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

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHALE Flaky rock was originally sound and strong (5) (5)
9% MICA Flaky rock (4) USA Today Aug 21, 2026
7% SNOWED Was flaky? (6) New York Times Aug 9, 2026
7% SCALY Flaky (5) Puzzler Backwords Jun 22, 2026
6% MITE Small bug with a strong-sounding name (4) New York Times Aug 26, 2026
6% CRUST Flaky pie layer (5) LA Times Mini Aug 22, 2026
6% SCREECH High-pitched sound rocks church (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 10, 2026
6% PLOP Rock-into-a-river sound (4) USA Today Jul 25, 2026
6% TALC Flaky mineral (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 18, 2026
6% GRUNGE Rock genre that originated in Seattle (6) New York Times Midi Jul 2, 2026
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