The thick shell of a crab, etc (8) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CARAPACE The thick shell of a crab, etc (8) (8)
7% HERMIT ___ crab (crustacean that reuses discarded shells) (6) USA Today Aug 14, 2025
6% LUSH Thick with vegetation (4) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
6% SIDLE Crab-walk (5) LA Times Daily Oct 17, 2025
6% TEN Number of legs a crab has (3)
6% MOREOFTHESAME Etc. etc. (13) Newsday Oct 12, 2025
6% SHELL Crust; hermit crab's home (5) The Telegraph Mini Oct 12, 2025
6% HUSK Outer shell (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 11, 2025
6% PEASOUP Thick fog (7) Thomas Joseph Oct 2, 2025
6% AMIDST In the thick of (6) Newsday Sep 30, 2025
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