Proverbially Reticent Shellfish Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters • edible body of any of numerous oysters • a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl verb • gather oysters, dig oysters
	40%	4		Proverbially reticent marine mollusc
	noun • burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness • a piece of paper money worth one dollar • flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams verb • gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
	35%	13		Proverbially
	adverb • in an idiomatic manner

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The Guardian Quick03 Feb 2010	Across 13
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