| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| TAILPIN | Rod at the base of a cello |
| CUTICLE | Skin at the base of a fingernail |
| BRACT | Leaf at the base of a flower. |
| PLINTH | Block at the base of a column. |
| ORLO | Slab at the base of a column |
| BRACTS | Leaves at the base of a flower |
| FOOTHILL | Slope at the base of a mountain |
| GRIFFE | Ornament at the base of a column |
| FOOTHILLS | Region at the base of a mountain range |
| SCREE | Loose rock at the base of a slope |
| SHASTA | Soda born at the base of a California mountain |
| PIANOPEDAL | One of three at the base of a Steinway |
| CERE | Waxy part at the base of a bird's bill |
| CERE | Waxy covering at the base of a bird's beak |
| SCREE | Patch of loose rocks at the base of a cliff |
