Nut with a firm, rotten shell (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACORN Nut with a firm, rotten shell (5) (5)
7% PUTRID Rotten (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 28, 2025
7% NOGOOD Rotten (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 12, 2025
7% BAD Rotten (3) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025
7% INTHERED Broke entire shell of hard nuts (2,3,3) (8) The Guardian Quiptic Nov 9, 2025
6% PECANS They're nuts (6) Eugene Sheffer Dec 6, 2025
6% CRACKERS Nuts in biscuits (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
6% PECAN Praline nut (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 29, 2025
6% SOFTEN Lose firmness (6) The Times Concise Nov 27, 2025
6% PISTACHIO Nut (9) The Telegraph Quick Nov 24, 2025
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