| BUFFER | Either of a pair of shock absorbers on the front or the rear of a railway vehicle; a ship's fender; or, a chief boatswain's mate (6) |
| VERSO | From "turned leaf", the back of a folio or sheet; a left-hand page of an open book; or, the rear of something, such as a coin, medal or painting (5) |
| PADS | Shock absorbers on the underside of cats' or dogs' paws (4) |
| GUARDSVAN | Reportedly keeps an eye on the front or back of a train (6,3) |
| SUSPENSION | System of shock absorbers connecting the body of a vehicle to its wheels (10) |
| DAMPERS | Depressing sort of shock absorbers? (7) |
| SNUBBER | One who figuratively sends another to Coventry; a type of shock absorber; or, a device for suppressing voltage transients or spikes (7) |
| CUSHION | Copper quietly taking charge of shock absorber (7) |
| BODICE | A tight-fitting corset, outer waistcoat or sleeveless undergarment, often laced at the front; or, the upper part of a dress (6) |
| BUMPER | Glass filled to the brim for a toast; or, a shock-absorbing bar at the front or rear of a motor vehicle (6) |
| HUMP | The gibbosity of a dromedary camel; or, a mound over which a railway vehicle is shunted so as to run by gravity in a marshalling yard (4) |
| GABLE | Portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof, as in the Rhododendron 'James ___' (5) |
| TERRAIN | Her Majesty is trapped inside a railway vehicle, on a particular sort of ground (7) |
| BRA | Garment that may close in the front or the back |
| ANTERIOR | Nearer the front or the head (8) |
| LOCOMOTIVE | A railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train |
| REFACE | Change the building's front or the doors on the kitchen cupboards |
| BUFFERS | Word for boatswains' mates; codgers or fellows; cushions, fenders, shock absorbers etc, for deadening the force of concussion; or, polishers (7) |
| LOGGIA | Roofed porch or gallery with open sides along the front or side of a building (6) |
| LANDINGGEAR | The wheels and shock absorbers that support an aircraft on the ground and enable it to take off (7,4) |
