Pet cat, shell out for it Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pet cat, shell out for it featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on September 26, 2025. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TORTOISE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TORTOISE Pet cat, shell out for it (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 26, 2025
8% SPENDS Shells out (6) Thomas Joseph Aug 27, 2025
7% STEP Phase pets out (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 9, 2025
7% PURR Cat's "Thanks for petting me" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
7% MEOW Cat's "Please pet me" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
7% RAINSWEPT Having cats and dogs as pets in war is daft (9) The Times Sunday Cryptic Aug 24, 2025
7% HATCH Come out of one's shell (5) New York Times Mini Aug 6, 2025
7% MOLT Come out of one's shell (4) New York Times Jul 27, 2025
7% CLAWS Cats' might be trimmed at a pet spa (5) USA Today Jul 18, 2025
7% DONTBEAFRAID "Come out of your shell!" (12) Universal Jul 15, 2025

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