Dull, silvery grey metal once used as an anti-knocking additive for petrol (4) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LEAD Dull, silvery grey metal once used as an anti-knocking additive for petrol (4) (4)
6% ASH Silvery-grey tree (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 8, 2025
5% CONSUMPTION Use anti-tank round to pierce metal (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 18, 2025
5% ETHYL Anti-knock additive (5)
4% CAESIUM Silvery metal chemical element; symbol Cs (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Nov 25, 2025
4% THUD Dull noise (4) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
4% ALSO In addition (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 22, 2025
4% EARL -- Grey tea (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 21, 2025
4% BEIGE Dull colour (5) The Telegraph Plusword Nov 21, 2025
4% IRON Metal from some chair, once (4) (4) Puzzler Cryptic Nov 19, 2025
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