| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| HOOPS | Stave holders |
| SLAT | Stave |
| VERSE | Stave |
| RANGE | Stave |
| RUNG | Stave |
| RUNG | Stave. |
| AVERT | Stave off |
| RESIST | Stave off |
| DETER | Stave off |
| VERSE | Stave unit |
| LAG | Barrel stave |
| AVERT | Stave off. |
| FEND | Stave off. |
| REPEL | Stave off. |
| WARD | Stave (off) |
| FEND | Stave (off) |
| REPEL | Stave off |
| STAP | Stave, in Scotland |
| STAP | Scotch barrel stave. |
| CROZE | Groove in a barrel stave |
| AVERT | Stave off, as a disaster |
| STEV | Stave or stanza, in Norse verse. |
| staved | STAVE, to drive or thrust away |
| staving | STAVE, to drive or thrust away |
| staves | STAVE, to drive or thrust away |
