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adjective • of or belonging to the class Crustacea noun • any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton | ||||||||
| 39% | 13 | Requires cracking the shell to access the nut | ||||||
noun • bushy tree with pink to purple flowers | ||||||||
| 31% | 7 | Nut cracking, in fact, absorbs one | ||||||
noun • a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) adjective satellite • marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea | ||||||||
Cracking Nut A Scarce Thing With A Shell Crossword Clue
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CRUSTACEAN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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CRUSTACEAN
Updated: October 14, 2023
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