Hard covering or shell on certain animals (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CARAPACE Hard covering or shell on certain animals (8) (8)
8% TACO Food in a hard or soft shell (4) USA Today Sep 22, 2025
8% BOXTURTLE Reptile with a hard shell (9) Eugene Sheffer Aug 12, 2025
7% CONCH Name given to certain shells (5) (5) Puzzler Oct 16, 2025
7% IOERROR Certain Windows hard drive malfunction (7) New York Times Oct 16, 2025
7% PANDA Animal on the cover of "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" (5) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
7% SLEEVE Certain tattoo, or the shirt part that covers it (6) Universal Oct 5, 2025
7% STONEAGE Level covering a certain historical period (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 2, 2025
7% RAM Hard-headed animal (3) New York Times Mini Aug 18, 2025
7% ENCASE Put inside a hard covering (6) The Times Concise Aug 18, 2025
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