Process of shedding old skin (in reptiles) or an outer cuticle (in insects and crustaceans) (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ECDYSIS Process of shedding old skin (in reptiles) or an outer cuticle (in insects and crustaceans) (7) (7)
5% MOLT Shed one's skin (4) Universal Nov 13, 2025
4% MOLTS Sheds feathers (5) Newsday Dec 1, 2025
4% MOULT Shed feathers (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 28, 2025
4% INNER Outer's opposite (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 27, 2025
4% LIZARD Scaly reptile (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 26, 2025
4% CRY Shed tears (3) USA Today Nov 26, 2025
4% WHITTLEAWAY Gradually shed (11) Wall Street Journal Nov 19, 2025
4% EXO Outer (Pref.) (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 15, 2025
4% HYENA Creature that sheds skin suppressing hunger (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 14, 2025
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