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)
8% MICA Flaky rock (4) New York Times Aug 5, 2025
7% PIE Flaky dessert (3) Premier Sunday Oct 12, 2025
7% SCALY Flaky (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 7, 2025
6% STONE Succeeded with sound in rock (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Oct 23, 2025
6% SCHIST Flaky rock (6) Thomas Joseph Dec 30, 2022
6% SCHISTS Flaky rocks (7)
5% URGE Strong desire (4)
5% PASSION Strong emotion (7) (7) Mirror Quick Oct 30, 2025
5% DERIVE Originate (from) (6) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
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