Terrestrial reptile with a shell (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TORTOISE Terrestrial reptile with a shell (8) (8)
8% BOXTURTLE Reptile with a hard shell (9) Eugene Sheffer Aug 12, 2025
6% RAW Uncooked crustacean shelled (3) The Times Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
6% SUNOCO Shell competitor (6) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
6% ASP Nile reptile (3) LA Times Daily Oct 27, 2025
6% ALLIGATOR Reptile running at gorilla (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
6% COBRA Hooded reptile (5) USA Today Oct 26, 2025
6% SPENT Shelled out (5) USA Today Oct 23, 2025
6% POD Shell (peas) (3) (3) Puzzler Oct 17, 2025
6% ALLIGATORS Florida reptiles (10) Commuter Oct 16, 2025
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