| YAWED | Twisted around a vertical axis |
| CAPSTAN | A machine with a drum that rotates around a vertical spindle and is turned by a motor or lever, used for hauling in heavy ropes, etc (7) |
| NOUGAT | Tongue almost twisted around a sweet (6) |
| PRAYERMAT | Pram tyre is twisted around a supplicant's rug (6,3) |
| COALESCE | Energy source, see, gets twisted around a bit of copper fuse (8) |
| YAW | What describes the twisting of a moving ship or aircraft about a vertical axis? (3) |
| FLATSPIN | Rotation in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis (4,4) |
| YAWS | Oscillates about a vertical axis |
| SASH | From the Arabic for "muslin, turban", a word for a strip of fine cloth twisted around the head originally, later a ribbon worn over one shoulder or around the waist (4) |
| ABSCISSA | Distance from a point on a graph to the vertical axis |
| XAXIS | Vertical axis in a plane coordinate system (1-4) |
| ISY | The horizontal axis is x; the vertical axis .. . (2,1) |
| TOP | Toy spun on its vertical axis; a circus tent; or, the "truth" quark (3) |
| ELEVATOR | A lever twisted around to lift (8) |
| STEM | Plant's major vertical axis bearing buds and leafy shoots (4) |
| AWAKENS | A snake, twisted around top of willow, comes to life (7) |
| PROBES | Examines ropes twisted around bed head (6) |
| OBEDIENT | Malleable ring twisted around cube (8) |
| PERFORCE | Crepe twisted around because of necessity |
| PEDESTAL | Pet's lead twisted around base of statue |
