| EMBAY | Shut in or shelter |
| OCCLUDE | Shut in or out (7) |
| RAILED | Complained when shut in or fenced off? (6) |
| SCONCE | A fort/earthwork defending a ford or castle gate; a screen or shelter from fire or the weather; or, a decorative wall bracket for candles or lights (6) |
| BOOTH | Word for a temporary dwelling or shelter first, now a covered stall at a fair or market; a kiosk; or, a call-box (5) |
| SCREEN | Word, from "protect", for a barrier, covering, divider, guard, partition or other shield or shelter and, ultimately, a display surface, aka VDU, with which to interact daily in our digital world (6) |
| SLEEP | Rest or shelter in outer Salop (5) |
| NORTHERLIES | Run around or shelter in potentially cold winds |
| EMBOWER | To seclude or shelter in trees (7) |
| SHED | A small building or lean-to, used for storage or shelter (4) |
| HUT | A small house or shelter, usually made of wood or metal (3) |
| LODGE | Word for various places in which to live, rest or shelter, including a cabin, gatekeeper's cottage, hunter's retreat, Masonic temple, otter/beaver's den, porter's room, small country house, tent, thea |
| TAX | Word that can precede "exempt" or "shelter" |
| HIVE | Box or shelter for a colony of bees |
| DEN | Lair or shelter |
| CREATURECOMFORT | *Food or shelter |
| NECESSITY | Food or shelter |
| CANOPY | Overhanging protection or shelter (6) |
| SEEK | Pursue, as comfort or shelter |
| NEED | Food, clothing or shelter |
