| EPIGEAL | Growing close to or on the ground |
| ASHORE | To or on the land from the direction of the sea (6) |
| CHEEK | Lip is close to or the same as this feature |
| QUEEN | Piece, central to, or on the far side of, banner (5) |
| DEXTER | (To or on the) right, lucky, proper, opp. laevus, sinister |
| DOUBLESTAR | Astronomical term for two massive balls of gas that appear close to or sometimes orbit each other (6,4) |
| SWARM | A group of many things in the air or on the ground (5) |
| SOMERSAULT | An acrobatic movement in which a person turns head over heels in the air or on the ground (10) |
| SOWS | Puts in or on the ground |
| DORSAL | Belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part. |
| AGROUND | On to or on a shore, reef, or the bottom of a body of water (7) |
| ASIDE | To or on one direction, away or apart? (5) |
| THICKSET | Planted or growing close together (8) |
| DOWNSTAIRS | To or on a lower floor (10) |
| AIN | Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself). |
| ODE | Poem that's often written to or on something |
| HYACINTHS | Bulbous, sweet- smelling plants with small flowers growing close together (9) |
| NEAREST | A new tree's growing close by (7) |
| CORSAGE | From the Latin for "body", the bodice of a dress; or, a posy or small bouquet worn pinned to said garment or on the wrist (7) |
| TAXI | Cab / to move slowly along the ground or on the water as before taking off or after landing |