| KOTOW | Touch the forehead to the ground as a sign of deference: former Chinese custom (5) |
| KOWTOW | Former Chinese custom of touching the forehead to the ground as a sign of extreme respect (6) |
| PRONK | Jump vertically with all four feet off the ground, as a gazelle |
| LAND | To guide a plane safely to the ground, as a pilot does at the end of the flight (or a plot of property) |
| TRACK | Distance between a pair of wheels measured from their points of contact with the ground, as on a motor vehicle (5) |
| MOHAWK | A haircut in which the head is shaved except for a strip of hair from the forehead to the back of the neck (6) |
| FACE | The front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear. |
| SUMAC | Plant whose berries are ground as a spice (5) |
| SINCIPUT | Front of the skull from the forehead to the crown; from Latin, 'half head' (8) |
| POSTS | Uprights in the ground as supports or markers (5) |
| GATED | Restricted to school or college grounds, as a punishment |
| SAYSO | "If you ___" (words of deference) |
| CRATER | Volcano's bowl-shaped mouth; or, a depression in the ground as a result of a meteorite's impact (6) |
| RAZE | Bring to the ground, as a building |
| SETTEE | Place it in the ground as a seat for the ball? (6) |
| NIDE | Group of pheasants on the ground as opposed to a bouquet when flushed or a brace as a pair (4) |
| ALIT | Touched the ground, as a plane landing |
| TALLEST | Rising furthest from the ground as a sequoia |
| LOW | Close to the ground, as in a flower! (3) |
| LOWEST | Keep it close to the ground, as we lost management (6) |
