Encrustation which forms inside kettles, caused by hard water (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCALE Encrustation which forms inside kettles, caused by hard water (5) (5)
6% LIMESCALE Encrustation caused by boiling hard water (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 24, 2019
5% OFFICE Rotten form of water business (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 13, 2025
5% HYDRATE Cause to absorb water (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 10, 2025
4% ARGOT Insider parlance (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
4% COMMA Pause cause (5) Universal Nov 1, 2025
4% POOP Inside info (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 30, 2025
4% PESKY Hard to ditch (5) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
4% BOOZE Hard stuff (5) Thomas Joseph Oct 30, 2025
4% LABOR Hard work (5) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
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