Hard mineral used for polishing (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EMERY Hard mineral used for polishing (5) (5)
9% MOHS Mineral hardness eponym (4) LA Times Daily Jan 22, 2026
8% SAND Polish (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 19, 2026
7% ORE Miner's resource (3)
7% RUBS Polishes with a cloth (4) Universal Feb 8, 2026
7% ORES Minerals (4) (4) Mirror Quick Feb 6, 2026
7% SPAS Mineral springs (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 5, 2026
7% OPAL Amorphous, usually iridescent, mineral used as a gemstone (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Feb 4, 2026
7% MICA Flaky mineral (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 3, 2026
7% ITE Mineral suffix (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 30, 2026
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