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% HUSK Outer shell (4) Puzzler Backwords Jul 26, 2026
6% RIGID Firm, inflexible (5) Puzzler Backwords Jul 22, 2026
6% SETS Becomes firm (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 18, 2026
6% SPENT Shelled out (5) Commuter Jul 11, 2026
6% KERNEL Nut's core (6) The Times Concise Jul 10, 2026
6% BEACHCOMBER Shell collector (11) Thomas Joseph Jul 7, 2026
6% PECAN Nut (5) The Telegraph Quick Jul 6, 2026
6% TACO Food with a shell (4) Universal Jul 6, 2026
6% STIFFEN Firm up (7) New York Times Jul 5, 2026
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