Word "RUST" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
Synonyms:
rusting

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
of the brown color of rust
Synonyms:
rust-brown, rusty

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
Synonyms:
rust fungus

Crossword Clues for RUST

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Sign of disuse Thomas Joseph 27 Mar 2026
Reddish-brown coating on iron
Sign of disuse Thomas Joseph 26 Feb 2026
Sign of disuse USA Today 06 Feb 2026
Corrode, as an iron pipe
Oxidation (4) Mirror Quick 28 Jan 2026
Entrusted with corrosion (4) Mirror Cryptic 28 Jan 2026
Iron oxide Commuter 19 Jan 2026
Corrode, as an iron pipe
Reddish-brown patch on a sheet of steel
Sign of oxidation ... or a word with "white" to mean a fungal plant disease with white spores
Water damage - care to drop initial temperature? The Times Cryptic 08 Dec 2025
Other name for iron oxide (4) The Sun Mini 24 Nov 2025
Corrode (4) Mirror Classic 24 Nov 2025
Fall into disrepair over time New York Times 19 Nov 2025
Result of oxidation USA Today 18 Nov 2025
Reddish-brown color New York Times 02 Nov 2025
Sign of aging LA Times Daily 24 Oct 2025
Sign of corrosion
Corrosion The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 09 Oct 2025
Brownish 41 Down coating on iron The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 30 Sep 2025
"Salt air, and the ___ on your door / I never needed anything more" USA Today 23 Sep 2025
Reddish sign of corrosion on metal
Iron coloring?
Old car concern New York Times 29 Aug 2025
Autumnal color Wall Street Journal 21 Aug 2025
Iron oxide The Telegraph Mini 21 Aug 2025
Oxidation result Eugene Sheffer 20 Aug 2025
Corrode, as an iron pipe
Entrusted with oxidation (4) Mirror Cryptic 15 Aug 2025
Corrosion (4) Mirror Quick 15 Aug 2025
Oxidize LA Times Daily 14 Aug 2025
Sign of disuse Thomas Joseph 13 Aug 2025
Reddish-brown coating on iron
Substance formed when iron compounds corrode in the presence of water and oxygen (4) Mirror Quiz 09 Aug 2025
Iron oxide (4) Mirror Quick 05 Aug 2025
Entrusted with corrosion (4) Mirror Cryptic 05 Aug 2025
Entrusted with oxidation (4) Mirror Cryptic 01 Aug 2025
Corrosion (4) Mirror Quick 01 Aug 2025
Coating that forms on iron Commuter 30 Jul 2025
Brown dust that forms through oxidation of iron which is a sign of corrosion
Reddish-brown color USA Today 22 Jul 2025
Corrode (4) Mirror Classic 09 Jul 2025
Trust it to have corrosion!
Corrosion found by Bob in deep track (4)
Reddish metal corrosion
Entrusted with corrosion (4) Mirror Cryptic 11 Jun 2025
Iron oxide (4) Mirror Quick 11 Jun 2025
Corrosion destruction not noticed (4)
Right about us being in a rotten state (4)
Corrode The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 22 May 2025
Oxidation on metal (4)
Deposit of iron oxide The Times Concise 13 May 2025
Corrosion Mirror Quick 11 May 2025
Living without Charlie Brown
Entrusted with oxidation Mirror Cryptic 10 May 2025
Corrosion of iron Newsday 05 May 2025
Corrosion Mirror Quick 26 Apr 2025
Entrusted with old iron? Mirror Cryptic 26 Apr 2025
Chestnut cousin Wall Street Journal 24 Apr 2025
Lack of practice, metaphorically New York Times Mini 18 Apr 2025
Entrusted with oxidisation (4)
What stainless steel doesn't do Family Time 16 Mar 2025
Sign of disuse Wall Street Journal 11 Mar 2025
Corrode/Reddish-brown colour (4)
Lack of practice, in a way USA Today 26 Feb 2025
Entrusted with oxidation Mirror Cryptic 18 Feb 2025
Corrosion Mirror Quick 18 Feb 2025
Iron coloring?
