Related Clues:

• This is shy in a skinny way
• Sounds as if one has a point, but not for the defence
• How offensive to take a hammer to it, by the sound of it
• Be offensive to get at the nail
• 'What an offensive thing to do at a change, of course (6)'
• This may have one in bed in defence
• Not fed up with the end of this - how offensive!
• Get at the nail to get the point of 17 across
• Ambush, perhaps
• Be so placed as to be attacked all round
• Began to do
• 'Sic 'em!'
• Determined to do
• Programmed to, as a thermostat
• Committed to