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

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ACORN Nut with a firm, rotten shell (5) (5)
6% SUNOCO Shell competitor (6) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
6% AGOUTIS Only mammals that can crack Brazil nut shells with their teeth (7) New York Times Nov 1, 2025
6% SPENT Shelled out (5) USA Today Oct 23, 2025
6% ADDLED Rotten (egg) (6) (6) Puzzler Oct 23, 2025
6% BRATS Rotten kids (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 15, 2025
6% AIL Feel rotten (3) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
6% HUSK Outer shell (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 11, 2025
6% RIGID Firm, inflexible (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 7, 2025
6% STEADY Firm (6) Eugene Sheffer Sep 20, 2025
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