| ECDYSIS | The periodic shedding of the cuticle in insects and other arthropods or the outer epidermal layer in reptiles (7) |
| MOLT | Periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods (4) |
| LAMINAE | Return of living organism with beginning of epidermal layers (7) |
| MANDIBLE | Either of a pair of mouthparts in insects and other arthropods usually used for biting and crushing food (8) |
| THORAX | Middle section of the body in insects and other arthropods, to which the legs are attached (6) |
| HULL | Word for the small green calyx of a raspberry, strawberry or similar soft fruit; the husk of a grain; the pod or shell of beans or peas; the main body or frame of a flying-boat, ship or tank; or, the |
| MANDIBLES | Mouthparts in insects and other arthropods usually used for biting and crushing food (9) |
| WAX | The outside layer of the cuticle is made of ___ which makes the skin waterproof |
| RIND | Peel or skin of a fruit or vegetable, or the outer crust of a cheese (4) |
| MOULT | The shedding of feathers, skin, or the like, in a process of acquiring a new growth |
| CUTIN | Waxy substance that is the main constituent of the cuticle of a plant (5) |
| BARK | Cry of a dog or fox; or, the outer covering of a tree trunk (4) |
| EPIDERMIS | Thin protective outer layer of the skin also called the cuticle (9) |
| EPIDERMIC | Resistance encountered in widespread disease of the cuticle |
| PINCERS | A pair of jointed appendages in lobsters and some other arthropods (7) |
| ANTENNA | From the Latin for "sail-yard", word for a feeler or horn of an insect or other arthropod, adopted by Marconi to describe an aerial (7) |
| EPIDERMAL | Deal with prime disturbance of the cuticle |
| PINCER | Jointed grasping appendage in lobsters and some other arthropods (6) |
| FORMIC | ____ acid, colourless substance also called methanoic acid, found in insects and nettles (6) |
| SPIRACLE | Air hole in the cuticle of an insect (8) |
