Small shellfish inside a hard black shell (6) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MUSSEL Small shellfish inside a hard black shell (6) (6)
6% BASALT Hard, black volcanic rock (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 7, 2026
6% TACOS Food with hard and soft shell varieties (5) USA Today Feb 7, 2026
6% SEATURTLE Hard-shelled marine reptile (9) Newsday Dec 31, 2025
6% CLAM Shellfish (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 24, 2025
6% LOBSTER Shellfish (7) The Telegraph Quick Dec 11, 2025
5% OILTANKER Shell ship by the seashore (9) LA Times Daily Mar 7, 2026
5% HUSK Outer shell (4) Puzzler Backwords Mar 4, 2026
5% JET Lustrous black (3) Eugene Sheffer Mar 4, 2026
5% TAR Black goo (3) New York Times Mar 2, 2026
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