| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Animals with "armor" | ||
| Animals with protective plates (10) | ||
| Armoured US animals | ||
| American mammals with protective plates (10) | ||
| They carry many plates | Universal | 24 Jul 2022 |
| Whose make-up is dorsal mail? | ||
| Whose make-up is dorsal mail? | ||
| Some curl into balls when attacked | Universal | 03 Feb 2021 |
| Thick-plated desert mammals | Newsday | 23 Mar 2020 |
| Plated mammals | ||
| Toothless, burrowing animals. | ||
| Burrowing mammals. |