| OFHISSHELL | How tortoise or crab could become less shy? (4,3,2,3,5) |
| OFITSSHELL | How tortoise or crab could become less shy? (4,3,2,3,5) |
| COMEOUT | How tortoise or crab could become less shy? (4,3,2,3,5) |
| COBRA | Snake or crab could have consumed egg (5) |
| LOOSENUP | Become less shy; warm up for an activity |
| BOLDER | Less shy as bachelor, having gained maturity |
| DECOYED | Prompted to be less shy (7) |
| OPENUP | Be ready for business and be less shy (4,2) |
| CARAPACE | The shell of a tortoise or a turtle; or, any impenetrable outer layer (8) |
| REPTILE | Scaly creeping or crawling ectotherm, such as a crocodile, lizard, snake, tortoise or turtle (7) |
| SLOW | Like a tortoise or a snail |
| RACER | The tortoise or the hare |
| SLOWCOACH | Owls, bizarrely, train tortoise or snail? |
| CHELONIAN | A terrapin, tortoise or turtle |
| PLASTRON | Part of a tortoise's or turtle's shell (8) |
| AESOP | Greek writer of the fable of the hare and the tortoise or the fox and the grapes |
| SHIELDS | Shells of tortoises; or, heraldic escutcheons (7) |
| CRABEATINGFOX | Its scientific name is Cerdocyon thous, and it's also called the savanna fox or crab-eating dog. This canine lives in grassy or forested areas of South America. |
| WEEDS | Cigarettes or crab grass |
| PEA | Kind of coat or crab |
