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)
5% SPRUCE The Wright brothers' first successful plane was made of it (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 17, 2015
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
3% TIED Even (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 28, 2025
3% ANGLE Levy's first to block Mr Postecoglou's view? (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
3% MOTOR Engine (5) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
3% ALL Entirely (3) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 23, 2025
3% AVIATE Do the Wright thing? (6) New York Times Nov 23, 2025
3% OBSTRUCT Block (8) The Telegraph Quick Nov 17, 2025
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