In the twenties they built the first plane made entirely of this metal - even the Wright brothers used it in the engine block to reduce weight Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ALUMINIUM In the twenties they built the first plane made entirely of this metal - even the Wright brothers used it in the engine block to reduce weight (9)
4% NACELLE Engine housing, for a plane (7) Thomas Joseph Nov 1, 2025
4% INGOT Block of metal (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Oct 10, 2025
4% SPRUCE The Wright brothers' first successful plane was made of it (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2015
3% LESS Reduced by (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
3% EATUP Devour entirely (5) The Times Concise Nov 4, 2025
3% REUSE "Reduce, ____, recycle" (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
3% TOREUP Reduced to shreds (6) Thomas Joseph Oct 31, 2025
3% LOWER Reduce (5) LA Times Daily Oct 30, 2025
3% ODD Not even (3) LA Times Daily Oct 29, 2025
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