Alternative to “firn” as a name for snow on its way to becoming glacier ice Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Alternative to “firn” as a name for snow on its way to becoming glacier ice last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is NEVE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NEVE Alternative to “firn” as a name for snow on its way to becoming glacier ice (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 28, 2018
4% EDY Big name in ice cream (3) LA Times Daily Nov 6, 2025
4% IFNOT "Alternatively..." (5) Newsday Nov 2, 2025
4% SENT On its way (4) Universal Oct 31, 2025
4% SLUSH Partially melted snow or ice (5) (5) Mirror Classic Oct 27, 2025
4% GNU Alternative name for a wildebeest (3) Puzzler Backwords Oct 19, 2025
4% AVALANCHE Snow drop? (9) The Telegraph Quick Oct 19, 2025
4% VTEN Powerful engine named for its shape (4) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
4% CHAS Charlie possesses alternative name? (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
4% ICE Glacier constituent (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025

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