Reddish brown Eugene Sheffer 25 Jan 2025
Reddish-brown coating on iron
Iron corrosion Newsday 15 Jan 2025
___-covered (Like unprotected iron)
A spoiler for classics - the corrosive type (4)
Other name for iron oxide Puzzler Backwords 31 Dec 2024
Red-brown colour The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 27 Dec 2024
Reddish metal corrosion
Deteriorate, corrode (4)
Iron oxide coating
Iron's enemy
Coating on iron Universal 02 Dec 2024
Oxidation Mirror Quick 28 Nov 2024
Entrusted with corrosion Mirror Cryptic 28 Nov 2024
Corrode, as an iron pipe
Car corrosion
Brown shade Newsday 03 Nov 2024
Iron oxide to you?
In an advertising slogan borrowed for the title of a 1979 Neil Young album, what never sleeps? (4)
A rotten colour? (4)
Corrode, as an iron pipe
Reddish-brown shade USA Today 09 Oct 2024
Extremes of resentment about us? Rot! (4)
Entrusted with oxidation Mirror Cryptic 03 Oct 2024
Corrosion Mirror Quick 03 Oct 2024
Corrode Mirror Classic 28 Sep 2024
Metal oxidisation (4)
It may damage plant or plants (4)
Color akin to copper Wall Street Journal 19 Sep 2024
Fungal disease causing eg pustules on leaves - in citrus trees (4)
Type of corrosion
Entrusted with oxidation Mirror Cryptic 03 Sep 2024
Corrosion Mirror Quick 03 Sep 2024
Reddish-brown oxide coating formed on iron or steel by the action of oxygen and moisture (4)
Entrusted with oxidation Mirror Cryptic 20 Aug 2024
Corrosion Mirror Quick 20 Aug 2024
Reddish brown Thomas Joseph 03 Aug 2024
Sign of disuse Newsday 26 Jul 2024
A rotten red
Fall foliage color Newsday 05 Jul 2024
Fungus beginning to spread in furrow The Times Quick Cryptic 04 Jul 2024
Hear us talk in oxide terminology (4)
Corroded on most of its outer covering (4)
Corrosion sign
Corrode Mirror Classic 22 Jun 2024
There's no tea at No 28 just unwanted remains
Used car concern LA Times Daily 09 Jun 2024
Furrow round the south reveals fungus disease (4)
Concern for a friend of Dorothy
Reddish-brown coating on iron etc
Rotten shade of red
Corrosion Mirror Quick 14 May 2024
Entrusted with oxidation Mirror Cryptic 14 May 2024
Corrosion on an iron item (4)
Corrode, as iron Newsday 13 May 2024
Entrusted with oxidation Mirror Cryptic 09 May 2024
Corrosion Mirror Quick 09 May 2024
Iron corrosion Newsday 06 May 2024
Evidence of breakdown is beginning to show in an established way of life (4)
Brown buildup
Corrosion on iron
Corrosion Mirror Quick 27 Mar 2024
Entrusted with oxidation Mirror Cryptic 27 Mar 2024
Corrode Mirror Classic 23 Mar 2024
Corrosion in NHS institution with entrance obscured (4)
Reddish brown Thomas Joseph 04 Mar 2024
Tin Man's concern
Fungal disease affecting many plants, usually manifesting in orange spots or rings on stems and leaves (4)
Reddish-brown coating on iron etc
Reddish-brown coating on iron which has been exposed to moisture (4)
Reddish-brown coating found in crustaceans
Iron coloring?
Oxidation formation Premier Sunday 04 Feb 2024
Shade of metallic red? (4)
Entrusted with oxidation Mirror Cryptic 24 Jan 2024
Corrosion Mirror Quick 24 Jan 2024
Reddish-brown coating on iron
Entrusted with corrosion Mirror Cryptic 14 Jan 2024
Oxidation Mirror Quick 14 Jan 2024
Corrosion sign
You are a little saint but you can be so destructive (4)
Sign of wear on some old cars
Result of oxidation USA Today 22 Dec 2023
Reddish-brown oxide coating (4)
Society in same old routine to deteriorate The Sun Two Speed 01 Dec 2023
Corrosion The Sun Two Speed 01 Dec 2023
Corrosion sign
Corrosion of iron Newsday 11 Sep 2023
Reddish-brown color Wall Street Journal 06 Sep 2023
Metal corrosion Newsday 03 Jul 2023
Sign of disuse USA Today 29 May 2023
Iron's slow killer?
