| PASDECHAT | 'Step of a cat' in ballet, in which leaping dancers raise each foot in turn to the opposite knee (3,2,4) |
| HAM | The back of the leg above the knee (3) |
| BAG | The catch is, trousers will get rounded out at the knees (3) |
| ENNOBLE | Raise each napkin initially, and peer underneath |
| CAT | Moggy or mouser whose meow, whiskers and imaginary pyjamas are synonymous with "bee's knees" (3) |
| SNICKERS | Word imitative of giggles, neighs, or whinnies that was given as a name by the Mars family to their favourite horse, and in turn to the chocolate bar formally called Marathon (8) |
| COSSACK | Cavalryman mounted donkey in turn to the side (7) |
| RIALTO | Retreat, in turn, to the market (6) |
| ABOUTFACE | Command to turn to the opposite direction (5-4) |
| ENHANCE | Raise each nine, not one inappropriately (7) |
| PACE | From "stretch of the leg", a word for a stride; the distance covered; rate of progression; a step of a stair; gait of a horse; or, a group of donkeys (4) |
| DEVELOPPE | Movement in ballet in which one leg is drawn up to the knee of the other, then extended to the front, side or back (9) |
| CHASSE | One of a series of gliding steps in ballet in which the same foot always leads |
| ECARTE | Body position in ballet in which an arm and leg are extended at the side of the body (6) |
| GLISSADE | A gliding step in ballet, in which one foot slides forwards, sideways or backwards (8) |
| ENTRECHAT | A jump in ballet in which a dancer repeatedly crosses the feet (9) |
| PLUTO | God of the underworld identified with Hades; the name of a cat in Edgar Allan Poe's short story The |
| WINDER | Word for a step of a spiral staircase; a knob or key for adjusting a clock/watch; a bobbin or spool; a twisting plant; or, a horn-blower (6) |
| PLIE | Movement in ballet in which the knees are bent while the back remains straight (4) |
| RUNG | A ship's floor timber; a spoke of a boat's wheel; or, a step of a ladder (4) |
