| CARAPACES | Thick protective shells covering part of the bodies of crabs, lobsters and tortoises (9) |
| CARAPACE | Thick hard shield covering part of the body of crabs, lobsters, tortoises, etc (8) |
| CRUSTACEA | Family of crabs, lobsters etc. (*are cactus) (9) |
| RABIES | Pole recalled half of the bodies showing evidence of contagious disease |
| DECAPODS | Order of ten-legged mostly marine crustaceans that includes the shrimps, crabs, lobsters and crayfish (8) |
| CRUSTACEANS | Mainly aquatic arthropods with hard shells that include crabs, lobsters and shrimps (11) |
| HEAVYDUTY | Thick protective-wear, ... gloves (5-4) |
| OVERCOAT | A long, thick protective garment worn in cold weather (8) |
| OBTURATOR | Either of two muscles covering part of the pelvis involved in movement of hips and thighs |
| TORTOISES | Chelonians known collectively as a creep whose shells were formerly used as the bodies of lyres (9) |
| ARMADILLO | Small mammal with a protective shell found in the Americas (9) |
| EYESTALKS | First of experts certainly speaks about features of crabs (9) |
| AUTOPSIED | Cut the bodies of poor toadies up (9) |
| CASSEROLE | Odd bits of crabs I'm hesitant to put in fish dish (9) |
| KINGPRAWN | Two men consuming tail of lobster and other crustacean (4,5) |
| OBEDIENCE | Submission formerly covering part of garden I start to excavate |
| NAILS | The horny plates covering part of the surface of the fingers or toes (5) |
| PETERSHAM | Material for covering part of saint's limb |
| SEAROCKET | Where bulb may go, covering part of corn plant |
| NOUVEAU | New word maybe describing an object briefly covering part of the eye |
