below-ground floor
| BASEMENT |
| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| MAT | floor covering |
| PIT | hole in the ground |
| RUG | partial covering for a floor |
| FLAT | area of level ground |
| SOIL | dirt, ground |
| LEVEL | carpenter's or ground |
| CARPET | textile floor covering |
| PICKET | stake driven into the ground |
| TRENCH | excavated channel in ground |
| MISSILE | air-to-air or air-to-ground |
| TERRAIN | ground |
| CEMETERY | burial ground |
| LINOLEUM | floor covering |
| BLUEPRINT | ground plan |
| HOVERCRAFT | ground-effect machine |
| ENDEARMENT | belovedness |
| SASH | belt, girdle |