Animal covered with hard bony plates (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARMADILLO Animal covered with hard bony plates (9) (9)
8% SCALE Bony plate on a fish's body (5)
7% SHELL Hard outer covering (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 16, 2026
7% OSSEOUS Bony (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 14, 2026
6% FOSSIL Archaeologist's bony find (6) Newsday Mar 16, 2026
6% SKELETON Bony framework (8) The Telegraph Quick Mar 13, 2026
6% STURGEON Large bony fish (8) The Times Concise Mar 4, 2026
6% HORN Hard outgrowth on the head of an animal (4) (4) The Sun Mini Mar 2, 2026
6% SCRAWNY Thin and bony (7) The Times Concise Feb 26, 2026
6% CHIN Bony part of the face (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 23, 2026
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