Foul-smelling substance in raised opening under a metal box Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ASAFETIDA Foul-smelling substance in raised opening under a metal box (9) The Times Cryptic Apr 5, 2025
4% ACRID Foul-smelling (5) USA Today Sep 17, 2025
3% SKUNK Animal emitting a foul smell (5) (5) Puzzler Aug 19, 2025
3% TINS Metal boxes (4) Eugene Sheffer Jul 24, 2025
3% RAT Smell a _: suspect foul play? (3)
2% ODOUR Bad smell (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 30, 2025
2% MORALE It may be raised by raises (6) The Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
2% NIFFS Smells bad (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
2% SOLUTE Substance that is dissolved in another substance (6) The Times Specialist Sep 15, 2025
2% ODOR Smell (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 13, 2025

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