Reddish-brown iron corrosion
Sign of aging LA Times Daily 02 Apr 2023
Reddish brown Wall Street Journal 04 Mar 2023
Corrode, as an iron pipe
Lack of practice, metaphorically LA Times Daily 13 Jan 2023
Oxidation result Eugene Sheffer 20 Dec 2022
Metal corrosion LA Times Daily 14 Nov 2022
Sign of corrosion
Reddish brown New York Times 11 Nov 2022
Fungus that damages iron The Times Cryptic 12 Oct 2022
Autumnal color Wall Street Journal 15 Sep 2022
Reddish-brown hue USA Today 09 Sep 2022
Reddish hue New York Times 30 Aug 2022
Disuse indicator Wall Street Journal 26 Jul 2022
Junkyard car's buildup Universal 17 Jul 2022
Metal corrosion LA Times Daily 11 Jul 2022
Sign of disuse Thomas Joseph 31 May 2022
Trustee conceals result of oxidation of metal
Reddish brown Eugene Sheffer 25 Jan 2022
Reddish brown Eugene Sheffer 24 Jan 2022
Corrosion of iron Newsday 17 Jan 2022
Iron problem
Metal pipe problem
Oxidation result Eugene Sheffer 07 Dec 2021
Reddish brown Eugene Sheffer 05 Nov 2021
Iron oxide Universal 14 Oct 2021
Sign of corrosion Newsday 14 Sep 2021
Brownish red Wall Street Journal 11 Sep 2021
Metallic corrosion Newsday 05 Sep 2021
Sign of neglect Wall Street Journal 21 Jul 2021
Oxide coating on iron
Metallic sign of disuse USA Today 12 Jun 2021
Reddish-brown pipe deposit
Coating on old iron USA Today 19 Apr 2021
Reddish-brown Newsday 04 Apr 2021
Buildup on some old Tonka trucks Universal 13 Mar 2021
Car body problem Universal 08 Mar 2021
Reddish-brown sides of rump roast
Buildup on old bikes
Sign of age, maybe LA Times Daily 16 Jan 2021
Sign of age, maybe
Iron oxide Universal 14 Jan 2021
Sign of oxidation
Oxidation result Eugene Sheffer 14 Nov 2020
Metallic corrosion Newsday 08 Nov 2020
Corrosion sign
Sign of disuse Thomas Joseph 20 Oct 2020
Orange-brown hue New York Times 03 Oct 2020
Sign of age on a car Universal 28 Sep 2020
Coating formed by oxidation USA Today 17 Sep 2020
Brownish shade New York Times 13 Sep 2020
Reddish brown Thomas Joseph 08 Aug 2020
Iron wear Newsday 02 Aug 2020
Sign of oxidation
Right about America's corrosive influence
Jalopy corrosion LA Times Daily 11 May 2020
Jalopy corrosion
Oxide coating on iron
Corrosion of iron Newsday 27 Apr 2020
Visible sign of oxidation Universal 05 Apr 2020
Wheat disease
Reddish brown Eugene Sheffer 27 Mar 2020
With 58-Across, area with severely declining industry
With 58-Across, area with severely declining industry LA Times Daily 15 Mar 2020
Oxidisation The Telegraph Quick 11 Mar 2020
Sign of neglect
Sign of neglect LA Times Daily 15 Sep 2019
Clunker's coating USA Today 13 Sep 2019
Coloring on nails
Auto body concern LA Times Daily 08 Sep 2019
Auto body concern
Indicator of disuse Wall Street Journal 20 Aug 2019
Corrode Premier Sunday 18 Aug 2019
Chrome corrosion USA Today 13 Aug 2019
Society in same old routine to deteriorate
Reddish shade LA Times Daily 11 Jul 2019
Reddish shade
Corrosion The Telegraph Quick 06 Jul 2019
Reddish brown Newsday 23 Jun 2019
Coating over iron after a long time
Tin Woodman's problem USA Today 03 Jun 2019
Oxidized 57-Down USA Today 18 Apr 2019
Lack of practice, metaphorically New York Times 01 Apr 2019
Sign of oxidation
Reddish-brown shade USA Today 20 Feb 2019
Indicator of disuse
Auto body concern
Reddish shade
Sign of neglect
Lack of practice, metaphorically
Chrome corrosion
Clunker's coating
Reddish-brown shade
Tin Woodman's problem
Junkyard corrosion USA Today 30 Dec 2018
Show signs of age in game on street
Corrosion on chrome USA Today 05 Nov 2018
Sign of disuse Wall Street Journal 05 Nov 2018
Sign of an old bumper Universal 31 Oct 2018
Reddish-brown patch on a sheet of steel
Auto body woe USA Today 12 Sep 2018
Sign of disuse Newsday 06 Sep 2018
