| PPO | Face shield or respirator, for example |
| PPE | Face shield or respirator, for example |
| TARGET | A buckler or small round shield; or, an object with concentric rings used as a butt for shooting at, hence a word for the butt of criticism or ridicule (6) |
| SUPERVISOR | Splendid face shield for the foreman (10) |
| CHARGE | An accumulation of electricity; a person or thing in one's care; a heraldic emblem or device on a shield; or, a financial liability (6) |
| VISOR | Helmet face shield |
| MASKS | Face shield alternatives |
| PROVISO | Stipulated requirement that professional uses face shield, in short |
| AEGIS | Shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena |
| UMBO | Central boss of a shield; or, the protuberance on the cap of a mushroom or toadstool (4) |
| RIVET | Ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt). |
| FIELD | Background of a flag or heraldic shield; or, a sphere of knowledge (5) |
| BASE | Another word for a military headquarters; lowest part of a shield; or, a chief ingredient (4) |
| CARAPACE | Word for the body-shell of a tortoise, thus any impenetrable protective shield or hardened exterior (8) |
| PHALANX | A formation of ancient Greek warriors with interlocking shields; or, by extension, a dense body of soldiers; a crowd; a bone of a finger or toe; or, a bundle of stamens (7) |
| ORLE | Shield or heraldic border (4) |
| BUCKLER | Shield or belt attachment? Right! |
| PROTECT | Secure, shield or keep under one's care (7) |
| VISORS | Movable face shields on helmets (6) |
| WALLS | Structures made from bricks or shields; or, fortifications (5) |
