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% SETS Hardens (4) Thomas Joseph Dec 31, 2025
6% SET Harden (3) Thomas Joseph Dec 9, 2025
6% STEEL Hard metal (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 1, 2025
6% OSMIUM Hard silvery-white metal; symbol Os (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Nov 3, 2025
5% RUBIDIUM Silvery-white metallic element; symbol Rb (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Jan 2, 2026
5% LENIENT Not hard (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
5% REBAR Steel rod with ridges (5) New York Times Jan 1, 2026
5% ALLOY Steel, e.g. (5) The Atlantic Dec 28, 2025
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