Answer: TURTLE
TURTLE is a crossword puzzle answer that we have spotted 47 times.
Referring Clues:
- Snapper
 - Terrapin, e.g.
 - Slow road crosser
 - Terrarium denizen
 - Snapper, perhaps
 - Franklin, for one
 - One with a shell
 - Ant egg eater
 - Slow-moving reptile
 - Chelonian reptile
 - Carapace wearer
 - Terrapin
 - Slowpoke
 - Reptile house denizen
 - Aquarium pet
 - Carapace carrier
 - Aquarium pet, perhaps
 - Red-eared slider, e.g.
 - Cartoon Mutant Ninja
 - Harmless reptile
 - Second day of Christmas arrivals (with 38-Across)
 - Slow mover
 - He may stick his neck out
 - One may tend to be withdrawn
 - Michelangelo or Donatello, e.g.
 - Aquarium reptile
 - Shelled swimmer
 - Possible aquarium dweller
 - Dr. Seuss' Yertle, say
 - Terrarium pet
 - Mock ___ soup
 - Reptile with a shell
 - Snapping creature
 - Swimming reptile
 - Ninja in a shell
 - Slowpoke in a shell
 - Terrarium reptile
 - One in a shell
 - Symbol of slowness
 - Bearer of the earth in Iroquois creation stories
 - Pond animal
 - One always having a place to hide
 - Reptile-shaped chocolate
 - Chocolate-and-pecan confection
 - "Box" or "sea" reptile
 - Reptile on a green container of car wax
 - Pecan-chocolate-caramel candy
 
Last Seen In:
- New York Times - October 15, 2025
 - LA Times - October 13, 2024
 - LA Times - July 11, 2024
 - LA Times - April 20, 2024
 - USA Today - January 19, 2024
 - New York Times - July 16, 2023
 - USA Today - January 24, 2023
 - New York Times - September 11, 2022
 - New York Times - September 24, 2021
 - Universal - July 27, 2020
 - LA Times - July 11, 2020
 - LA Times - May 10, 2020
 - USA Today - July 06, 2018
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 30, 2018
 - LA Times - March 19, 2018
 - Universal - January 22, 2018
 - King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - June 15, 2017
 - King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - November 28, 2016
 - Universal - October 10, 2016
 - USA Today - September 12, 2016
 
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