| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NEEDLE | Sewing tool | |
| MACHINE | Tailor’s tool, sewing ... | |
| NEEDLESS | Sewing tool points are unnecessary | |
| CREASER | A tool, or a sewing-machine attachment, for making lines or creases on leather or cloth, as guides to sew by. | |
| FEED | ... to be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing machine; or of producing progressive operation upon any material or object in a mach... | |