| YARN | Thread for embroidery or sewing; sailor's long, incredible tale; or, a general shaggy-dog story (4) |
| STRAND | Any one of the typically six cotton or silk filaments twisted to form thread for embroidery; or, a poetic word for a beach or shore (6) |
| PURL | Hot spiced ale; an eddy or ripple; a babbling sound of a shallow brook; a knitting stitch; or, twisted gold or silver wire thread for embroidery (4) |
| NEEDLEWORK | Embroidery or sewing, eg |
| OYL | Popeye the Sailor's long-suffering girlfriend, Olive ... |
| RACK | One of the four gaits of a horse or pony; or, a general name for a farm where a hound puppy is sent for training (4) |
| BREW | Informal word for a beverage such as a beer, coffee or tea prepared by steeping; a can, cup or glass of said drink; or, a general concoction (4) |
| SILK | Natural fibre used for embroidery; or, another word for a spider's gossamer (4) |
| BAKE | Batch of biscuits, bread, cakes or pies prepared at one time; or, a general word for an oven-cooked mixture of ingredients in the form of a gratin, lasagne or a tian e.g. (4) |
| JOKE | A shaggy dog story is a long one |
| TAPE | Thin strip of material such as linen, cellulose or webbing for bookbinding, crafting or sewing; or, a ribbon across a finish line (4) |
| LOOP | Circular frame-like item used for needlepoint, embroidery or tapestry; or, another name for a croquet arch (4) |
| CHAI | Milky sweetened black tea infused with a karha of cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds, ginger, peppercorns or other spices; or, a general name for tea in India (4) |
| FALL | Polyseme for a cascade, decrease in price, descent of a kingdom, post-pride tumble, seasonal drop of leaves in the autumn or a general stumble (4) |
| AGAS | Source of great amusement, shaggy dog story about senior army staff (4) |
| BAGS | Sachets containing tea leaves; or, a general word for totes, shoppers, grips and holdalls (4) |
| ROLL | Strip of fabric or leather with pockets and pouches for tools, pens/pencils or sewing items (4) |
| ZARI | Gold or silver thread used for Indian embroidery or brocade (4) |
| FROG | Mr Jeremy Fisher in the Beatrix Potter's tale or a prince's disguise in fairy tales |
| AIDA | Cloth used for cross-stitch embroidery; or, an opera by Verdi (4) |
