| TRACK | Distance between a pair of wheels measured from their points of contact with the ground, as on a motor vehicle (5) |
| QUIP | ... Which of his poems primarily makes a mot? (4) |
| SPAN | Distance between a pair of horses |
| HERESY | Disagreeing with the Church, from their point of view |
| BACKSWING | In golf, tennis and cricket, a player's movement prior to the point of contact with the ball |
| NOIR | Block colour in a "mots croises" |
| SWEETSPOT | Perfect point of contact with ball a€“ sugary place? (5,4) |
| LOSETRACKOF | Let go of contact with the railway? (4,5,2) |
| NIDE | Group of pheasants on the ground as opposed to a bouquet when flushed or a brace as a pair (4) |
| LAND | To guide a plane safely to the ground, as a pilot does at the end of the flight (or a plot of property) |
| TENDU | Ballet movement in which the working leg is extended until only the toes remain in contact with the ground; from French, 'stretched' (5) |
| LAYER | Propagate it by bringing a branch or stem in contact with the ground, and encouraging roots to grow from that point (5) |
| CUBIT | Old unit of length measured from the elbow to the end of the middle finger, typically ranging from 18 to 22 inches (5) |
| CHIASMUS | Rhetorical device by which word-order is reversed between a pair of phrases of clauses (8) |
| AXLED | Having a bar by means of which a pair of wheels rotates |
| VERANDAH | A roofed platform along the side of a house level with the ground floor (8) |
| CRATER | Volcano's bowl-shaped mouth; or, a depression in the ground as a result of a meteorite's impact (6) |
| TORNADO | Violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground (7) |
| AVATAR | Screen image showing Victor between a pair of Americans in front of pitch (6) |
| AXLE | Bar or shaft on which a pair of wheels revolve (4) |
