Lucia books is based |
| WOOL | Yarn derived from the fleece of a sheep, used for crewelwork, knitting and cloth such as tweed (4) |
| LECTERNS | Furniture with sloping parts on which a book is put to be read (8) |
| EDITION | The form in which a book is published (7) |
| ALONG | Over part or all of a length (5) |
| NAPERY | Linen, note, thin, like certain sheets, not soft |
| LEAPS | They may be faith-based or quantum |
| DECIMAL | Based or reckoned on tens (7) |
| ROOTED | Based or settled |
| NAP | Raised surface fibres of a textile such as velvet; short name of a whist-like game; or, a tipster's chief fancy of the day in horse-racing (3) |
| NET | Textile such as tulle for tutus and veils; a strip dividing a badminton or tennis court; or, a canopy around a bed to keep mosquitoes at bay (3) |
| TABBY | A textile such as silk or taffeta with a watered pattern; or, a cat with a brownish-greyish brindled coat (5) |
| FABRIC | Textile such as candlewick, chambray, cotton, linen or ticking, sold or stored in rolls or "bolts" (6) |
| COATING | Duffel, gaberdine, tweed or other jacketing for overgarments; a thin layer of bloom, glaze, paint, patina, veneer etc; or, dialect for a severe rebuke, reprimand or ticking off (7) |
| LOVAT | Muted shade of green used in tweed or for garments such as socks or moleskin trousers (5) |
| HAIRY | Word meaning bearded, crinigerous, furry, hirsute, shaggy or woolly; having a rough feel, as in tweed; or, dicey, difficult or fraught with danger (5) |
| TEXTILES | Woven fabrics such as chambray, linen or tweed; or, non-nudists (8) |
| CHECK | Pattern of crossed lines forming squares for chessboards and textiles such as gingham or plaid (5) |
| TWEEDS | Woven textiles such as those traditionally made in Harris, or the garments cut from such cloth including hacking jackets, plus fours |
