| SISALHEMP | Hardy plant fibre used for making rope, twine and sacks (5,4) |
| SISAL | Agave fibre used to make baskets, dartboards, espadrilles, hats, natural carpets, rope, twine and more (5) |
| SPITFIRES | Old fighters one tips up and sacks (9) |
| DISMISSES | Fail to hit in moving sides and sacks |
| JUTE | Fibre used for ropes and sacks (4) |
| STRINGENT | Binding twine and mending net (9) |
| HEMO | The tough fibre of Cannabis sativa, used for making rope and coarse fabric (4) |
| CEASEFIRE | End to conflict, with drug put in box and sack (5-4) |
| FIREBRAND | One who’ll agitate, and sack musicians without resistance |
| CARPETBAG | Reprimand and sack travelling companion? (9) |
| HEMP | Plant used for making rope |
| ABSEILING | Making rope descent |
| LOOFAH | A rough sponge-like piece of plant fibre used for scrubbing the body (6) |
| ISTLE | Plant fibre used for cord, nets, etc. (5) |
| COIR | Stiff coarse fibre from the outer husk of the coconut (Cocos nucifera), used as a peat substitute and for making rope, matting etc. (4) |
| NYLON | A strong artificial fibre used for making stockings and tights (5) |
| HEATHER | Hot climate is pointless for hardy plant (7) |
| CYCLAMEN | Series largely altered name for a hardy plant (8) |
| RAFFIA | Fibre used for making mats, etc. (6) |
| SUNN | Leguminous plant of the East Indies whose inner bark yields a fibre used in making rope and sacking (4) |
