| DARN | To mend (a hole or a garment) with crossing or interwoven stitches (4) |
| DARNS | Mends (a hole or a garment) with crossing or interwoven stitches (5) |
| PAR | The standard score for a hole or a course in golf (3) |
| SEWUP | Close, as a hole or a deal |
| GATE | Northern dialect for a path, street or way; a wicket or other hinged barrier in a fence, hedge or wall; a portal; a hole or aperture, such as the eye of a needle; or, a mountain pass (4) |
| SILK | From a name given by the Greeks and Romans to inhabitants of distant lands, word for cloth/fibre produced in sericulture; or, a garment, such as a KC's gown, made from this (4) |
| TEAM | To match or co-ordinate a garment with another (4) |
| COAT | Animal's pelage; layer of paint; or, a garment such as a mackintosh (4) |
| WELL | A hole or shaft excavated into the earth so as to tap a supply of water, oil or gas (4) |
| BORE | A hole or tunnel in the ground, especially one drilled in search of minerals or oil (4) |
| LAME | Fabric gold or interwoven silver threads with (4) |
| LINE | Rule; underscore / cover the inside surface of a garment with a layer of another material |
| MAXI | Endless sea with crossing in large yacht (4) |
| KNIT | Make a garment with wool (4) |
| NEAT | Clever way to mend a net (4) |
| EONS | Ages to mend a broken nose (4) |
| TEAR | Make a hole or split in (4) |
| LEAK | Lose contents through a hole or crack (4) |
| LOBE | Body part that might have a hole or two |
| MOLE | Mammal digging holes, or a beauty spot |
