Possible Clues:

• Hexagonal sign of winter
• Serpent eating wild fowl that fell from the sky
• Delicate thing currently getting criticism in some quarters
• 'E's upset about current criticism (one of a generation that's easily offended)
• Drifter on bar, overly sensitive type
• One oversensitive bit of skin on end of chin -- it hurts shaving
• Something cold in reptile devouring variety of fowl
• One easily upset, female stops bird getting eaten by reptile
• Overly sensitive person?
• Six-sided figure