| OPENCAST | Method of mining in which coal is taken from near the surface (4-4) |
| EARTH | Soil is taken from near this (5) |
| BRAZIER | Metal container in which coal is burned (7) |
| ROUNDWOOD | Small pieces of timber taken from near treetops and used for furniture (9) |
| ERYTHEMA | Superficial redness of the skin, usually in patches, caused by a widening of the blood vessels near the surface (8) |
| CHIPSHOT | Golf stroke from near the green (4,4) |
| CIRCULAR | Magnetic lines of force near the surface of a conductor are ___ (8) |
| PLANKTON | Minute aquatic organisms such as diatoms and protozoa drifting on or near the surface of water; from Greek, 'wandering' (8) |
| DUCKWEED | Plant that floats near the surface of ponds (8) |
| SCUTTLES | Where coal is kept in sinks |
| COLLIERY | Where coal is worked, company might rely on about 51 (8) |
| REEF | What is a ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the sea? (4) |
| REEFS | Ridges of rock or coral near the surface of the sea; or, gold- or quartzbearing veins/lodes in the earth (5) |
| FUNNYBONE | Informal name for the point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface (5,4) |
| MINE | A colliery, pit, quarry, shaft, tunnel or other excavation from which coal, diamonds, gold, tin or other precious metal or ore is dug; or, by extension, any rich source or abundant supply (4) |
| FILLET | A boneless piece of meat from near the loins or ribs of an animal (6) |
| GRISTLE | Substance in meat from near the bone that is hard to chew (7) |
| PAINTEDDESERT | Badlands area of the United States running from near the Grand Canyon National Park into Petrified Forest National Park (7.6) |
| SQUEAKSOFFFIFTH | Mouse sounds from near the east side of Central Park? |
| ELEVENOCLOCKNUMBER | *Show-stopping song from near the end of a musical |
