Protective covering around some animal eggs Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% COCOON Protective covering around some animal eggs (6)
3% AEGIS Protection (5) New York Times Oct 15, 2025
3% ROEDEER Eggs alongside grass repelled animal (7) The Times Cryptic Oct 14, 2025
3% GOGGLES Some protective eyewear (7) The Atlantic Oct 12, 2025
3% PANDA Animal on the cover of "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" (5) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
3% ANTIUV Like some protective sunglasses, in brief (6) New York Times Oct 11, 2025
3% SHIELDED Protected (8) The Times Concise Sep 17, 2025
3% TORTOISE Ties root around animal (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 2, 2025
3% EWE Fewer around animal (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
3% TRADITIONALIRAS Some nest eggs (15) New York Times Aug 22, 2025
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