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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BPA Compound controversially used in plastics, for short (3)
6% SEMTEX Plastic explosive used in many demolitions (6) New York Times Oct 9, 2025
6% DUNGAREES Danger! Use plastic garment (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
6% EPOXY Resin used in plastics and adhesives (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 31, 2025
6% CREAMOFTARTAR White compound used in baking (13) The Telegraph Quick Aug 30, 2025
6% STYRENE Compound used in plastics (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 20, 2024
6% POLYMER Compound used in plastics (7) USA Today Dec 22, 2015
6% UREA Compound used in plastics (4)
5% NYC Most populous US city, for short (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 17, 2025
5% REAGENT Compound; grantee (anag.) (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 12, 2025
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