Gas that makes up 78 per cent of the Earth's atmosphere (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NITROGEN Gas that makes up 78 per cent of the Earth's atmosphere (8) (8)
71% ALL 100 per cent (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 14, 2025
65% HALVE Reduce by fifty per cent (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 14, 2025
63% HALF Fifty per cent (4) (4) Mirror Classic Sep 24, 2025
60% THREEQUARTERS 75 per cent (5-8) (13) Puzzler Sep 16, 2025
60% TIP Ten per cent at a restaurant, perhaps (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 4, 2025
60% OXYGEN Gas making up over 20% of Earth's atmosphere (6) The Guardian Quick Dec 21, 2021
58% AIR It's 78% nitrogen (3)
58% OUTIES Navels of around ten per cent of the population (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
55% LENTO Slowly complied with 50 per cent of Polonius's advice? (5) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 14, 2025
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