Rock-clinging crustaceans (*lean crabs?) (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BARNACLES Rock-clinging crustaceans (*lean crabs?) (9) (9)
8% BARNACLE Clinging crustacean (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
6% HOLDON Cling (6) Newsday Oct 3, 2025
6% HERMIT ___ crab (crustacean that reuses discarded shells) (6) USA Today Aug 14, 2025
6% ABALONE Rock-clinging gastropod (7) LA Times Daily Aug 6, 2025
5% PROP Lean (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Nov 6, 2025
5% LISTS Leans; rolls (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 6, 2025
5% PISA Leaning Tower of ___ (4)
5% SHELLFISH Oysters and crabs, e.g. (9) Eugene Sheffer Nov 4, 2025
5% RAW Uncooked crustacean shelled (3) The Times Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
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