| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NUCHA | Nape | |
| SCRUFF | Nape | |
| PILEUS | The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape. | |
| CAP | The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck. | |
| WOODCHAT | A European shrike (Enneoctonus rufus). In the male the head and nape are rufous red; the back, wings, and tail are black, varied with white. | |
| NUCHAL | Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape, of the neck; -- applied especially to the anterior median plate in the carapace of turtles. | |
| CREST | ... growing on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, e... | |
| FIELDFARE | ...orthern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the back and wing cov... | |
| GOLDFINCH | ...lis elegans). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright red; the nape, with part of... | |