Earth’s largest terrestrial arthropod, found on some Indian and Pacific Ocean islands Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COCONUT CRAB Earth’s largest terrestrial arthropod, found on some Indian and Pacific Ocean islands (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Aug 14, 2022
63% SRILANKA Indian Ocean island nation (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 22, 2025
61% COCONUTCRAB *World's largest terrestrial arthropod (11) New York Times Jan 19, 2021
56% KIRIBATI Island nation in the Pacific Ocean; capital Tarawa (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Oct 23, 2025
56% NAURU Island in the Pacific Ocean; smallest republic in the world (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Oct 17, 2025
54% HULA Pacific island dance (4) LA Times Mini Nov 1, 2025
54% FIJI Pacific island nation (4) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
54% ATL Second-largest ocean, for short (3)
52% COHOS Some Pacific salmon (5) Eugene Sheffer Oct 3, 2025
52% MICRONESIA Federated States of -, island group in the Pacific Ocean; capital Palikir (10) (10) Mirror Quiz Oct 2, 2025

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