| CHIGNON | Knot or roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck (7) |
| CHIGNONS | Rolls of hair worn at the nape of the neck (8) |
| PILEUM | Top part of a bird's head, from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck (6) |
| INION | Prominent projection of the occipital bone at the base of the skull; from Greek, literally 'nape of the neck' (5) |
| NUCHAE | Of or pertaining to the nape of the neck (6) |
| NUCHA | What in anatomy is the nape of the neck? (5) |
| SCRUFF | The nape of the neck (6) |
| UPDO | Hairstyle that reveals the nape of the neck |
| COALTIT | Small European songbird with a black head and a white patch on the nape (4,3) |
| TRUNDLE | Word, from "disc, roller, trend, wheel", for a steady bowl or roll along; a castor or small roller; a hoop; a spool of golden heraldic thread; the pinion of a lantern; or, a low rollaway bed (7) |
| RATTAIL | Long lock dangling down the nape |
| CATSPAW | Breeze forming ripples on the water's surface; a cow-hitch- or lark's-head-like knot; or, derived from a fable, the dupe/pawn of another (4-3) |
| PRETZEL | Crisp, savoury biscuit in the form of a knot or stick (7) |
| COLLAR | From the Latin for "neck", a bertha, chevesaile, jampot, piccadilly or other band attached to the nape of a garment or worn separately (6) |
| MANMADE | Synthetic hair worn by mother and daughter (3-4) |
| PLAITED | Piece of plaid tied in a knot or intertwined (7) |
| LISTING | A catalogue, directory or roll; an entry or position in any said register; a printout of a data set; or, a selvedge (7) |
| TOPKNOT | Hair worn as a bun |
| PALOMAR | Simple, strong braid-to-hook knot (*or a palm) (7) |
| AILERON | Hinged flap on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing used for lateral balancing, as in a bank or roll (7) |
