| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SECURES | Ties | |
| BINDS | Ties | |
| BONDS | Ties | |
| TETHERS | Ties | |
| BOOTLACES | Shoe ties | |
| ANCHORS | Ties down | |
| IMPEDES | Ties up | |
| LACES | Ties up | |
| FRIENDSHIPS | Close social ties | |
| LOVEKNOTS | Ties of affection | |
| NECKWEAR | Ties, scarves, etc. | |
| SOLITUDE | Isolation from unusually loud ties | |
| ATTACHMENTS | Emotional ties linked to emails | |
| FRIENDSHIP | Close ties with mate’s joint | |
| REPLACES | Agent ties shoes then swaps | |
| BIND | That which binds or ties. | |
| TYER | One who ties, or unites. | |
| WENT | Travelled without ties in the twenties | |
| BLACKBELTS | Cilla has ties with judo experts | |
| TIER | One who, or that which, ties. | |
| NATURAL | Connected by the ties of consanguinity. | |
| BOSSIEST | Employer with questionable ties is most domineering | |
| TITHE | Ties that lisping churchgoers regularly chip in | |
| EVANGELIST | Preacher ties angel in knots over five Romans | |
| TATTIEST | Make lace ties - end product is most ragged | |