Any small body of rock and metal that orbits the sun (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASTEROID Any small body of rock and metal that orbits the sun (8) (8)
7% ORE Metal in rocks (3) Premier Sunday Jun 28, 2026
7% ORES Metallic rocks (4) Newsday Jun 2, 2026
6% SANDS Small bits of rock (5) Newsday May 29, 2026
6% STAR Incandescent body such as the Sun (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 25, 2026
5% SHAKEN Rocked (6) The Telegraph Quick Jun 30, 2026
5% NEAREARTHASTEROIDS Orbiters such as Eros (18) Premier Sunday Jun 28, 2026
5% NEODYMIUM Metal? You mined rocks, gaining mass (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 26, 2026
5% ELLIPSE Planetary orbit, e.g. (7) Wall Street Journal Jun 20, 2026
5% SER Sun. talk (3) Eugene Sheffer Jun 16, 2026
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