| Text | Length |
| Gladiator's need | 20 |
| Defensive armor | 15 |
| Conceal from danger | 19 |
| Captain America's weapon | 28 |
| Hid from view | 13 |
| Provided cover for | 18 |
| Like computer speakers | 22 |
| Kept from harm | 14 |
| Harbored, as from danger | 24 |
| Ozone layer, e.g. | 17 |
| Statute that protects journalists' sources | 46 |
| Use a sun visor, say | 20 |
| Escutcheons | 11 |
| Riot squad defenses | 19 |
| Defensive armaments | 19 |
| U.S.S. Enterprise defenses | 26 |
| Police badges | 13 |
| PBS political pundit | 20 |
| Legal symbols | 13 |
| Gladiators' gear | 20 |
| Defense mechanisms | 18 |
| Critical ship system, in "Star Trek" | 46 |
| Cornerbrook ____ | 16 |
| Author of "Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression" | 82 |
| "Star Trek" defenses | 30 |
| More diffident | 14 |
| Less outgoing | 13 |
| Not as outgoing | 15 |
| More reluctant | 14 |
| Less forward | 12 |
| Less extroverted | 16 |
| Reserved to a greater degree | 28 |
| More likely to retire | 21 |
| Less gregarious | 15 |
| Skittish horse | 14 |
| More timorous | 13 |
| More socially awkward | 21 |
| More like a wallflower | 22 |
| More coy | 8 |
| Mixing less | 11 |
| Less social | 11 |
| Less likely to start a conversation | 35 |
| Less confident | 14 |
| Comparatively coy | 17 |
| Nervous nags | 12 |
| Flu symptom, with "the" | 33 |
| Starts suddenly | 15 |
| Acts skittish | 13 |
| Turns (away from) | 17 |
| Shows fright | 12 |
| Recoils (with "away") | 31 |
| Starts, as a horse | 18 |
| Starts with fear | 16 |
| Starts from fright | 18 |
| Shows skittishness | 18 |
| Shows reluctance | 16 |
| Recoils from | 12 |
| Rears up | 8 |
| Jumps aside | 11 |
| Has one's moment in the sun | 31 |
| Draws back, as in fear | 22 |
| Draws back in fear | 18 |
| Draws back (from) | 17 |
| Balks, as a horse | 17 |
| Balks | 5 |
| Acts fearful | 12 |
| Acts afraid, as a horse | 23 |
| ___ away from (avoids) | 22 |
| __ away (draws back) | 20 |
| Most bashful | 12 |
| Least outgoing | 14 |
| Least extroverted | 17 |
| Most withdrawn | 14 |
| Most likely to retreat | 22 |
| Most diffident | 14 |
| Least forward | 13 |
| Superlatively coy | 17 |
| Slowest to mix, perhaps | 23 |
| Retiring to the max | 19 |
| Most unlikely to do karaoke | 27 |
| Most timorous | 13 |
| Least outspoken | 15 |
| Least likely to take command | 28 |
| Loose dress | 11 |
| Change gears | 12 |
| Stint at the factory | 20 |
| Capital letter key | 18 |
| Work hours | 10 |
| Tab neighbor | 12 |
| Swing, for one | 14 |
| Starving artist might do graveyard one | 38 |
| Lobster trick, e.g. | 19 |
| Leave first or second, say | 26 |
| Key over Control | 16 |
| Key held while "shouting" | 35 |
| Key for punctuation | 19 |
| Key for capitals | 16 |
| Go into reverse e.g. | 21 |
| Go from second to third, say | 28 |
| Go from first to second, perhaps | 32 |
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