| ROUNDTURN | One full loop of a rope, as around a mast |
| BIGHT | Loop of a rope |
| NOOSE | Loop of a rope |
| AREOLE | Small cavity, as around a cactus spine |
| PUSSYFOOTS | Tiptoes, as around a touchy subject |
| TAB | Versatile word with meanings including an aerofoil, a bill, a cigarette, a collar insignia, a dose of LSD, a flap, a fob, a loop of a theatrical curtain, the drape itself, musical notation, a pill, a |
| THONG | A strap or a strip; a lash of a whip; a loop of a riding crop; or, a flimsy sandal, also called a flip-flop (5) |
| PEARL | Formed inside an oyster and known collectively as a string or a rope as a necklace, one of the June birthstones (5) |
| BELAY | Securely fasten a rope as a mountain climber |
| NOOSING | Capturing with a rope, as cattle |
| GRANDOPERA | Wonderful, using a rope as an art form |
| EYEDROP | Regarded a piece of rope as a good thing for the viewer |
| UNRIG | Strip of sails and rope, as a ship |
| TETHERS | Attaches by rope, as a ball to a pole |
| AREOLA | Ring of color, as around the human nipple |
| DAYS | Periods of time around which circadian rhythms are based, each one comprising one full rotation of Earth around its own axis (4) |
| RAPPEL | Descend via rope as a mountaineer |
| GRAPNEL | Device consisting of a multiple hook attached to one end of a rope that is thrown over a mooring to secure an object (7) |
| LINK | Loop of a chain (4) |
| ALIENS | Foreigners, as around the Nile, possibly |
