| CUSPS | The tips of a crescent moon; or, the points formed by the meeting of curves in Gothic tracery (5) |
| ARRIS | Architectural term for an angle created by the meeting of 2 surfaces |
| TANGENTLINES | Figures that are straight approximations of curves, in geometry |
| SCORE | One of the Rutshire Chronicles novels by Jilly Cooper; or, the points accumulated in games or sports (5) |
| CUSP | Either of the two points of a crescent moon; or, any one of the divisions between signs of the zodiac or houses of the horoscope (4) |
| CARRIED | What the porter did is approved by the meeting (7) |
| HAUL | A fisherman's catch, thief's stolen batch, pull of a pumpkin from a patch or the points taken in a match (4) |
| CRESTS | Feather plumes on the heads of lapwings, hoopoes and peafowls; regions of horses where manes grow; or, the points of waves opposite troughs (6) |
| SERIF | A small line at the tips of a main stroke in a letter type (5) |
| HORN | A musical wind instrument fashioned from brass or a conch; an antenna of a beetle; an antler of a deer; a tentacle of a snail; a tip of a crescent; or, a symbol of a cuckold (4) |
| STING | A hurt inflicted by an ant, bee, jellyfish, nettle, wasp etc; by extension, pain caused by wounding words; or, the point of an epigram (5) |
| AVOCA | Which river is formed at the Meeting of the Waters, made famous by Thomas Moore? (5) |
| BENDS | The sort of curves a man of the sea doesn't care for (5) |
| FLEURON | Flower-like ornament employed in Gothic architecture or found at the centre of the face of a Corinthian abacus; or, a puff pastry garnish in the form of a crescent moon (7) |
| CHALK | What is the small cube used for rubbing the tip of a billiard cue? (5) |
| TAROT | The Sun, The Moon or The Emperor |
| RACE | The channel of a millstream, the course of the sun or moon; or, the rapid current or flow of the tides (4) |
| CHAIR | The officer who presides at the meetings of an organisation (5) |
| AGLET | A sheath protecting the tip of a shoelace |
| SPAN | Width of a human hand; distance between the wing tips of a bird or an aircraft; or, the arch of a bridge (4) |
