| EYELASHES | Two sets of ___ protect the camels eyes from the sun and sand. One short, nearest the eyes and the long ones found above the eyes. |
| DAVEEGGERS | Author whose children's book "The Eyes and the Impossible" won the Newbery Medal in 2024: 2 wds. |
| SKIN | Thick pads of ___ found on their chest and knees help protect the camels from very hot sand when they sit. |
| EYELIDS | They have three sets of ___ which act as a shield from the sand. |
| STALLS | Finger ___ protect against braid cuts (6) |
| SHADES | Spectacles to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun |
| DUNE | Camel's-eye view? |
| SUNGLASSES | They protect the eyes from the glare (10) |
| SHINER | Get black eye from the sun? |
| EXOSKELETON | The ___ protects crabs from predators and provides support for their bodies |
| DUNCE | Centrist's head in the sand - one never learns |
| STALL | Finger ___ protects against braid cuts (5) |
| BUNG | Skid ___, protects pole butt on shipping back (4) |
| OPTICS | Word, from "seen" and perhaps "eye", for the science of light from the sun and the sky; or, pub measurers on inverted bottles of gin, rum or rye (6) |
| LYNNE | Author of the novels The Indian in the Cupboard and The L-Shaped Room (5,4,5) |
| REIDBANKS | Author of the novels The Indian in the Cupboard and The L-Shaped Room (5,4,5) |
| EARTH | The third planet from the sun and the largest of the inner planets |
| TEARDUCT | Structure that distributes a complex and usually clear fluid that is diffused between the eye and the eyelid (4,4) |
| YELLOW | The Spotted eagle owl looks similar to the Cape eagle owl but the Spotted eagle owl has ___ eyes and the Cape eagle's eyes are orange |
| FARAWAYPLACES | What the travellers might be looking for from The Sun and The Star, for instance (7,6) |
