| THINSKINNED | Sensitive to criticism, touchy (4-7) |
| SKIN | Sensitive to criticism, has a thin ... |
| SITTINGDUCK | Nothing supporting meeting, one's very much exposed to criticism (7,4) |
| TICKSKINNED | Like mites that don't react to criticism? |
| THICKSKINNED | Not sensitive to criticism (5-7) |
| HAVEATHINSKIN | Be oversensitive to criticism (4,1,4,4) |
| PILLORY | To hold up to criticism or ridicule (7) |
| TAKEITONTHECHIN | Stand up to criticism (4,2,2,3,4) |
| UNDERFIRE | Durer fine about being exposed to criticism (5,4) |
| FIRINGLINE | Place of exposure to criticism (6,4) |
| HASATHICKSKIN | Is insensitive to criticism (3,1,5,4) |
| HITBACK | Attack in response to criticism (3,4) |
| INTHEFIRINGLINE | Exposed to criticism at battlefront (2,3,6,4) |
| TALLPOPPY | Successful individual susceptible to criticism (4,5) |
| YOUREONETOTALK | Aggressive response to criticism (4 wds.) |
| PILEON | Add criticism to criticism |
| PILESON | Adds criticism to criticism |
| INTHE | Hit with fine out on call - policy open to criticism (2,3,6,4) |
| DOUBLEDOWN | Trump's usual response to criticism, Donald's leadership heading off trouble twice as stock index falls one point (6,4) |
| SACREDCOW | Scared to clash with firm wife, one immune to criticism (6,3) |
