Compound used as a food preservative. Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NITRE Compound used as a food preservative. (5)
7% ADDITIVES Food dyes and preservatives, for example (9) USA Today Dec 4, 2025
7% SALT Preservative used for thousands of years (4) LA Times Daily Nov 14, 2025
7% NITRITE Food preservative compound (7) Wall Street Journal Mar 26, 2018
6% ESTER Perfume compound (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 13, 2025
6% ACID Caustic compound (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 9, 2025
6% DEET Insect repellent compound (4) Wall Street Journal Dec 9, 2025
6% SPREAD Table full of food, or food that can be layered over bread using a knife (6)
6% VEAL Flesh of a calf used as food (4) (4) Mirror Quiz Nov 29, 2025
6% GLYCERIN Compound in some soaps (8) New York Times Nov 29, 2025
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