| ROCKCLIMBER | Type of mountaineer ... or a theme hint |
| GUIDE | General word for a person conducting a group of mountaineers or tourists; or, a type of book such as a Baedeker (5) |
| ALPINIST | Type of mountaineer (8) |
| ETRIER | Mountaineer or climber's ladder or aider of rope or webbing used with a fifi hook or karabiner (6) |
| ROPES | Groups of interconnected climbers/ mountaineers; or, strings of pearls (5) |
| CLIMBERS | Vines such as traveller's joy, ivy or morning glory; mountaineers; or, hill cyclists, also called grimpeurs (8) |
| SHOWSAROUND | Gives a tour, say, or a theme hint |
| TUMBLEWEED | What may cross a highway, or a theme hint |
| PARTINGWAYS | Ending a relationship, or a theme hint |
| SPEAKINGVOLUMES | Revealing a lot, or a theme hint |
| HOUSEHUNTING | Looking for a home, or a theme hint |
| CANOPENER | *Tool used on a metal lid, or a theme hint |
| ICANTHEARATHING | Remark at a noisy party, or a theme hint |
| MYTHUS | Latin rendering of a Greek word for a symbolical or traditional story; a body of fables, folk tales or legends; the underlying belief system of a society expressed allegorically through art, drama or |
| MIXEDDRINK | What you might have after a long day, or a theme hint |
| CENTRALHEATING | System for keeping a house nice and cozy, or a theme hint |
| CRYPTOCURRENCY | Digital asset, or a theme hint |
| MOVINGTHENEEDLE | Making noticeable progress, or a theme hint |
| SYNONYMS | Words with very similar meanings, or a theme hint |
| SCREENSHARING | Video call activity, or a theme hint |
