| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| SHEER | Nearly vertical |
| STEEP | Nearly vertical |
| APEAK | Nearly vertical: Naut. |
| APEAK | Nearly vertical, as an anchor |
| STEEP | Nearly vertical, as a cliff |
| ONEIRON | Club with a nearly vertical face |
| STEEPSLOPE | What a nearly vertical hill has |
| ONEIRON | Golf club with a nearly vertical face |
| DALLES | The nearly vertical walls of a canyon. |
| MASSE | Billiard shot made with the cue nearly vertical |
