| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CONCH | Large spiral shell | |
| BUCKIE | A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See Buccinum. | |
| MAARA SHELL | A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (Turbo margaritaceus), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament. | |
| BULIMUS | A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell, often of large size. The species are numerous and abundant in tropical America. | |
| PAPBOAT | A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapha); -- so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing. | |
| CHANK | The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp. Turbinella pyrum. Called also chank chell. | |
| SOLARIUM | ...ral shells of the genus Solarium and allied genera. The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. ... | |
| NAUTILUS | Mollusc with a spiral shell | |
| TURTLE | Large marine reptile with a shell | |
| SNAIL | A mollusc with a spiral shell | |
| VOLUTION | A whorl of a spiral shell. | |