| BELAO | Wind a rope around a cleat |
| BELAY | Fasten a rope around a cleat |
| COIL | Wind a rope |
| BELAYS | Secures a rope by winding it around a cleat |
| CLOVEHITCH | Knot used to fasten a rope around a pole |
| ROCKOPERA | A rope around a stone - first art work |
| UNCLIP | Word used to describe the action of a cyclist when releasing a cleat from a pedal during a pause or dismount (6) |
| STUD | Small round earring; a cleat; a boss or doornail; a cuff link-like fastener for a shirt front; or, an upright timber (4) |
| PORE | Put rope around a small opening |
| POACHER | Illegal operator moving rope around a clubhouse (7) |
| LASSO | Throw a rope around |
| PEARLS | A rope around one's neck (6) |
| COMICOPERA | Comedian throwing a rope around Iolanthe, say |
| FIFTYTWO | In inches, how high above the floor is the top rope around a boxing ring? (5-3) |
| WEDGE | Put a cleat at the Western rim (5) |
| NOOSE | Drug, in the near future, is about to become a rope around your neck (5) |
| BLOW | A gust of wind; a breath of fresh air; a toot of a horn, trumpet, whistle etc; a display/mass of blossom; a calamity or setback; or, a jazz jam session (4) |
| YEARNS | "The wayward wind is a restless wind; A restless wind that ... to wander; And he was born the next of kin; The next of kin to the wayward wind" |
| GALE | Related to Old Norse meaning "mad, frantic, furious", a strong wind; a storm at sea; or, an unrelated word for a plot of land granted to a freeminer in the Forest of Dean (4) |
| WRAP | Fold or wind a covering around a tender plant (such as a palm or banana) at this time of year, to protect from the cold (4) |
