| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| COTE | Bird shelter | |
| TALON | Let alone having lost shelter characteristic of bird of prey | |
| EARNESTNESS | In all seriousness, listener has bird shelter on a Scottish lake | |
| NESTLE | To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter. | |
| REPUBLICAN | A South African weaver bird (Philetaerus socius). These weaver birds build many nests together, under a large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw. | |