Eels lash around hermit crab's shelter Crossword Clue

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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% CRAB Hermit or soft-shell (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Feb 20, 2026
5% LEATHER King receives the lash (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Feb 20, 2026
5% ELVER Juvenile eel (5) The Times Concise Feb 19, 2026
5% INDOOR Sheltered by a roof (6) Puzzler Backwords Feb 15, 2026
5% TEEPEE Conical shelter (6) New York Times Feb 15, 2026
5% ALEE Sheltered (4) Eugene Sheffer Feb 10, 2026

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