In publicity for a 1984 film, this rock band's name included a "metal umlaut" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue In publicity for a 1984 film, this rock band's name included a "metal umlaut" last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPINALTAP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPINALTAP In publicity for a 1984 film, this rock band's name included a "metal umlaut" (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Jul 13, 2025
62% STRATA Rock bands? (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 19, 2026
62% AGATE Banded rock (5) The Telegraph Plusword Feb 12, 2026
62% GROUP Rock band (5) Commuter Jan 24, 2026
62% ORE Rock metal (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 17, 2026
62% AGATES Rocks with bands (6) Newsday Jan 3, 2026
60% DOT 50% of an umlaut (3) USA Today Feb 16, 2026
57% KISS 1970s rock band (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 17, 2026
57% LED ___ Zeppelin (rock band) (3)
57% DAN Steely ___, rock band (3)

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