Eels lash around hermit crab's shelter Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Eels lash around hermit crab's shelter featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on February 2, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SEASHELL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEASHELL Eels lash around hermit crab's shelter (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 2, 2026
6% RECLUSE Hermit (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 31, 2026
6% HERMIT __ crab (6) LA Times Daily Jan 16, 2026
6% ASH Lashed around tree (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Dec 22, 2025
5% ALEE Sheltered (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 28, 2026
5% HUT Simple shelter (3) USA Today Jan 26, 2026
5% TEN Number of legs on a crab (3) Universal Jan 25, 2026
5% LEANTO Simple shelter (6) USA Today Jan 24, 2026
5% ARBORS Shady shelters (6) Universal Jan 23, 2026
5% MORAY Species of eel (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 22, 2026

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