Hard-shelled animal (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TORTOISE Hard-shelled animal (8) (8)
11% CLAM Shelled marine animal (4)
10% CARAPACE Hard shell of crabs and tortoises (8) (8) Mirror Classic May 7, 2026
10% NUT Fruit with a kernel in a hard shell (3) Puzzler Backwords Mar 14, 2026
9% OTTER Animal that can use tools to open shells (5) New York Times Mini May 28, 2026
9% TIGHTER Faster animal embracing hard time (7) The Times Cryptic May 14, 2026
9% TACOS Food with hard and soft shell varieties (5) USA Today Feb 7, 2026
8% ITS "___ not that hard" (3) USA Today May 28, 2026
8% CONCH Large shell (5) (5) The Guardian Quick May 25, 2026
8% ARMOR Shell, say (5) New York Times May 23, 2026
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