The hard outer wings of beetles (6) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ELYTRA The hard outer wings of beetles (6) (6)
8% RIND Hard outer layer (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 1, 2025
7% SCARABS Beetles (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 26, 2025
6% ROUTE Outer sort of course (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
6% TIGERMOTH Insect with striped wings (9) LA Times Daily Jan 8, 2026
6% TINKERBELL Wing woman? (10) New York Times Jan 7, 2026
6% COAT Outer garment (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jan 7, 2026
6% LENIENT Not hard (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
6% SURFACE Outer layer (7) (7) The Sun Mini Jan 2, 2026
6% WREN Short-winged songbird (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 31, 2025
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