A hard, silvery metal that is used to harden steel (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHROMIUM A hard, silvery metal that is used to harden steel (8) (8)
7% MANGANESE Metal used for hardening steel. (9)
6% OSMIUM Hard silvery-white metal; symbol Os (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Nov 3, 2025
6% BERYLLIUM Silvery-white metallic element; symbol Be (9) (9) Mirror Quiz Oct 22, 2025
6% SETS Hardens (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 20, 2025
6% BORON Chemical element used in hardening steel and glassmaking; symbol B (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Oct 19, 2025
6% SET Harden (3) Universal Oct 17, 2025
6% IRIDIUM Silvery-white metal used to make spark plugs (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Sep 25, 2025
5% ASH Silvery-grey tree (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 8, 2025
5% HANDY Hard man proving useful (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 8, 2025
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