Material name derived from a Persian word for "dust" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% KHAKI Material name derived from a Persian word for "dust" (5)
8% EPONYM Word derived from a name (6) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
7% EPONYMS Words derived from names (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 2, 2025
6% AURIC Derived from gold (5) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
6% STEM Derive (from) (4) Newsday Dec 11, 2025
6% PESTO Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush" (5) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
5% CAT Persian that purrs? (3)
5% SPECK Tiny bit of dust (5) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
5% HALVA Name for pasty Middle Eastern and Asian confections, derived from Arabic for "sweet" (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 4, 2026
5% ACRE Unit derived from ploughability (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
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