Outdoor machinery problem Universal 04 Sep 2018
Junkyard car's coating USA Today 27 Aug 2018
Communicate about universal suffrage from the start with corrosive material
Reddish brown Wall Street Journal 08 Aug 2018
Jalopy problem USA Today 07 Aug 2018
Fall color LA Times Daily 27 Jun 2018
Fall color
Red-brown shade Wall Street Journal 10 May 2018
Reddish-brown shade Wall Street Journal 28 Apr 2018
Shade of reddish-brown on a steel sheet
Auto body problem
Auto body problem LA Times Daily 25 Feb 2018
Iron problem
Metal corrosion
Metal corrosion LA Times Daily 31 Jan 2018
Sign of abandonment
Feature of many a jalopy New York Times 27 Jan 2018
Reddish-brown shade
Outdoor machinery problem
Sign of an old bumper
Metal corrosion
Fall color
Auto body problem
Auto body woe
Corrosion on chrome
Jalopy problem
Junkyard car's coating
Junkyard corrosion
Reddish brown
Sign of disuse
Feature of many a jalopy
Red-brown shade
Oxidization Universal 18 Dec 2017
Oxidation damage LA Times Daily 18 Sep 2017
Oxidation damage
Deteriorate with inactivity New York Times 12 Sep 2017
Corrosive effect of Russia over time
Auto body problem USA Today 15 Jul 2017
Sign of neglect Wall Street Journal 07 Jun 2017
Corrosion
Sign of age New York Times 03 Jun 2017
Discoloration of plant opening in spring within furrow
Auburn's kin Wall Street Journal 14 Jan 2017
Auto body problem
Deteriorate with inactivity
Sign of age
Oxidation damage
Oxidization
Removing top layer of corrosion
Auto body corrosion Universal 11 Nov 2016
...Crack around edge of stern causing oxidation
Underbody problem Thomas Joseph 19 Oct 2016
Stuff on old metal Family Time 16 Oct 2016
Tin Woodman's worry USA Today 15 Sep 2016
Red-brown Premier Sunday 05 Jun 2016
Junkyard stain
Corrode The Telegraph Quick 04 May 2016
Tin Woodman's woe Universal 24 Mar 2016
Corrosion of sorts USA Today 23 Mar 2016
Fall foliage color New York Times 18 Mar 2016
Reddish-brown coat on metal Family Time 13 Mar 2016
Runs up against banks with corrosive material
Sign of aging
Exhibit disuse, in a way
Junkyard stain
Tin Woodman's worry
Undercoating prevents it Universal 17 Oct 2015
What stainless steel doesn't do Universal 28 Aug 2015
Tin Woodman's fear? Universal 26 Jul 2015
What stainless steel doesn't do USA Today 21 Jul 2015
Oxidation Eugene Sheffer 11 Mar 2015
Iron oxide The Times Concise 02 Feb 2015
Reddish brown
What stainless steel doesn't do
Tin Woodman's fear?
Undercoating prevents it
What stainless steel doesn't do
Chain reaction?
Tin Man's worry
Coating on a clunker
Sign of aging
Metal coat
Corrode
Chestnut cousin
"Too much rest is ___": Sir Walter Scott
Reddish-brown
Worry for the Tin Man
Sign of corrosion
Pipe problem
Dark orange color
"If I rest, I ___"
Stain near a drain, often
Strong reddish-brown
Unattractive coat
Sign of disuse
Deteriorate
Iron corrosion
Oxidize
Paint color
Sign of industrial decay
Reddish brown
Formation on 28-Down
Aging issue
Deteriorate, in a way
Tin Woodman's trouble
Deteriorate, in a way
Metaphor for faded glory
Tin Woodman's affliction
Sign of disuse
Tin Woodman's affliction
Reddish brown
Show disuse
Oxidized coating
Body shop concern
Tin Man's problem
Reddish brown
Oxidize
Result of oxidation
Sign of deterioration
Sign of age
Reddish brown
Junkyard car's coating
Sign of age
Drain stain
Drain stain
Auto-body woe
Result of disuse
It afflicts iron
Tin Man's malady
What stainless steel is resistant to
Material my stepfather's old Ford Pinto was made of, or so it seemed to me
Antique coating, perhaps
Sign of corrosion
React to oxygen, perhaps
Corrode, as iron
Sign of disuse
Reddish-brown
Sign of disuse
Sign of disuse
Lie idle too long
Problem for the Tin Man
What oil helps dissolve
Corrosion
Enemy of chrome
Iron woe
Iron deficiency?
