Dug back for tough material (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DENIM Dug back for tough material (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 28, 2026
7% GOON Tough (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 19, 2026
7% HARD Tough (4) The Telegraph Quick Mar 9, 2026
7% ATE Dug in (3) Universal Jan 12, 2026
6% AGATE Marble material (5) The Telegraph Plusword Apr 12, 2026
6% ACID Etching material (4) Newsday Apr 12, 2026
6% CLAY Pottery material (4)
6% KEVLAR Bulletproof material (6) New York Times Apr 7, 2026
6% ORE Mine material (3) Universal Apr 3, 2026
6% CAMO Tough-to-spot pattern (4) USA Today Apr 1, 2026

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