| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CATSPAW | Knot used to hook a tackle. |
| hitcher | catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot hitched his horse to the fence post |
| hitches | catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot hitched his horse to the fence post |
| hitchers | catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot hitched his horse to the fence post |
| cat | strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship |
| sheepshanks | A kind of knot used to shorten a rope temporarily |
| sheepshank | A kind of knot used to shorten a rope temporarily |
| bowlines | knot used to make a nonslipping loop on the end of a rope |
| bowline | knot used to make a nonslipping loop on the end of a rope |
