Egg-citing Carpet Puzzle: Can You Crack the Clue?

The answer to the crossword clue ‘Like eggs in nests and carpet on floors’ is “LAID“. The word “laid” refers to something that has been placed, arranged, or set in a particular position. In the case of eggs in a nest, the mother bird “lays” the eggs in a pre-prepared location in the nest. Similarly, carpet is “laid” on a floor when it is put into place and positioned correctly. The word “laid” is the past tense and past participle of the verb “to lay”.