Shell of a crab or tortoise (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CARAPACE Shell of a crab or tortoise (8) (8)
7% TERRAPIN Water tortoise (8) The Times Concise Oct 18, 2025
7% SIDLE Crab-walk (5) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
7% HERMIT ___ crab (crustacean that reuses discarded shells) (6) USA Today Aug 14, 2025
7% SOFT __-shell crab (4)
7% CARAPACES Crab shells (9)
7% CATS Tortoise shells. (4)
6% TEN Number of legs a crab has (3)
6% POD Shell (peas) (3) (3) Puzzler Oct 17, 2025
6% ESSO Shell Canada competitor (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 14, 2025
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