Gas whose name comes from the Greek for "strange" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% XENON Gas whose name comes from the Greek for 'strange' (5) New York Times May 12, 2019
9% KRYPTON Gas whose name comes from the Greek for "hidden" (7) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
8% IODINE Element whose name comes from the Greek for "purple" (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 14, 2026
6% METHANE Change the name of a gas (7) (7) Mirror Cryptic Feb 27, 2026
6% ORIOLES Birds whose name comes from the Latin word for "golden" (7) New York Times Feb 13, 2026
6% TELEVISION Appliance whose name derives from the Greek for "far" and Latin for "sight" (10) The Times Specialist Dec 22, 2025
6% ARGON Inert gas whose name comes from the Greek for "lazy" (5) Universal Mar 7, 2023
6% NEON Gas whose name comes from a Greek word for 'new' (4) USA Today Apr 12, 2022
5% EERIE Strange and spooky (5) Newsday Mar 4, 2026
5% GET Procure from strange tradesman (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Feb 28, 2026

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