Iron and lead on short cross Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FEDUP Iron and lead on short cross (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 5, 2025
3% AHEAD In the lead (5) Newsday Nov 23, 2025
3% LIFT Pump iron (4) New York Times Mini Nov 21, 2025
3% MCU Franchise that includes "Iron Man" and "Ant-Man," for short (3) LA Times Daily Nov 16, 2025
3% SERIF Short cross-line on a letter (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 23, 2025
3% OXIDE Iron __: rust (5) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
3% UKE Instrument crossed with a guitar to make a guitalele, for short (3) Universal Oct 19, 2025
3% PRESSES Irons (7) Commuter Oct 18, 2025
3% SARCASTIC Contemptuously ironic (9) Commuter Oct 18, 2025
3% METAL Iron or tin (5) Commuter Oct 18, 2025

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