| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| BASES | Foundations | |
| SLABS | Concrete foundations | |
| FOOTINGS | Wall foundations | |
| GROUNDS | Foundations for extensive gardens | |
| EARTHWORK | The operation connected with excavations and embankments of earth in preparing foundations of buildings, in constructing canals, railroads, etc. | |
| CAISSON | A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work is carried on in building foundations or structures below the water level. | |
| CONCRETE | A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways, foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures. | |
| COFFERDAM | A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.) and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc. | |