Lime and rust, for example Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Lime and rust, for example . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OXIDES.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OXIDES Lime and rust, for example (6)
8% OXIDE Rust or lime, for example (5) Wall Street Journal Jun 26, 2017
7% CORRODE Rust (7) The Telegraph Quick Oct 9, 2025
7% EWE Lime and rust (3) New York Times Oct 11, 2020
6% TEQUILASHOT *Belt taken with lime and salt (11) LA Times Daily Nov 4, 2025
6% SOUR Like limes and some grapes (4)
6% OXIDATION Process that causes iron to rust (9) Commuter Oct 25, 2025
6% PIE Key lime __ (3) Commuter Oct 24, 2025
6% ADE Suffix with "lime" (3) USA Today Oct 23, 2025
6% IRONWARE Goods that might rust (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 22, 2025
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