Black substances, essentially of carbon. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOOTS Black substances, essentially of carbon. (5)
7% OILS "Natural" or "essential" substances (4) Universal Aug 9, 2025
6% CHARCOAL Black form of carbon used as a fuel (8) (8) Mirror Quiz Sep 25, 2025
6% SOLUTE Substance that is dissolved in another substance (6) The Times Specialist Sep 15, 2025
6% INEFFECT Essentially (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 13, 2025
6% SODA Carbonated drink (4) Commuter Sep 12, 2025
6% ENOL Carbon compound (4) New York Times Sep 7, 2025
6% OIL Substance nicknamed "black gold" (3) The Telegraph Mini Aug 10, 2025
6% GUNK Essential part of analysing unknown sticky substance (4) The Times Cryptic Aug 6, 2025
5% ISOTOPE Carbon-14, e.g. (7) Wall Street Journal Oct 18, 2025
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