Encountered that guy purchasing an essential element of natural gas Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Encountered that guy purchasing an essential element of natural gas featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on March 23, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is METHANE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% METHANE Encountered that guy purchasing an essential element of natural gas (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 23, 2026
3% ALUMINIUM Element stealing essentially (9) The Telegraph Toughie Feb 26, 2026
3% XENON Element that's a noble gas (5) Premier Sunday Feb 1, 2026
3% ETHANE Element in natural gas. (6)
2% RARE Hardly encountered (4) LA Times Daily Mar 22, 2026
2% FELLOW Guy (6) Newsday Mar 22, 2026
2% MEET Encounter (4) New York Times Mar 21, 2026
2% ALE Pint purchase (3) Newsday Mar 19, 2026
2% BRA Honeylove purchase (3) LA Times Daily Mar 18, 2026
2% MALES Guys (5) Newsday Mar 17, 2026

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