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Crustacean Cryptic Conundrum
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. Taxonomic order encompassing ten-legged crustaceans, including crabs
- 3. Feeding appendages, often modified, anterior to walking legs
- 4. Aquatic arthropod class characterized by jointed limbs and gills
- 9. Bearing bristle-like tactile structures for environmental sensing
- 10. Terminal body segment aiding in rapid backward motion
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- 2. Process increasing shell density through calcium carbonate deposition
- 5. Protective shell, a crustacean's armor against predation
- 6. Complex cyclical shedding and regeneration of chitinous armor
- 7. Infraorder commonly known as true crabs with short abdomen
- 8. External structural support analogous to internal bones
- 11. Claw-bearing appendages used in defense and prey capture