| TACK | A short nail with a broad, flat head, often used for fastening carpets to the floor (4) |
| TACKS | Small nails with broad flat heads (5) |
| BRAD | A small, tapering nail with a side projection instead of a head (4) |
| CAPS | Coverings for the head, often soft and with visors / excels |
| CRAB | Decapod (that's ten-legged) crustacean with a broad flat shell |
| STUD | Nail with a large head (4) |
| NAIL | Small sharpened metal spike with a broadened flat head |
| PATE | Head, often as seat of intellect ? (4) |
| SLAB | A broad, flat, thick piece of wood, stone, or other material (4) |
| ANIL | Indigo dye is obtained from twisted nail with a disappointing score (4) |
| MALT | Whisky left for carpet to absorb (4) |
| CLUE | Stray hair on a carpet to a detective |
| TASE | Nail with a stun gun |
| SCAR | Mark spoils carpet to an extent (4) |
| GURU | Wise leader returns carpet to university (4) |
| PHDS | Degrees held by university department heads often: Abbr. |
| THUMBTACK | Short nail or pin with a slightly rounded head used to attach notices to a corkboard (9) |
| OAR | A long pole with a broad, flat blade used for rowing a boat (3) |
| SPATULA | A utensil with a broad, flat blade, used for spreading, lifting or stirring foods (7) |
| PUG | A dwarf breed of dog with a broad flat nose and deeply wrinkled face / short squat nose |
