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Shellfish Extract Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is WINKLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: WINKLE

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199%6Exact Match!
218%7 Edible shellfish, source of mother-of-pearl
318%4Shellfish

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "WINKLE" which means:

    noun
  • • Small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
  • • Edible marine gastropod
  • verb
  • • Emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
  • • Gleam or glow intermittently
  • • Remove or displace from a position

An example sentence would be:

  • • "I found a beautiful winkle shell on the beach."
  • • "The winkle is a small sea snail found in rocky shores."

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The Guardian Cryptic24 Dec 2001 Across 1
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