Pet cat, shell out for it Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Pet cat, shell out for it last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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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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% MEOW Cat's "Please pet me" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
7% PURR Cat's "Thanks for petting me" (4) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
7% HATCH Come out of one's shell (5) New York Times Mini Aug 6, 2025
6% POD Shell (peas) (3) (3) Puzzler Oct 17, 2025
6% ESSO Shell Canada competitor (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 14, 2025
6% TACOS Mexican meals in shells (5) Newsday Oct 13, 2025
6% HUSK Outer shell (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 11, 2025

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