A mineral, sulphide of mercury, called vermilion when used as a pigment Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CINNABAR A mineral, sulphide of mercury, called vermilion when used as a pigment (8)
4% PLANET Venus or Mercury (6) Commuter Nov 11, 2025
4% COBALT Blue pigment (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 16, 2025
4% QUICKSILVER Liquid mercury (11) Puzzler Backwords Oct 3, 2025
4% GYPSUM Mineral used in plaster of Paris (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 26, 2025
4% UNSTABLE Mercurial (8) (8) Puzzler Sep 16, 2025
4% OCHRE Mineral pigment (5) The Sun Mini Apr 13, 2025
4% GALENA Lead sulphide mineral (6) The Times Concise Apr 7, 2021
3% MICA Shiny mineral (4) Commuter Nov 11, 2025
3% WELL Mineral spring (4) (4) Puzzler Nov 11, 2025
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