| MARL | Word used to describe a yarn with a melange of two or more plies of different colours, similar to heathered wool (4) |
| RYAN | Character in a yarn with a twist (4) |
| AQUA | Word linking with "marine" for a variety of the mineral beryl, or for a colour similar to turquoise (4) |
| LILAC | The flower Syringa said to symbolise the first emotions of love; or, a colour similar to pale violet or lavender (5) |
| OXFORDBLUE | Colour similar to navy; a variety of cheese; or, a university sportsman/ woman belonging to Vincent's Club (6,4) |
| ROPE | Length of twisted yarn with uses including abseiling, mountaineering, seafaring, towing, securing tents or tug-of-war; or, a string of pearls (4) |
| ZONE | From "girdle", a word first for each of five belts into which Earth's surface is divided, later an area or district defined by a certain boundary; or, an encircling stripe of different colour (4) |
| DARN | To mend a hole in knitted material by interweaving yarn with a needle (4) |
| MINT | Fragrant herb related to betony, lemon balm, pennyroyal, English lavender and wild bergamot; or, a colour similar to eau de Nil (4) |
| ORANGE | A hesperidium with aromatic zest and juicy segmented flesh; or, its corresponding colour, similar to apricot, carrot, ginger, papaya, peach, persimmon and saffron (6) |
| CAMEO | Semiprecious stone comprising two layers of different colours, the upper of which bears a figure carved in relief (5) |
| CROCHETER | Word for a handicrafter who creates decorative textiles and other pieces by means of interlocking loops of yarn with an elongated hook (9) |
| CREWEL | A fine yarn with a sadistic sound (6) |
| DARNING | What is mending by interweaving yarn with a needle across a hole? (7) |
| BOUCLE | Yarn with a looped or curled ply (6) |
| PETUNIA | Half-hardy annual with flowers of different colours and of at least three distinct types, the grandiflora, multiflora, double-flowered, etc. (7) |
| MIX | Make a melange, or the start of one, before nine (3) |
| SPUN | Made yarn with a simple play on words |
| LASTEX | Yarn with a rubber core |
| FABLE | Yarn with a point |
