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)
7% CARAPACE Hard shell (8) The Sun Two Speed Aug 1, 2025
6% EBONY Black extremely hard wood (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 26, 2025
6% NUT Fruit with a kernel in a hard shell (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 21, 2025
6% OYSTER Shellfish (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
6% TACO Food in a hard or soft shell (4) USA Today Sep 22, 2025
6% BOXTURTLE Reptile with a hard shell (9) Eugene Sheffer Aug 12, 2025
5% RAW Uncooked crustacean shelled (3) The Times Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
5% SUNOCO Shell competitor (6) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
5% ARGOT Insider parlance (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
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