Dickens' character described as "hard and sharp as flint . . . secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster" (8,7) Crossword Clue

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Crossword Answer For Dickens' character described as "hard and sharp as flint . . . secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster" (8,7):

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EBENEZERSCROOGE Dickens' character described as "hard and sharp as flint . . . secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster" (8,7) (15)
5% INONE Self-contained (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 4, 2025
5% JACOB ____ Marley, Dickens character (5) The Telegraph Mini Aug 10, 2025
4% COPPERFIELDGOAL *Surviving Victorian society, for a Dickens character? (15) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
4% URIAH Dickens' Heep (5) Universal Sep 4, 2025
4% ALIBI Appeal I binned contains self-justification (5) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 2, 2025
4% LONER Solitary sort (5) Wall Street Journal Aug 30, 2025
4% SHELL Oyster's exterior (5) Commuter Aug 30, 2025
4% PEARL Gem from an oyster (5) Newsday Aug 18, 2025
4% OPEN Not secretive (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 10, 2025
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