A species of fish - or to extract metal from rock? (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue A species of fish - or to extract metal from rock? (5) featured in Guardian Weekend puzzle on November 7, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SMELT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMELT A species of fish - or to extract metal from rock? (5) (5) The Guardian Weekend Nov 7, 2026
7% ORES Metallic rocks (4) Newsday Oct 7, 2026
6% MORAY Species of eel (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 6, 2026
6% SEABREAM Fish with many species which change sex (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 5, 2026
6% GUT Fibrous substance extracted from silkworms used in the manufacture of fishing tackle (3) (3) Mirror Quiz Nov 4, 2026
6% OVA I.V.F. extractions (3) New York Times Oct 27, 2026
6% BLED Extracted, as sap (4) Newsday Oct 25, 2026
6% SMEW Species of duck (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 14, 2026
6% THORN Androcles extraction (5) Newsday Oct 11, 2026
6% LIE Story female extracted from biography (3) The Times Cryptic Oct 7, 2026

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