| TINTACK | A small, short nail; drawing pin (7) |
| HOBNAIL | Short nail for protecting the soles of footwear (7) |
| TROUSER | Appropriate clothing a little short (7) |
| TERRIER | Any of several small short-bodied breeds of dog originally trained to hunt small mammals (7) |
| LANDTAX | Property levy said to net drawing pins? (4,3) |
| BLUTACK | Alternative to drawing pins (3-4) |
| JACKRUSSELL | A small short-legged terrier having a white coat with tan and/or black markings (4,7) |
| LEMMING | Small short-tailed rodent wrongly believed to throw itself off cliffs (7) |
| BARPERSON | I might get you a beer, Rod (a small, short one) |
| PEKE | In short, it's a small short-legged dog (4) |
| SEADOVE | Small, short-billed auk |
| STIPPLE | Apply paint in dots or small short touches |
| CASSETTE | Tape of Conservative with a small short dog (8) |
| WESTIE | Informal name for a small, short-legged, Scottish dog (6) |
| ASSISTED | Collaborated with a small, short relative at the head of Dwarfs (8) |
| TACK | A fastening such as a basting stitch, drawing pin, nail, stud, tingle or a rope for securing a sail; food, as in a hard ship biscuit; or, bridles, saddlery and other stable gear collectively (4) |
| WICK | A brad, drawing pin or tingle; one of a series of zigzag patterns made when sailing a boat across or through a headwind; or, tasteless, vulgar objects collectively (4) |
| THUMBTACK | Short nail or pin with a slightly rounded head used to attach notices to a corkboard (9) |
| TACKS | Short nails with a sharp point and a large head. (5) |
| ATTACK | Sally picked up a drawing pin (6) |
