Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

You're playing some linking word game against Miss Peregrine, but the odds seem stacked against you.

You:I'll start us off with a solid
BASE
.
Miss P:And I'll continue with
PITCH
.
You:Hey, you can't do that!
Miss P:Don't worry, that's a valid play.
You:An instance? If that's the case, I'll play
PLAYER
.
Miss P:I guess you can use cloth to mend it, but I'm going with
HEADED
.
You:I know you took part in this game. I will play
LEAS
.
Miss P:Glad you made them better, but what will you do with
CORPS
?
You:Jump! I'll play
CATFISH
.
Miss P:Turning it into some fish, so I'll play
THEME
.
You:It's like a feline. I will play
ROLE
.
Miss P:You're over at that place? I have no choice but to play
LOOTED
.
You:This will make your head spin! I will play
BLACK
.
Miss P:I saw that you glanced over there. Can you even win after I play
DOUBLING
?
You:You're not going to stop me! I win by playing
COMPLETE
!
Miss P:Wow, I was skeptical that you would win! Now that you've beat me, what are the other ymbrynes and I?

Your first play is shown below.

A 14 by 14 grid with the letters B A S E being played across/to the right,
starting from the space in the 8th row and 3rd column and ending in the 8th row and 
6th column.