| PRESSURE | Force applied to the surface of an object measured in pascals (8) |
| STRESS | In mechanics, applied system of forces causing deformation or strain on an object, measured in pascals (6) |
| MASS | Property of an object measured by the amount of matter it contains, its resistance to changes in velocity and its influence in a gravitational field (4) |
| DECOUPAGE | The decoration of the surface of an object with paper cut-outs (9) |
| INLAID | Embed a strip of other material flush with the surface of an object (6) |
| TOPICAL | Applied to the surface of the body (7) |
| ZINC | Metal applied to the surface of iron or steel in a galvanisation process (4) |
| INTRADOS | The under surface of an arch (archit) (8) |
| TOPDRESS | Apply fertiliser or manure to the surface of soil (3-5) |
| MILLIBAR | Metric unit of pressure used in meteorology, equal to a hundred pascals (8) |
| EXTRADOS | Convex surface of an arch (8) |
| ULCER | Break in the skin, or on the surface of an organ inside the body (5) |
| REEFS | Ridges of rock, sand or coral, the tops of which lie close to the surface of the sea (5) |
| REEF | A ridge of rock, sand or coral, the top of which lies close to the surface of the sea (4) |
| SKIPJACKTUNA | Fish that jumps out of or swims close to the surface of the water (8,4) |
| WAVY | Like the surface of an ocean |
| THICKNESS | Dimension between two surfaces of an object (9) |
| VARNISH | Resinous matter dissolved in oil etc. used to give gloss to the surface of wood, etc. |
| PRIDEOFPLACE | Ground Force applied to get coveted position (5,2,5) |
| UPPERVOLTA | Superior force applied to a former African country (5,5) |
