| SWAYED | What swinger did in leather, or so they say (6) |
| BEFORE | Previously beef, or so they say (6) |
| EYELET | A small round hole in leather or cloth for threading lace, string or rope through (6) |
| BODKIN | Small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric |
| COLLAR | Band of leather or rope with an identity tag worn by a dog; or, the neckband of a shirt or blouse (6) |
| TOECAP | Piece of leather or metal protecting the front of a shoe or boot (6) |
| GAITER | What is the leather or cloth covering for the lower leg and ankle (6) |
| GLACE | From French for "iced", a word meaning frozen; covered in icing; candied or crystallised, as in cherries; or, glossy, as in leather or silk (5) |
| TONGUE | A strip of leather or fabric under the laces in a shoe, attached only at the front end (6) |
| STRAPS | Narrow lengths of leather or cloth for binding hampers, steadying passengers on buses/trains or holding up brassieres, for example (6) |
| STROPS | Word for nautical rings of rope; thongs of razor-honing leather; or, huffs, sulks, temper tantrums or tiffs (6) |
| TORSO | In fact, it's time, or so they say, to find a trunk (5) |
| TEACH | What those who can't do do, or so they say |
| WOGGLE | Leather or wooden device used to fasten a Scout's neckerchief (6) |
| FETISH | Word after leather or foot or ... pretty much anything, tbh |
| WHISPERS | Work with his first patients in hospital is endless or so they say, under their breaths (8) |
| INTHEMAIL | On its way (or so they say) |
| PERSONALPRONOUN | No planner when busy gets worked up - or so they say (8,7) |
| LORICA | An ancient Roman cuirass of leather or metal |
| PUNCH | Device for making holes in leather or paper; or, type of fruit cup (5) |
