| HANGNAIL | Torn skin near the end of a finger |
| HANGNAILS | Annoying bits of torn skin near the fingertips |
| CROWSFEET | Wrinkles in the skin near the eye (5,4) |
| TIP | A helpful or practical hint; a race prediction; a pourboire; a nib; the end of a finger; a leafbud of a tea plant; a rubbish heap; or, a figurative pigsty (3) |
| FINGERTIP | The end of a finger (9) |
| NAIL | The horny end of a finger or toe |
| FINGERNAIL | Nail at the end of a finger |
| BUMPER | Big swelling on the end of a finger |
| THIMBLE | It protects the end of a finger |
| PHALANX | A formation of ancient Greek warriors with interlocking shields; or, by extension, a dense body of soldiers; a crowd; a bone of a finger or toe; or, a bundle of stamens (7) |
| CHATON | French word for a catkin or a kitten; the bezel or collet of a finger-ring; the gem or stone in such a setting; or, a jewel with a reflective foil backing (6) |
| AGNAIL | Piece of torn skin on the upper surface of the fingertips (6) |
| KNUCKLE | A word for the rounded or knobbly part of a knee or elbow originally, later for a joint of a finger (7) |
| CUTICLE | Skin near a nail |
| DACTYL | Metrical unit of verse of three syllables - one long followed by two short (like the parts of a finger) (6) |
| SHORTBREAD | Named for its crumbly texture and said to have been invented or refined by Mary, Queen of Scots, a rich, buttery biscuit in the form of a finger, petticoat-tail or round (10) |
| GLISSANDO | Meaning "to slide", the sweep of a finger along adjacent piano keys or harp strings; or, a similar effect produced on a trombone (9) |
| FELON | Inflammation of the top joint of a finger (5) |
| GLASSYEYED | Looking dazed DOWN the wag of a finger |
| SIGNET | A small seal, especially one as part of a finger ring |
