Flaky rock was originally sound and strong (5) Crossword Clue

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHALE Flaky rock was originally sound and strong (5) (5)
7% SCALY Flaky (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 7, 2025
6% OBSIDIAN Rock band's origin occasionally embellished (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 4, 2025
6% STONE Succeeded with sound in rock (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Oct 23, 2025
6% PIE Flaky dessert (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
6% MICA Flaky mineral (4) Commuter Sep 24, 2025
6% SCHIST Flaky rock (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 30, 2022
6% SCHISTS Flaky rocks (7)
5% ARM Strong-__ (coerce) (3) Commuter Dec 13, 2025
5% EPOXY Strong glue (5) Commuter Dec 12, 2025
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