| GUMS | The fleshy tissue that covers the jawbones around the bases of teeth (4) |
| GUM | Fleshy tissue covering the jawbone around the teeth (3) |
| CERE | the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds (4) |
| LOBE | Ear ---, the fleshy lower part of the external ear (4) |
| COMB | What is the fleshy red crest on the head of a fowl? (4) |
| LIPS | What are the fleshy parts around the mouth called? (4) |
| RETINA | Layer of nervous tissue that covers the inside of the back of the eyeball, in which stimulation by light occurs, initiating the sensation of vision (6) |
| PEPO | Any of the fleshy fruit of the melon, squash or cucumber type with numerous seeds and surrounded by a hard skin |
| FINS | From "feathers", a word for fists, foils or for the fleshy flattened flippers or flappers of fish; or, fivers in the US (4) |
| TROT | Home run ___ (jogging pace around the bases) |
| ONCE | ___ around the bases |
| SKIRTS | Kilts, minis or the hanging parts around the bases of hovercraft |
| WHISPERING | The walkway around the base of the dome of St. Paul's cathedral, London, is known as the - Gallery (10) |
| MULCH | Organic (or inorganic) substance placed around the bases of plants to conserve soil moisture and keep down weeds (5) |
| MEMBRANE | Pliable sheet of tissue that covers or connects the organs/cells of animals and plants (8) |
| SCOURING | Erosion that occurs around the base of a bridge pier or abutment (8) |
| SKIRT | What is the hanging part around the base of a hovercraft? (5) |
| CORNEA | Tissue that covers the iris and pupil |
| SKIRTING | What narrow board runs around the base of an internal wall? (8) |
| LEGUME | Fleshy tissue and starter of escargots with the French bean (6) |
