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2 | 27% | 6 | Secretive person; bivalve | |
3 | 21% | 5 | Secretive, a bit like a 20th-century avant-garde composer? | |
Shellfish Secretive Person Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "CLAM" which means:
- 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 adjective
- • Clammy.
An example sentence would be:
- • "I ordered a plate of steamed clams at the seafood restaurant."
- • "The beach was full of little clams buried in the sand."
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The Guardian Quick03 Apr 2008 | Down 4 | |
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