Shell out Crossword Clue

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Shell out Crossword Answer

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GIVE

(4 letters)

PAY

(3 letters)

DOLE

(4 letters)

Helpful Hints

(verb)
1. pay out
2. use up a period of time in a specific way

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SHELL (verb)
1. remove the husks from
2. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
SHELL (noun)
1. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
2. the exterior covering of a bird’s egg
OUT (adverb)
1. from one’s possession
OUT (adjective)
1. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
2. excluded from use or mention
OUT (verb)
1. to state openly and publicly one’s homosexuality
2. be made known; be disclosed or revealed
OUT (noun)
1. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

GIVE
(4 letters)
PAY
(3 letters)
DOLE
(4 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
PENDS

More Universal Crossword (3/9/2026) Answers

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22. Upright

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33. Word with "rug" or "mark"

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37. Moving vehicle?

38. Bread at breakfast

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44. Parts of many financial reports

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50. Comprehensive

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Down

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2. Book before Joel

3. Futuristic theme park

4. Historic time period

5. "Neither this ___ that"

6. Swedish vodka

7. Modern checkout device

8. Reply "You, too" when wished "Happy Birthday," probably

9. Deep-dish pizza chain

10. Juries

11. Candy with a "Pep-O-Mint" flavor

12. "Awesome!"

13. Civil offense

18. Garden in Genesis

23. Public image, informally

25. Chills

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28. Elbow's limb

30. Revealing bikini bottom

31. "___ Feel My Face" (The Weeknd song)

32. Heels, for a loaf

33. Bit of matter

34. Pepsi rival

35. Detailed report of an unusual medical malady, for one

39. Thermal energy of a living organism

40. Slough off

41. Meaty spread

43. Anderson Coopers channel

44. Official reprimand

46. Wee one

47. Response

48. Big name in security cameras

51. Two or three, for example

52. Nonbinary possessive

53. Hydrant attachments

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55. The Beehive State

57. Contributes

61. It may impede teamwork

62. May honoree

63. Swarm

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