Boney structure on the outside of an animal's body that supports and protects (11) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXOSKELETON Boney structure on the outside of an animal's body that supports and protects (11) (11)
61% NATURERESERVES Protected lands for plants and animals (14) New York Times Dec 10, 2025
58% LLAMA S American animal (5) (5) Puzzler Dec 30, 2025
55% EXTERNAL Outside (8) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
55% SAFE Protected (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
55% SECURE Protected (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 21, 2025
55% AEGIS Protection (5) LA Times Daily Dec 3, 2025
55% GARRISON Body of troops stationed in and protecting a town (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 16, 2025
53% ANKLE Body part from an animal turned up (5) The Times Cryptic Jan 6, 2026
53% SYNTAX Sentence structure (6) LA Times Daily Jan 4, 2026
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