| VANES | Flat plates of metal forming part of a windmill |
| IRON | A metal forming part of some meteorites with nickel (4) |
| VANE | Flat part on either side of a feather; a sail of a windmill; or, a short word for a weathercock for indicating the wind's direction (4) |
| SAIL | Structure used to propel a boat by means of the wind; or, a panel forming part of the vane of a windmill (4) |
| SWEEP | Another word for the steerer of a dragon boat; a sail or vane of a windmill; or, a chimney cleaner (5) |
| TIER | One of a set of rows of seats in a theatre, layers forming a wedding cake, plates of a cake stand or flounces on a style of ruffled skirt (4) |
| RIVET | A short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal (5) |
| WHIP | Political party discipline o cial; a crop-like device; a mousse-like pudding; or, the backbone of a windmill sail (4) |
| WANE | A blade of a windmill,revolving fan etc. (4) |
| RIVETS | Pins for holding two plates of metal together (6) |
| ARMOUR | Defensive garniture of mail or metal forming a panoply; a shell, carapace or other protective layer, reminiscent of this; or, military vehicles collectively (6) |
| SILVER | According to a metaphor for optimism, a precious metal forming the edges of clouds (6) |
| VAN | A winnowing basket; a windmill sail; a wing; a shovel for testing ore; a cargo truck; or, a house on wheels (3) |
| BRACT | From the Latin meaning "thin plate of metal, gold-leaf", a modified often-colourful leaf such as that of the red or white poinsettia or "Christmas rose" (5) |
| SCUTUM | Latin word for "shield" that refers to a large oblong Roman example of said piece of armour; a constellation; or, one of the protective plates of an armadillo, insect or turtle (6) |
| TAILFIN | Fail badly to break metal forming old car decoration |
| SLATE | Fine-grained metamorphic rock split into flat plates for roofing material |
| FOIL | Fine grease for thin plate of metal (4) |
| SUNDIAL | Ancient device used by the Romans and Egyptians, consisting of a flat plate and a pointer, or gnomon (7) |
| CLINOMETER | Flat plate, typically of cast iron, used as a gauge for flat surfaces in metalwork (10) |
