| ECDYSIS | Shedding, as of old skin in reptiles or the exoskeleton in insects and crustaceans (7) |
| PALP | Jointed sense organ in insects and crustaceans (4) |
| LOSING | Shedding as weight |
| SCLERITE | Hardened body part, especially one of the plates making up the exoskeleton of an arthropod (8) |
| EPICUTICLE | Waxy outermost layer of the exoskeleton (integument) of insects, typically impermeable (10) |
| SPIRACLE | Opening for breathing in the exoskeleton of insects (8) |
| MOLT | Get rid of old skin, like an insect |
| EXPEL | Throw out most of old skin (5) |
| ANTENNA | A feeler or horn on the heads of insects and crustaceans (7) |
| SHELLER | Beachcomber or conchologist who collects the exoskeletons of cockles, cowries, periwinkles, scallops, wentletraps and other molluscs (7) |
| SHRIMPS | Personnel involved in opening of sea urchins and crustaceans (7) |
| NOTHALF | Very old skin of tuna-fish filling pastry up (3,4) |
| INSECTA | Ants have an exoskeleton, 3 main body parts and 3 pairs of legs. They belong to the class of animals called ___ |
| AMNIOTE | A setter gets into trouble with, say, a mammal, reptile or a bird (7) |
| TURTLES | reptiles or pecan candies |
| SERPENT | Limbless reptile (or treacherous person (7) |
| GHARIAL | Reptile or fish biting hard is also large, originally (7) |
| EXOSKELETON | Hard protective or supporting outer covering of organisms such as insects and crustaceans, typically made of chitin (11) |
| ONISCUS | A little exoskeleton is customary for woodlice |
| PALPAL | Of jointed sense-organs of insects and crustaceans (6) |
