DT gk 21/9, 18d

[Ramjet]

18d could be either Lanyard or Halyard, neither of which exactly fits the clue, any other ideas?

[lloyd1e]

I'm putting lanyard as that seems the nearer of the two when I've checked a few dictionaries.

[igbo]

Try painter perhaps

[hardy49]

I think it is lanyard

[bondy]

Think it's lanyard. Halyard is really for hoisting a sail.

[Argee2]

Chambers gives lanyard as "a short rope used as a fastening or handle (naut.), which I think fits the clue.

[Ramjet]

Thanks everybody. I tried painter first of all but it doesn't fit with 32a Cartwright.