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Crustacean Colossus Cryptic Conundrum
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
  • 1. Streamlined for aquatic motion, cryptic clue for movement efficiency
  • 2. Primary claw-bearing limb characteristic of decapods
  • 3. Describes ecological zone at bottom of aquatic environments
  • 4. Element reinforcing Kingler’s robust armature
  • 5. Ten-legged marine order housing Kingler
  • 6. Protective outer shell, arthropod architecture
  • 7. Sensory appendages, crustacean's tactile probes
  • 12. Opposable graspers, not just metaphorical
  • 13. Phylum encompassing Kingler and other joint-legged creatures
  • 15. Biological interaction where Kingler assumes apex role
  • 16. To chew, a function performed by Kingler’s claws with force
Down
  • 8. Shedding outer armor for growth — crustacean rite
  • 9. Descriptor for Kingler’s signature asymmetric weapon
  • 10. Adaptive concealment technique Kingler uses in murky waters
  • 11. Subphylum Kingler proudly inhabits
  • 14. Cryptic allusion: The King of the Claws' realm (obscure mythology mix)
  • 17. Coastal trees providing Kingler’s natural ambush habitat
  • 18. Complex network Kingler thrives within

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