| TRUERIB | A rib that is attached directly to the breastbone (4,3) |
| SESSILE | Attached directly to the main stem |
| LIERNE | French architectural word for a cross-rib or branch-rib that binds or connects parts of a Gothic vault, apparently like a "clematis" (6) |
| HAIRBALL | Poorly cooked halal rib that can be choked on (8) |
| STERNAL | Antlers by mistake related to the breastbone (7) |
| PARTIES | Functions using piece that is attached to shaft on the left |
| SCRAPIE | Beastly affliction that is attached to dump (7) |
| HANKIES | Coil that is attached to front of several waste disposal units (7) |
| STERNUM | The breastbone is, for the most part, at the back (7) |
| RETAILS | Sells directly to the consumer (7) |
| RIB | One of the thin bones attached to the breastbone; or, with facetious reference to the Bible, a wife (3) |
| SCONCE | A candle holder that is attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket (6) |
| COWRIE | Marine creature that is attached to the tail of a female whale, right? (6) |
| SADDLE | Seat with parts including cantle, pommel and tree that is attached to a horse by means of a girth (6) |
| ICESHELF | Thick mass of floating ice that is attached to land, a phenomenon that fringes about 45 percent of Antarctica (3,5) |
| SPINNAKER | Large triangular headsail that is attached to a boat's front mast for running before the wind |
| CHEST | Named after a coffer-like container, the area of the body enclosed by the breastbone and ribcage that acts as a protective "box" around the heart and lungs (5) |
| OUTLET | A store that sells a factory's stock directly to the public (6) |
| NESSIE | A monster's head that is attached to rear |
| SCARIEST | Most frightening sign of injury that is attached to the street (8) |
