Try to catch seafood with small shell-shaped instruments Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CASTANETS Try to catch seafood with small shell-shaped instruments (9) The Telegraph Cryptic May 17, 2018
3% LUTES Pear-shaped instruments (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 20, 2025
3% AMOEBA Small shape-shifter (6) Wall Street Journal Aug 16, 2025
3% LUTE Instrument that's pear-shaped (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 15, 2025
3% HELIX Snail shell shape (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Jul 18, 2025
3% CRABS Seafood sometimes served soft-shell (5)
2% VIE Try (for) (3) LA Times Daily Sep 5, 2025
2% SNAIL Slug in a shell (5)
2% ENSNARE Catch (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 2, 2025
2% LYRE Instrument like a small harp (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 1, 2025

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