Like a bad-tempered crustacean? (6) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Like a bad-tempered crustacean? (6) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on May 23, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CRABBY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CRABBY Like a bad-tempered crustacean? (6) (6) The Guardian Quick May 23, 2026
8% TESTY Bad-tempered (5) (5) Mirror Quick Apr 21, 2026
8% TESTIER More bad-tempered (7) Commuter Mar 3, 2026
8% RATTY Bad-tempered (5) (5) Mirror Quick Feb 2, 2026
7% CRAB Crustacean (4) (4) Mirror Quick May 22, 2026
7% MESSY Like a bad breakup (5) Wall Street Journal Apr 25, 2026
7% PRAWNS Large crustaceans (6) LA Times Daily Apr 14, 2026
7% CURMUDGEONLY Bad-tempered crone, ugly, mud thrown? (12) The Times Quick Cryptic Apr 8, 2026
7% ISOPODS Small crustaceans (7) LA Times Daily Apr 7, 2026
6% MOOD Beastly sound? Daughter's temper (4) The Times Quick Cryptic May 22, 2026

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