| SHEETS | Expanses of rain or ice; or, a poetic word for sails (6) |
| SHEET | Unit of rain or ice |
| FALLS | Cascades of water or ice; or, flocks or groups of woodcock (5) |
| EROSION | Weathering by water or ice, or noise possibly (7) |
| PENNON | From the Latin for "feather", a flag, such as a medieval knight's personal ensign or a streamer attached to a lance; or, a poetic word for a wing (6) |
| STRAND | Any one of the typically six cotton or silk filaments twisted to form thread for embroidery; or, a poetic word for a beach or shore (6) |
| NERVES | The body's numerous bundles of axons that transmit electrochemical impulses to the brain or spinal cord; or, a poetic word for bowstrings (6) |
| SUMMER | A time of blossoming or happiness; a poetic word for a year; one of the four seasons; or, from the Old French meaning "packhorse", a large beam or lintel (6) |
| GLEBE | From Latin for "clod", a plot of land attached to a parish church that served as part of a clergyman's benefice; or, a poetic word for fields or the soil (5) |
| HEAVEN | Empyrean abode of angels, God and saints in Christianity; or, usually in plural, a poetic word for the sky in which the moon, planets, stars and sun appear or move (6) |
| MUSLIN | Fine cotton cloth with a number of culinary uses; a dressmaker's pattern or toile of said fabric or of calico; or, nautical slang for sails/canvas (6) |
| SHOWER | Downpour of rain; or, a celestial event such as the Perseids when a number of meteors radiate (6) |
| VERMEIL | French term for silver-gilt or gilt bronze used for candelabra, jewellery, medals, tableware etc; or, a poetic word for a scarlet-red pigment, also known as cinnabar (7) |
| ORE | Rock from which a valuable metal or mineral, such as diamond or gold, can be extracted profitably; or, a poetic word for a precious metal (3) |
| AZURE | From Persian for "lapis lazuli", a cerulean-like colour; heraldic blue; or, a poetic word for a clear sky (5) |
| BARK | A word for the abrupt cry of a dog; the tannin-rich covering of a tree trunk; a poetic word for a boat; or, fruit-and-nut-topped chocolate broken into jagged pieces |
| CANVAS | A heavy durable cloth made of cotton, hemp or jute, used for sails, tents, etc (6) |
| KEEL | Part of a ship represented in the constellation Carina; a poetic word for a boat; or, a prow-shaped pair of petals of a papilionaceous plant (4) |
| SKIT | Word, from "dart, move rapidly, shoot", for a satirical remark or sally; a parody; a hoax or trick; or, a sudden shower of rain or sprinkling of snow (4) |
| CURL | A ringlet; an eddy; a ripple effect or "flame" in wood; an instance of sliding a granite or stone on ice; or, a weightlifting exercise performed with a barbell or a dumb-bell (4) |