Autumn color
Auto body corrosion
Oxidation on iron
An auto-body experience?
Fall shade
Iron oxide
It never sleeps, according to Neil Young
Impair through inactivity
Reddish-brown
Sign of age
Red coat?
Oxidation of metal
Junkyard hue?
Sign of neglect
Corrosion sign
Clunker feature
Corrosion cause
Degenerate from lack of use
Reddish-brown shade
Age, in a way
Sign of auto body aging
Tin Man's worry
Hue close to copper brown
Metal corrosion
Iron wear
Sign of a clunker
Junkyard stain
Tin Man's worry
Sign of auto body aging
Age, in a way
Reddish brown color
Result of a lack of practice, metaphorically
Auto-body problem
Ferric oxide
Sign of deterioration
Tin Man's malady
Fall shade
Deteriorate
Clunker feature
Sign of aging
Oxidize
___ Belt
Junkyard corruption
Indicator of age
Sign of aging
Oxidize
Auto body concern
What stainless steel is resistant to
Symbolic cause of impaired ability
Red shade
Corrode
Sign of neglect
Neil Young claims it never sleeps
Turn red, perhaps
Reddish yellow
Sign of disuse
Symbolic cause of impaired ability
Metal coat
Drum out
Drum out
Oxidation indication
Sign of decay
Fall color
Junkyard phenomenon
Sign of disuse
Oxidation indication
Sign of decay
Oxidize
Paint remover
Corruption, in the steel business
Iron oxide
Red coat
Tub stain
Used car problem, sometimes
Sign of decay
Sign of inactivity
Autumnal hue
Fall color
Corrode
Oxidize
Corrode
Orangish color
Iron oxide
Kind of belt or bucket
Corrode
Tin Woodman's concern
Pipe problem
Autumn color
Reddish-brown shade
Brown shade
Lack of practice, metaphorically
Nonuse
Color close to copper brown
What stainless steel doesn't do
Enemy of your car's chrome bumper
Reddish-brown shade
An oxide
Corrode
Pipe problem
___ Belt
Auto-body woe
Used car worry
Sit too long in the rain
Red-brown
Fall color
Lack of practice, metaphorically
Undercoating prevents it
Aged-iron blemish
Oxidation
Sign of decay
Old car worry
Oxidize
Brown shade
Fall shade
Reddish-brown
Age, in a way
Reddish brown
Iron oxidation
Deteriorate
Jalopy feature
Reddish-brown
Acquire signs of age
Erode
Jalopy feature
Reddish tint
It afflicts iron
Become oxidized
Corrode
" . . . dew will ___ them": Shak.
Idleness
Plant ailment
Iron's nemesis
"Diamonds and ___," Baez song
Proof of oxidation
Corrode, as iron
Common corrosion
Corrosion
Strong brown
"Too much rest is ___": Scott
Reddish-brown
Oxidation's evidence
Shade of brown
Accretion
Shade of red
Car owner's problem
"If I rest, I ___": Luther
Corrosive coating
Tarnish
Plant fungus
Reddish color
Corrode from disuse
Reddish shade
Symbol of inactivity.
Reddish red-yellow.
A detriment to pipes.
Popular autumnal color.
Iron eater.
Color akin to copper brown.
Deteriorate
Carpet color.
Reddish brown.
Grow stale.
Brown color.
Become dull.
Corrode.
Red-yellow.
Strong brown.
Reddish red-yellow color.
Popular upholstery shade.
Corrosion.
Shade of red.
Color.
Reddish hue.
Reddish color.
Reddish shade.
Old iron coating.
Decorator's color.
Oxidize.
Fate of iron.
Impair by inactivity.
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