Related Clues:

• ''A . . . . . . in time saves nine'' (6)
• Mend with needle and thread
• Sewing loop and sharp pain in the side
• 'A . . . . . . in time saves nine'
• One in time to save nine
• Sharp pain in the side
• Do some needlework
• Make stitches
• Tie up loose ends?
• Thus it sounds as if it will have one in stitches
• So that sounds the way to get the thread of it
• So that, by the sound of it, is the way to thread your way through this
• In side or in time for a sewer, perhaps
• The way to have one in stitches sounds as if it could make one seedy
• For perhaps a sewer, however saintly, it's most irritating